Walt McBride - Memorial: Monday, December 29, 2014 at 4:30pm

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Memorial - Walt McBride
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On Sunday December 21, 2014, Mr. Walt McBride, long-term member and the first LACBA Golden Hive Tool recipient, passed away.

Memorial Service:
4:30 pm
Monday, December 29, 2014 
Brandeis-Bardin Campus
"Rec Center" (Building K)
1101 Peppertree,
Brandeis, CA 93064
Randy McBride 
Or
Melissa McBride Harvieux

An old beekeeping tradition when a beekeeper dies calls for draping the hives in mourning and "telling the bees" verbally about the passing of their caretaker. This supposedly prevents them from absconding and encourages them to behave for whoever ultimately replaces the beekeeper in caring for the bees. Walt's protégé, our current President Keith Roberts, has worked with Walt and his bees for several years and is still trying to figure out how to tell Walt's bees about his passing.

 
 
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Walt McBride

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December 22, 2014

It is with deep sorrow and a heavy heart we inform you that longtime beekeeper and Los Angeles County Beekeepers Association member, Walt McBride, passed away this morning.  When we have more information, we will let you know.

Walt is so loved and will be missed. May we see his spirit in the spring as the honeybees swarm.  

"Every saint has a bee in his halo." -Elbert Hubbard

LACBA: Holiday Banquet (Monday, December 1, 2014)

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REMINDER: The Los Angeles County Beekeepers Association Holiday Banquet

WHERE: Pickwick Gardens
1001 Riverside Dr.
Burbank, CA 91506

WHEN: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.


WHO IS SPEAKING: Bee-friendly, drought friendly gardening, Theodore Payne Foundation

HOW MUCH: Members who volunteered at the LA County Fair and their families get in for free. All others are $10/person. 

Anyone who renews their membership at the event gets 5 free raffle tickets. (So does anyone who renewed in November or volunteered at the fair.) Additional raffle tickets will be $1.

CATERING BY:

Our wonderful dinner will be provided by Outback Catering (LACBA Member, Doug Noland). 

 


WHAT TO BRING: Please bring either an appetizer or dessert to share (6-8 servings is plenty)
Last Names N-Z Appetizers
Last Name A-M Desserts

Also, please bring anything you would like to contribute to the raffle.

Lastly, be sure to bring your smiles - we'll be taking photos for the 2015 directory!

Please RSVP at the Evite page 

LACBA Supports Bee Research through Donations

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In 2014 the Los Angeles County Beekeepers Association supported the following organizations on behalf of bee research.  We should all be pleased that the hard work and long hours at the LA County Fair and other fundraising endeavors went to help in honey bee research, honey bee health, forage and pollination efforts. The LACBA also helped sponsor research participants for the 2014 CSBA Convention. Thank you all! And thank you to the bees!

Project Apis m.         

CSBA Research Fund

CSBA Right to Farm Fund    

Randy Oliver                       

Bee Girl                              

Pollinator Partnership           

Theodore Payne                  

ABF Honey Queen program