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• January 23, 2012 - SABA General Membership Meeting
  Guest Speaker:  to be announced
  Topic:  to be announced
  When:  7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
  Where:  Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga County, 50 West High St., Ballston Spa, NY.  (location map)
  Reminder:  Please bake/make something delicious to share after the meeting is over.  Items with honey in the recipe are especially appreciated!  Beverages provided.  Also, please bring back any books or videos you may have borrowed from the SABA library.  SABA members, guests, and those who are curious about beekeeping are welcome.

• February 28, 2012 - SABA Board Meeting (all members are welcome to attend)
  When:  7:00 p.m.
  Where:  Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga County, 50 West High St., Ballston Spa, NY.  (location map)

• March 19, 2012 - SABA General Membership Meeting
  Guest Speaker:  to be announced
  Topic:  to be announced
  When:  7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
  Where:  Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga County, 50 West High St., Ballston Spa, NY.  (location map)
  Reminder:  Please bake/make something delicious to share after the meeting is over.  Items with honey in the recipe are especially appreciated!  Beverages provided.  Also, please bring back any books or videos you may have borrowed from the SABA library.  SABA members, guests, and those who are curious about beekeeping are welcome.

• March 31, 2012 - SABA Beekeeping Seminar
  NEW LOCATION - - - LUNCH INCLUDED - - - MORE PARKING
  
  
  Guest Speakers:
  • Randy Oliver, Scientific Beekeeping
    • "Keeping Bees Healthy"
    • "Honey Bee Husbandry"
    • "Identification of Bee Diseases"
    • "New Paradigms for Successful Beekeeping"
    The first two topics will cover such subjects as:  the core biological concepts of bee husbandry, integrated pest management, Varroa management with a focus on non-chemical management, miticide & antibiotic resistance management and factors leading to colony collapse.

  • Maryann Frazier, Penn State University
    • "Thinking Outside the (Bee) Box"
    • "Update on Pesticides and Pollinators"
  
  When:  9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  Where:  Huxley Theater in the NY State Museum, within the Cultural Education Center. 222 Madison Ave., Albany NY
  NOTE:  Some online mapping sites show the wrong location for the NYS Museum.   Please use this link to locate the site of the event.
  Registration Form and Directions Sheet:  click here

• April 16, 2012 - SABA Board Meeting (all members are welcome to attend)
  When:  7:00 p.m.
  Where:  Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga County, 50 West High St., Ballston Spa, NY.  (location map)

• May 21, 2012 - SABA General Membership Meeting
  Guest Speaker:  to be announced
  Topic:  to be announced
  When:  7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
  Where:  Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga County, 50 West High St., Ballston Spa, NY.  (location map)
  Reminder:  Please bake/make something delicious to share after the meeting is over.  Items with honey in the recipe are especially appreciated!  Beverages provided.  Also, please bring back any books or videos you may have borrowed from the SABA library.  SABA members, guests, and those who are curious about beekeeping are welcome.

• June 18, 2012 - SABA Board Meeting (all members are welcome to attend)
  When:  7:00 p.m.
  Where:  Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga County, 50 West High St., Ballston Spa, NY.  (location map)

• July 17-22, 2012 - SABA Booth at the Saratoga County Fair
  When:  daily, 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
  Where:  Saratoga County Fairgrounds, Ballston Spa, New York
  Description:  SABA staffs a booth in the Townsley Building with two members at a time, providing educational information about honey bees and beekeeping, and including an observation hive and honey sales.  Sign up for your 4-hour shift and get free parking & free entry to the fair for a whole day!  Contact SABA's Promotion Officer, , for more information.

• August 20, 2012 - SABA Board Meeting (all members are welcome to attend)
  When:  7:00 p.m.
  Where:  Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga County, 50 West High St., Ballston Spa, NY.  (location map)

• September 17, 2012 - SABA General Membership Meeting & Pot Luck Dinner
  Guest Speaker:  to be announced
  Topic:  to be announced
  When:  6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. NOTE THE TIME CHANGE !!
  Where:  Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga County, 50 West High St., Ballston Spa, NY.  (location map)
  Reminder:  Please bring a dish to pass and your place setting.  Everything from bread to side dishes to desserts is needed.  Show your recipe on a card, if you like.  SABA will provide the main dishes of both ham and turkey, as well as beverages.  Help is needed at 6:00 to help set up!!

• October 15, 2012 - SABA Board Meeting (all members are welcome to attend)
  When:  7:00 p.m.
  Where:  Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga County, 50 West High St., Ballston Spa, NY.  (location map)

• November 19, 2012 - SABA General Membership Meeting
  Guest Speaker:  to be announced
  Topic:  to be announced
  When:  7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
  Where:  Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga County, 50 West High St., Ballston Spa, NY.  (location map)
  Reminder:  Please bake/make something delicious to share after the meeting is over.  Items with honey in the recipe are especially appreciated!  Beverages provided.  Also, please bring back any books or videos you may have borrowed from the SABA library.  SABA members, guests, and those who are curious about beekeeping are welcome.

• December 17, 2012 - SABA Board Meeting (all members are welcome to attend)
  When:  7:00 p.m.
  Where:  Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga County, 50 West High St., Ballston Spa, NY.  (location map)