BANV February Meeting Agenda:

Beekeepers Roving Round Table

How well did your bees do this winter?

What worked? What didn’t?

What will you do next time?

What should you be doing now for spring and summer?

Get the answers to these and other questions at the next Beekeepers’ Roving Round Table.

When: February 28,2011, 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Where: Lorton Regional Library

9520 Richmond Highway

Lorton, VA 22079

(703) 339-7385

Frank Linton, Facilitator

PS. Keep an eye out for the details on the next Roving Round Table: Summer Beekeeping.

		    MASON DISTRICT GOVERNMENTAL CENTER
			6507 Columbia Pike
			Annandale, VA 22003
			
			 7 to 9 PM [Directions Below]
		    

	January 3, 2011	-Roving Round Table Frank Linton moderator: Centerville Regional Library @ 7:00 pm
	January 25, 2011	-Pot Luck All welcome: Start time @ 6:30 pm
	February 4 & 5, 2011	-Beginning Beekeeping Classes Start First class is an Open House; all beekeepers attend
	February 22, 2011	-Refresher Class Topic Spring Management--touching on swarm management and honey production.
	March 22, 2011	-Regular Meeting Speaker--Bill Bundy; Topic: Requeening
	April, 2011	-Roving Round Table Site, date--TBA
	April 26, 2011	-Refresher Class Topic-Harvesting Honey
	May 24, 2011	-Regular Meeting Speaker--Karla Eisen: Topic-- Prince William Regional Beekeepers Association (PWRBA) - will talk about their Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) grant, Promoting Sustainable Beekeeping Practices through local production of nucs (nucleus colonies) and local queen honeybees.
	June 28, 2011	-Refresher Course Help for our Newbees who will have been keeping bees just a few weeks.
	July, 2011	-Picnic; Date TBA
	August 23rd	-Refresher -
	September 27th	-Nominations
	October 25th	-Refresher -
	November 22nd (could not get November 15)	-Elections -




 

From I-395

• Take the Duke Street/Little River Turnpike WEST exit
• At the first traffic light, turn RIGHT onto Beauregard Street
• At the next light, turn LEFT onto Chambliss Street
• At the next light, turn LEFT onto Lincolnia Road
• Follow Lincolnia Road until it dead-ends at Columbia Pike
• Turn LEFT onto Columbia Pike
• Governmental Center is on the left in the same building as the Police Station

From I-495 (the Beltway)

• Take the Little River Turnpike East towards Annandale exit
• Follow Little River Turnpike into Downtown Annandale
• Turn LEFT at the traffic light at John Marr Drive
• At the next traffic light, turn RIGHT onto Columbia Pike
• Follow Columbia Pike past the Mason District Park (on your right)
• The Mason Governmental Center is on your right, .5 miles past the park entrance (in the same building as the Police Station)