West Central Ohio Beekeepers Association

03/25/2026

March Meeting 🐝🐝

Topics: Swarm Trapping and Preparing for Spring! What is blooming?🌸
All interested beekeepers welcome!

Troy First United Methodist Church 3rd Floor
110 N. Franklin Street, Troy
Thursday, March 26, 2026
6:30-8:00pm

01/21/2026

Due to the cold weather and many folks being sick, we decided NOT to have the January meeting tomorrow evening.
We are working on a project that will keep our family of beekeepers
Connected with information on beekeeping. Working with Ohio Local
Feral Honey Bees that chew varroa destructor mites has become our
Focus. Viruses aren’t a problem, working with Dave Wick’s Lab, we have
Data to prove our honey bees are healthy without viruses.

09/23/2025

09/23/2025

WCOBA MEETING THIS THURSDAY at Troy United Methodist Church
6:30PM to 8:30PM.
Topics will include making sure colonies have adequate food for winter including pollen and honey. Winter ventilation preparation.
Questions and Answers, plus looking for mite biting behaviors,
Showing results of viruses testing and DNA testing of feral honey bees.
Feeding Winter Protein, how to feed and why feeding is imperative.

09/19/2025

Farm Science Review time, 3rd day. WCOBA & Propolis Projects has a booth at Farm Science Review. Our 15th year.
Photo of Paisley MCCARROLL with her display of photos about her 4H project for 2025, 48 HOUR QUEEN CELLS using feral honey bee genetics.
Very successful. Also showing our work with Purdue University on DNA of honey bees, plus working with a lab in Montana testing for viruses.
Virus testing shows levels of viruses at levels below danger levels. We don’t have to treat feral honey bees to kill the varroa destructor mite, the bees chew the mites!

07/23/2025

WCOBA IS CANCELING IT’S JULY MEETING BECAUSE OF JUST TO MANY ACTIVITIES NOW.
PLUS THE AREA MAY HAVE SEVERE STORMS.

05/23/2025

One of our members demonstrates how to catch a hanging swarm. 🐝

05/15/2025

The May WCOBA meeting at The Troy United Methodist Church will be
NEXT Thursday, May 22, 2025. Due to several events plus honey bee activities, we will meet next Thursday.
The meeting will begin at 6:30 PM.

05/14/2025

The May meeting will be held on the 4th Thursday this month. More details to come. 🐝

03/18/2025

🐝Bee meeting this Thursday. Doors open at 6pm. Meeting 6:30-8:30pm. 🐝

03/15/2025

Bee keepers from 9 Ohio counties are gathered today for Bee School. Education and relationships are in full bloom. It is the place to bee today! 🐝