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  • From: John Rintoul <beecd AT icloud.com>
  • To: Orange County Beekeepers Association <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [ocba] Pretty beekeeping packages with ribbons and bows
  • Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2016 17:24:17 -0500

Christmas came early for Orange County Beekeepers Association. OCBA President, Walter Starks, was recently contacted by Isabel Hillman with an unusual and generous offer. Isabel had "about 30" fully configured hives to donate to OCBA. Today Isabel delivered well over 40 hives. She then helped Walter Starks, Chris Apple and John Rintoul unload the hives into a rented storage unit located in Carrboro.
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These brightly painted boxes were first put into service in May 2016. Each 10 frame hive includes a bottom board, at least one deep brood box (many had 2 deeps), a full complement of plastic frames, a moving/robbing screen, a queen excluder, a top feeder, and a galvanized telescoping cover.
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OCBA is grateful to be chosen as the recipient of this donation. OCBA's Outreach Director, Chris Apple, will help OCBA's Executive Board explore ways to use this equipment to support community beekeeping and education. Schools, community gardens, municipalities, and other non-profit groups are all being considered as possible placements for these hives. If you have ideas about ways to help other groups benefit from this generous gift to OCBA, please send  Chris (chrisapple1231 AT gmail.com) or John (beecd AT icloud.com) your suggestions. 
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Thanks to Walter for the beautiful pictures.

John Rintoul
(919) 414-4071
No trees or bees were killed in the distribution of this message, but countless electrons were seriously inconvenienced.


  • [ocba] Pretty beekeeping packages with ribbons and bows, John Rintoul, 12/13/2016

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