Portland Beekeepers Association Information
The Portland Beekeepers Association is a beekeepersí club in the Portland area. Most members are hobby beekeepers who keep one to a dozen colonies of bees because they enjoy the activity and the honey. Some members are in the business of beekeeping, providing bees for pollination of crops and selling honey, beeswax, beekeeping equipment, and bees themselves. Some sell honey and beeswax from home or at farmersí markets. We have members with lifetimes of beekeeping experience, and we have others just starting.
The associationís purposes are to serve as a source of information about beekeeping, to encourage people to become beekeepers, and to provide a setting for members to enjoy the company of other beekeepers, exchange information, and help one another.
Meetings
Our monthly meetings are friendly and informal, with just enough structure to include group discussion of a subject appropriate to the time of year. We occasionally invite an expert to speak on a bee-related topic, such as medicating colonies, preventing swarming, or the benefits of bee sting therapy. At each meeting one or more members bring refreshments. The club maintains a library of materials on beekeeping.
Dues
Dues for membership in the Portland Beekeepers Association are $12 per year, and we encourage members to join the Oregon State Beekeepers Association (OSBA) at the same time, which costs an additional $20. OSBA membership includes the monthly Oregon beekeepers publication, ìThe Bee Line.î As with any club, members are asked to volunteer to help with club functions, such as the clubís participation in the Clackamas County Fair and the Field Day at Colton, or simply bringing refreshments from time to time.
Members, Guests, and Visitors
The club welcomes new members, and we also welcome guests and visitors at our meetings. Come with a member, or just show up on your own. Join the club right away, or come as a visitor until youíre sure you want to.
When
The club meets on the second Thursday of each month, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. Please note: Except the August meeting, which will take place on Saturday, August 9, 2003 (potluck picnic).
Where
Housing Authority Community Hall, 13930 S. Gain St., Oregon City, OR.
Directions
Take I-205 to the Park Place/Hwy 213 exit (Exit 10), near Oregon City. Turn south. Turn right on Redland Road (at the 2nd light), turn left on S. Holcomb Blvd. (next light), turn left on S. Apperson Blvd., turn right on S. Gain St. The hall is on the right.
Questions?
For more information on the Portland Beekeepers Association, President: Kerry Haskins (503) 632–8448
kh251@aol.com
Vice President: Peter Forrest (503) 236-7787; pdxpete57@msn.com
Secretary: Paul Hardzinski; (503) 631-3927
Treasurer: Barbara Derkacht, (503) 631-3063, bderkacht@yahoo.com