VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for the LA County Fair Bee Booth (LACBA & BASC Members)

LACBA/BASC Members
Volunteers Are Needed
at the
Los Angeles County Fair Bee Booth

Message from Cynthia Alvarado
Bee Booth Chair Person

Hello Fellow Members/Beekeepers:
We have 2 weekends left in the 2019 Fair Season.  I want to thank all the members that have come to support and continue to participate in the event.  The public greatly appreciate the information that you provide to educate them about bees and beekeeping.

Your volunteer participation is greatly needed at:

The Observation Hive
To Educate Others

This is a great opportunity for new beekeepers (especially those who attended our LACBA Beekeeping Class 101) to share the information you acquired about bees and beekeeping with the general public. Come out and meet your fellow beekeepers and you’ll learn more than you ever dreamed possible by sharing your knowledge with others.

The Honey Table

Proceeds from honey sales go to benefit the bees through honey bee education and research.

There are still 8 days left of the fair and many spots need to be filled.  Check your email - Your E-vite came through Sign-up.com (Copy Los Angeles fair). Review the Schedule for the dates that do not say Full, and please Sign-up. If you did not receive your E-vite, check your spam. If you don’t have the E-vite, call me (323) 243-0756 and I will be happy to resend or help you schedule a day and shift time.

Come, be a part of helping the honey bees.

Thank you,
Cindy

LA County Fair Bee Booth Set Up

Thank you!

Thank you to all the member volunteers from the Los Angeles County Beekeepers Association and the Beekeepers Association of Southern California for heading out to the Pomona Fairgrounds today to help set up the Bee Booth at the LA County Fair!

Beekeeper Bob is ready to greet you at the Bee Booth!

Bees and Honey at the Bee Booth!

A fresh new coat of paint!

Lunch time at Bee Booth Set Up!

LACBA and BASC Member Volunteers

Thank you to the LACBA and BASC volunteer members who have already signed up to work the Bee Booth. This is a great opportunity to be of service to the honey bees, the LA County Fair, the General Public, and your Beekeeping Associations. If you have not already signed up - we can use your help! If you have not received your Evite, please contact our Bee Booth Coordinator Extraordinaire, Cindy Alvarado at (323- 243-0756 or cynthia.alvarado56@yahoo.com.

An Average Day at the Bee Booth!

Learn about bees, find the queen, pick up some raw local honey from Los Angeles County beekeepers.

Learn more about the LA County Fair Bee Booth!

'We Love Bees' At Eaton Canyon - Sunday, June 2, 2019

Join Us!

Fun Learning for the Whole Family

Native Bee and Honey Bee Exhibits
Bee Books and Bee Products
Bee Friendly Plants Information
Children’s Crafts
Book Signing

The Los Angeles County Beekeepers Association is proud to be partnered in this event.

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Bill Rathfelder - Telling the Bees

Telling the Bees
of the Passing of
Bill Rathfelder

Long-time member and treasurer of the Los Angeles County Beekeepers Association, our fellow beekeeper and dear friend, Bill Rathfelder, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2019.

Services

Funeral Service:

Date: Friday, April 12, 2019 Time: 11:00 am

Mt. Olive Lutheran Church
 3561 Foothill Blvd.
 La Crescenta, CA 91214
(Reception will follow the funderal service in the fellowship hall.)
Website: https://www.molc.org/ 

Gravesite Interment (next-day):

Date: Saturday, April 13, 2019 Time: 10:00 am

Glen Haven Memorial Park
13017 Lopez Canyon Rd.
Sylmar, CA 91342
Map: https://www.google.com/search?q=13107+Lopez+Canyon+Road%2C+Sylmar&rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS523US523&oq=13107+Lopez+Canyon+Road%2C+Sylmar&aqs=chrome..69i57.9288j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Bill ( on the left) enjoyed A magical day in the almond orchards with the bees and fellow beekeepers.

Bill’s fascination for bees went way back to childhood. He became an avid beekeeper and kept bees for over fifty years. Bill passed his interest in bees onto his sons when they were kids. He loved telling the story of how he built them a live honey bee observation hive and they kept it in their room.

Bill enjoyed a long career at Lockheed as an aeronautical engineer and retired after fifty years of service. He continued his interest in aerospace, traveled to many air shows, and kept us informed (though his many emails) as to what was happening the the starry starry sky and the universe beyond.

Bill became a member of the Los Angeles County Beekeepers Association in  1999. He was actively involved in our club events, volunteered at the LA County Fair Bee Booth for many years, and held the position of Treasure for over ten years - until his passing.

In 2000, the LA County Fair presented Bill Rathfelder with the Award for Best Hobbyist Beekeeper.

In 2012, Bill received the Los Angeles County Beekeepers Association’s Golden Hive Tool Award. The Golden Hive Tool Award is our President’s choice of someone who has shown great dedication to the club and thereby improved people’s experience of beekeeping. 

We love you Bill, and we will miss you - especially in the springtime, when the almonds bloom and the bees are a’buzzin!

A Prayer in Spring
By Robert Frost

Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers to-day; 
And give us not to think so far away 
As the uncertain harvest; keep us here 
All simply in the springing of the year. 

Oh, give us pleasure in the orchard white,
Like nothing else by day, like ghosts by night; 
And make us happy in the happy bees, 
The swarm dilating round the perfect trees. 

And make us happy in the darting bird 
That suddenly above the bees is heard,
The meteor that thrusts in with needle bill, 
And off a blossom in mid air stands still. 

For this is love and nothing else is love, 
The which it is reserved for God above 
To sanctify to what far ends He will,
But which it only needs that we fulfil. 

Los Angeles Zoo - Spring Fling

Spring Fling

The Los Angeles County Beekeepers Association will be hosting a ‘Honey Tasting’ (like a ‘Wine Tasting’) during the Los Angeles Zoo 2019 Spring Fling. For six weekends beginning Saturday, March 23 through Sunday, April 28, 2019. LACBA members will be on hand offering samples of a variety of local honeys. We’ll also be selling local honey as well as providing education about honey bees and answering questions. We will also have a 30 minute slot every day on the stage next to our Honey Bee Booth to talk about beekeeping. 

LACBA Members Volunteer Sign Up