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  • From: annallys Goodwin-Landher <annallys AT hotmail.com>
  • To: "Marty Hanks - bees" <marty AT justbeenc.com>, Lewis Cauble <lewis AT hivebody.com>
  • Cc: OCBA <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [ocba] A Modest Proposal
  • Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 01:41:40 -0500


For Lewis and the group, count me in to the chemical free beekeeping.  I've been in conversation with Marty about this and others and know it is possible, as I met a beekeeper in NM and he keeps Top Bar Hives, 60, give or take, for over 15 years.  It's possible.  Last I spoke with Les he took his hives to an "Organic" beekeeper, was assured there would be NO spraying.  Les spoke to one of the farm hands and asked to be called if there were ever any plans to spray the trees while his bees were on the property.  A week later Les received a call and an organic approved fungicide was going to be applied, he drove to California, picked up his bees and will no longer participate in pollination services outside his community. 

Annallys Goodwin-Landher
PO Box 2744
Chapel Hill, NC 27515
919 933-9109
annallys AT hotmail.com
 



Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 20:19:24 -0500
From: marty AT justbeenc.com
To: lewis AT hivebody.com
CC: ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [ocba] A Modest Proposal

Thanks Lewis and Hi Everyone,
 
I agree...its been a busy few days on the OCBA for sure. I am very happy to see the response to this offer in less than one day. I know of at least three more people who haven't even chimed in yet.
 
To all that are interested: I would like to invite you over to our mini farm for the first meeting to discuss this further and make a plan about what the groups interests are and frame up a "phase one" plan that we can take to the next OCBA meeting. I have been talking w/ Kitty & Chuck and others about this and she has started a yahoo group to invite others in the extended community. So like Lewis said...lets make it happen.
 
I will call & confirm w/ the the other folks that I was already in talks with prior to this offer and send out a few dates so we all can compare schedules.
 
Sound Good?  --  Let me know if you have any other ideas.
 
Cheers,
Marty Hanks
113 Wolf's Trail
Chapel Hill, NC
27516
 
H-969-4347
C-260-6032

On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 7:23 PM, Lewis Cauble <lewis AT hivebody.com> wrote:
Initial response to the chemical free initiative has been very good.  Now it is up to the chemical free folks to organize, develop a plan, and make it happen.

Lewis


On Feb 25, 2012, at 9:59 AM, Lewis Cauble wrote:

Hello Beekeepers,
I would like to make a proposal that OCBA set up a chemical free beekeeping group to teach and demonstrate chemical free methods.  I'd like for us to give our chemical free group a grant of $500 to purchase equipment, queens, bring in speakers, or whatever they need for this thing to grow legs.  At the very minimum, I would like for OCBA to have a chemical free demonstration yard managed by the chemical free folks that would be used to teach and demonstrate these methods.

The bee yard could be any where that the group chooses.  I went by Whitted Bowers yesterday and spoke with Rob Bowers.  He is willing to host the chemical free bee yard.  I have been keeping bees there alongside Natalie Sadler for several years now so we already have a built in relationship with him.  The downside is that it is in N. Orange and perhaps not very convenient for all.  The up side is that his 52 acre farm is certified organic and certified biodynamic.

I've already run this rough idea past the exec committee and it certainly has their approval.  Now I would like for our chemical free folks to organize and decide if this is something that they would like to do.  From there we can work on the details.

Cheers,

Lewis


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Marty Hanks
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"Created by Artisans....Bottled by Humans"


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