Members of the Central Beekeepers Alliance have a few special events planned for this spring, to help educate the general public of central New Brunswick about beekeeping and honey bees.
Fredericton, NB:
February 15, February 22, March 1, and March 8, 2009
Michelle Flanagan and Jessica Breau will have a table a the craft and flea market on Sundays from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Kings Place, Fredericton, beginning on February 15th, 2009. They will have copies of the CBA’s own Honey of a Cookbook for sale, and a spring-themed basket to raffle off to raise funds for our association. They plan to attend the craft and flea market each Sunday until March 8th, when the winner of the basket draw will be announced.
Harvey, NB:
April 25, 2009
Michelle and Jessica will also be setting up a beekeeping booth for the 3rd Annual Harvey Outdoor Adventure Show and Sale, to be held at the Harvey Memorial Community Centre on April 25th, 2009. The show is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. They hope to have live bees (in an observation hive) at the show as part of the large educational display.
Lower Hainsville, NB:
June 5 – 7, 2009
Gail Duncan is doing a presentation on beekeeping for the Wildlife Federations program Becoming an Outdoors Woman, which is taking place on the weekend of June 5 – 7, 2009, at Greenhill Lake Camp in Lower Hainesville.
Although Michelle and I weren’t able to make it to the flea market this morning, we still drew the basket – and the winner is………… Jack Beirsto. Congratulations!
The winner of our Gardening Basket was Angela Douglas of Lawrence Station. Thank you all for your support and congrats Angela!