The winners of the 2009 hive Painting Contest are:
First prize: Scott Eckstein for entry #2.
Second Prize: Mandel Mendenbach
Third Prize: Jon Bednarczyk
Scoring was done by online voting. Congratulations to these guys, and tanks to all other entrants.
RUHL BEE SUPPLY is sponsoring a national creative hive painting contest in support of the Northwest Apiculture Fund for Honey Bee Research.
The Northwest Apiculture Fund for Honey Bee Research, Extension and Education is a collaboration between the Oregon State Beekeepers Association and Oregon State University. For more on the Fund, please visit www.orsba.org/htdocs/download/Endow.doc. Contributions to the Fund are encouraged. Please make your check payable to OHSU FOUNDATION. Important: On the Memo line, take care to write, "The NW Apiculture Fund for Honey Bee Research, Extension and Education" so that the funds will be appropriately earmarked.
Mail your donation to: OSU Foundation, 850 SW 35th St., Corvallis OR 97333-4015. If you have any questions, please contact Kenny Williams, Chairman of the OSBA's Endowment Fund, at 541-456-2631.
DEADLINE FOR VOTING IS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 5pm Pacific Standard Time! Winners will be announced the following weekend at the 2009 NORTHWEST CORNER BEEKEEPERS CONFERENCE. Winners will be posted to our website Monday, November 23.
How to Vote: 1. Click this link for your ballot. 2. Keep your ballot window open as you browse the entries. 3. Submit your favorite entry for each category!