The Foundation for the Preservation of Honey Bees is once again sponsoring  the 2021 National 4-H Beekeeping Essay Competition.  The essay competition is open to active 4-H Club members only.

2021 Essay Topic: Immunity: Threats to Bee Colonies and Methods to Defend Against the Threats

Deadline for submission to the Ohio 4-H state office is March 29, 2021.  Submit essays to Lisa Jinks, jinks.2@osu.edu by midnight.  Each submitted essay will be reviewed by a panel of writing professionals and the top essay selected will be submitted for national competition.  Be sure to see important requirements and guidelines on the Foundation’s website.  Click here for rules and overview.

Beekeeping offers learning and fun for 4-H members of all ages. Is beekeeping for you? We think so!

Check out the Ohio 4-H website at www.ohio4h.org/beekeeping

Also, The Greene County Beekeepers Association has sponsored Greene County 4-H beekeepers since 2011. In 2019, the GCBA, via the Dave Wheeler Memorial 4-H Scholarship, will again sponsor Greene County 4-H members who elect to undertake the beekeeping project (641)https://ohio4h.org/beekeeping. While specific details will only be decided after seeing the number of new 4-H members electing to take the project (usually March), The GCBA usually provides all woodenware and frames for 1 complete hive to the 4-H member who agrees to obtain a starter colony of bees. Any 4-H member interested is encouraged to visit https://tinyurl.com/y2x7kkhv for details, or contact Dan O'Callaghan at 937-372-3005 evenings or weekends.

This is a great project to take and we hope you consider signing up for this through 4-H!