Next Meeting, *Tuesday*, January 16th(Details Below)  * Main Topic: Honey Evaluation *Following up on November’s well received Honey Tasting Meeting, we will address evaluating honey for visual presentation. (This does not include taste)Members are encouraged to bring some of their own honey to be evaluated by Kelsey Gerhardt, an experienced judge who uses the Welch System for Honey judging. (This is for educational purposes only; it is not an official competition).*Guidelines for Bringing Your H ...Continue Reading

From: mailto: Reminder - NO CIBA Beekeeping Meeting in December 😃 Our Warmest Wishes for this Holiday Season & an Awesome 2024 😃 Check below for Upcoming Dates and Beekeeping “To-Do”s" Upcoming Meeting Dates and Opportunities: (Mark Your Calendars) Next CIBA Meetings at Holliday Park Nature Center TUESDAY, January 16th, First CIBA Meeting of 2024 🎉 😃 TUESDAY, February 20th, CIBA Meeting Notice: For Jan and Feb only these are on Tuesdays. (Due to federal holidays the Nature Center closed on respective Mo ...Continue Reading

If you lost a black SimplexGrinnell Be Safe folio at the CIBA meeting on Monday night (20th) at Holliday Park Nature Center- see pictures above. Please contact me so I can return it to you! Susan Peterson Susan Peterson 5621 N. Pennsylvania St. Indianapolis, In 46220 317-251-2160 - Home 317-446-7157- cell- Susan ...Continue Reading

😃 **Awesome CIBA Meeting, **Monday**, November 20th 😃*🎉 FREE Honey Tasting Kits for Those Attending 🎉* ***😃 Attendees Will Receive a Honey Tasting Kit 😃**(Honey Samples, Flavor Wheel, Rating Card)****(Can’t Make it? - Zoom Link Below)****Amina Harris ** *(Bio)*(U.C. Davis Honey and Pollination Center)****Describing Honey Flavors  *Every honey harvest is unique!  Colors vary and subtle flavor nuances can be SO difficult to describe. 🤔 😃 Here is your chance to learn from a recog ...Continue Reading

😃 **Awesome CIBA Meeting, Next **Monday**, November 20th 😃*🎉 Honey Tasting Kits Available for Those Attending 🎉* ***😃 Attendees Will Receive a Honey Tasting Kit 😃**(Honey Samples, Flavor Wheel, Rating Card)****Amina Harris ** *(Bio)*(U.C. Davis Honey and Pollination Center)****Describing Honey Flavors  *Every honey harvest is unique!  Colors vary and subtle flavor nuances can be SO difficult to describe. 🤔 😃 Here is your chance to learn from a reco ...Continue Reading

*😃  Beekeepers - Heads Up 😃*** 😃 **Awesome CIBA Meeting, Next **Monday**, November 20th 😃****Amina Harris ** *(Bio)*(U.C. Davis Honey and Pollination Center)****Describing Your Honey's Flavor  *Every honey harvest is unique! Color varies; those subtle flavor nuances can be SO difficult to describe. 🤔 😃 Here is your chance to learn from a recognized expert. 🎉EVERYONE is Invited! - Join fellow CIBA members at *Holliday Park Nature Center*63 ...Continue Reading

*😃  Beekeepers - Heads Up 😃****CIBA Meeting is This **Monday**, October 16th****6:30 PM * **Holliday Park Nature Center*6363 Spring Mill Road46240Zoom Link: (We will do our best). Join our Cloud HD Video Meetingindyurbanbeekeeping.orgTentative Agenda Includes**Open Panel Discussion - Bring your questions!* *Late-Fall Beekeeping - What to look for now now?* *Looking ahead: Fatten your bees for winter* *Mite Treatments finished or started? * [*]*Stratagies to ...Continue Reading

*CIBA Beekeeping Meeting*  *Monday**, Oct 16, 2023 at 6:30 PM*  Holliday Park Nature Center  6363 Spring Mill Rd., 46260  In person at the Nature Center or online with this zoom weblink:  https://zoom.us/j/92420829529?pwd=MnJxSWZVOE55Vmoxd1ZPOW9xS0lodz09  We had a very informative presentation at the Sugar Board Social this past weekend.  David Hughes of Rock Bridge Trees spoke on Pollinator Trees.  It made me want to find more land to plant more trees.* * * * *T ...Continue Reading

Speaker should begin about 10:00 AM, by ZoomJoin our Cloud HD Video Meetingzoom.us ...Continue Reading

*CIBA Beekeeping Meeting*  *Monday**, Sept 18th 2023 at 6:30 PM*  Holliday Park Nature Center  6363 Spring Mill Rd., 46260  In person at the Nature Center or online with this zoom weblink:  https://zoom.us/j/92420829529?pwd=MnJxSWZVOE55Vmoxd1ZPOW9xS0lodz09_ _ *Announcements / Questions / Reminders / Business Items * [*]Welcome to everyone.  Enjoy refreshments.  Donate to CIBA by purchasing raffle tickets.   [*]New beekeepers make themselves known and where you live ...Continue Reading