REGULAR MONTHLY MEETINGS 2010
Every first Tuesday of the month, 7:00 to 9:00 pm, starting March 2nd.
Seafarers & International House, 123 East 15th Street
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL NOT HOLD ANY MEETINGS DURING THE SUMMER. WE WILL MEET AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER 2010.
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Tuesday, June 1st
Our monthly meeting in June will feature a talk on “Honey Bee Immune Function and Disease Resistance” by guest speaker Noah Wilson-Rich, who is completing his Ph.D. in biology at Tufts University. Along with giving a basic overview of how the immune system works in honey bees, the presenter will describe data from his tests to evaluate honey bee immune health and discuss how these data can be used to bolster honey bee populations and curb colony-collapse disorder.
The meeting will also feature a bloom report on what local plants our bees may be working during this time of year.
This will be our last monthly meeting until September, so we hope you’ll join us!
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Tuesday, May 4th
Our May meeting will feature a discussion of swarm management and prevention (including Q&A) plus a presentation and documentary by ElizaMcNitt on the potential role of pesticides in Colony Collapse Disorder. The meeting will also include a brief “bloom report” on what flowering plants are providing pollen and nectar to the honeybees in our area at this time of year.
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Tuesday, April 6th: MEAD TASTING
Manhattan Meadery is a small urban winery based in New York City. Nathaniel and his brother Thatcher and the founders and sole employees. They've been brewing beer and making wine as a hobby for about 10 years here in the City and have always liked experimenting with unique flavors and ingredients. They started making mead about five years ago and the results were amazing. After buying some commerical mead, they discovered that no one else was making anything like what they had created. The duo decided to start an urban winery and share this discovery with others.
Come taste their mead, hear about the mead-making process, the local food movement, and ask them questions.