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Event Schedule

Below is a list of up-coming & some past meetings and events sponsored by the Northwest Jersey Beekeepers Association. State-wide New Jersey Beekeepers Association sponsored and other significant events may also be listed. For events that have long past, click here to check the Scrapbook & Archives page of this web site.

Upcoming Meetings and Events

Past Meetings and Events

  • March 21, 2009: Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Snyder Research Farm (Please note this is a change in location from the Jan./Feb. branch newsletter!). The subject matter will be "Spring Management". Email the branch secretary if you plan to attend or need further information.

  • June, 2009: Summer meeting at Echo Hill. How to manage a honey flow and summer dearth. Details to follow.
  • Tuesday, Feb. 10-11, 2009
    NJBA Annual Honey Show & Competition
    Crowne Plaza Hotel, Cherry Hill, NJ.
    See NJ Beekeepers Association calendar.

  • Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009
    NJBA Winter Meeting
    New Jersey Museum of Agriculture, North Brunswick, NJ.
    See NJ Beekeepers Association calendar.

  • Annual Elections and Holiday Party
    Dec. 13, 2008, 1:00 - 5:00 PM
    Echo Hill Park, Lilac Drive, Clinton, NJ
     There will be a one hour meeting where officers for next year will be nominated and voted on.  Possibly other business.  Following that, the annual holiday party will take place. Free food, fun for the kids, etc.  Members and their friends are welcome.
  • August 20 - August 24, 2008
    2008 Hunterdon County 4H & Agricultural Fair
    South County Park Located off of Route 179 in Ringoes, NJ
    Click here for Hunterdon County 4H & Agricultural Fair Web Site

  • July 27 - August 2, 2008
    Warren County Farmer's Fair
    Rt. 519 and Strykers Road, Harmony Township, NJ
    Click here for Warren County Farmer's Fair Web Site

  • June 7, 2008
    Annual Spring State-Wide NJ Beekeepers Association meeting
    Rutgers Snyder Research Farm, Pittstown, NJ.
     Northwest will again host the Spring Meeting:
    • 9 – 9:30 AM Registration
    • 9:30 – 10:30 AM Business meeting
    • 10:30 AM – 12 Noon Diana Cox-Foster, PhD, Penn State University will present a CCD update she co-authored Dennis Van Englesdorp of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture entitled “The Role of Pathogens in CCD and the Impact of Migration and Other Stressors on Bees”. Q&A follows presentation.
    • Noon – 1 PM Lunch – Barbecued and roasted beef, baked beans, pasta and regular salads, cole slaw, ice tea and water.
    • Noon & 12:30 PM 30-minute research wagon tour of Snyder Farm.
    • 1 – 2:30 PM Maryann Frazier from Penn State University will speak on “Role of Pesticides in CCD and Overall Concerns Impacting Honey Bee Health”. Q&A follows presentation.
    Cost, etc.: If you RSVP ahead of time, the cost of the barbeque will be $20 per adult, $10 for young adults (Ages 13 to 18) and free for children younger than 13 years of age. If you don’t RSVP, the cost is $25 at the door.  Please confirm your attendance to Charles Ilsley at 732 469-0043 (before 8:00 p.m. please, and RSVP may be left on answering machine) or click here to send email. Send checks made payable to Northwest Jersey Beekeepers Association to: Charles Ilsley 704 Kline Place Bridgewater, NJ 08807. Directions: FROM NORTH: Take I-78 to Exit 15. Turn left (south) at bottom of exit ramp onto Pittstown Road (Route 513S). Stay on Pittstown Road for approximately 6 miles (DO NOT TURN WHEN ROUTE 513 BEARS RIGHT). Turn left onto Locust Grove Road at Rutgers sign. Snyder Farm is 1/2 mile on the left.
    Directions: FROM SOUTH: Take Route 202/31 North to the Flemington traffic circle. Take Route 12 West at circle. Go approximately 5 miles to Pittstown Road (second right after Shell Gas Station). Turn right (north) and go 3.5 miles to Locust Grove Road (look for Rutgers sign) and turn right. Snyder Farm is 1/2 mile on the left.

  • Installation of Bees, Feeding & Spring ManagementWorkshop
    April 19 , 2008, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    Echo Hill Park, Lilac Drive, Clinton Township.
     The workshop is for branch members and the interested public. The workshop will be led by long-time member Stan Wasitowski of S&F Honey Farm with members Frank Wooden, Charles Ilsley and John Peterson as facilitators.