OSBA General Information Survey Q9 Are you aware of the following OSBA Programs (Check all that apply) Answered: 1,075 Skipped: 301 Save the Honey Bee License... Amazon SMILES OSBA Pollinator... OSBA Master Beekeeper... OSBA Affiliate Program OSBA Fall Conference OSBA Traveling Speaker Program 4-H Partnership... Build A Better Bee Club... Underserved Library Grant OSBA Pavilion at the Ohio... Sponsoring Honey Judgin... Sponsoring Judges for t... 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Save the Honey Bee License Plate 82.05% 882 Amazon SMILES 28.28% 304 OSBA Pollinator Oasis Seed Blend 45.58% 490 OSBA Master Beekeeper Program 63.44% 682 27.91% 300 OSBA Affiliate Program OSBA Fall Conference 78.70% 846 1 / 2 OSBA General Information Survey OSBA Traveling Speaker Program 50.98% 548 4-H Partnership Program 53.67% 577 Build A Better Bee Club Workshop 31.53% 339 Underserved Library Grant 8.93% 96 OSBA Pavilion at the Ohio State Fair 52.56% 565 Sponsoring Honey Judging at the Ohio State Fair 40.00% 430 Sponsoring Judges for the 4-H Beekeeping senior level at the Ohio State Fair 24.56% 264 Total Respondents: 1,075 2 / 2 OSBA General Information Survey Q17 In 2018, were your bees inspected by a County Bee Inspector? Answered: 1,081 Skipped: 295 Yes No Do not have a county bee... 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Yes 39.96% 432 No 60.04% 649 Do not have a county bee inspector 0.00% 0 TOTAL 1,081 1 / 1 OSBA General Information Survey Q15 Does your community have a beekeeping ordinance? Answered: 1,119 Skipped: 257 My community does not all... Beekeeping is legal in my... I do not know if my commun... 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES My community does not allow beekeeping 2.59% 29 Beekeeping is legal in my community 70.42% 788 I do not know if my community has an ordinance 28.24% 316 Total Respondents: 1,119 1 / 1 OSBA General Information Survey Q20 From where do you get most of your beekeeping information from: (Check all that apply) Answered: 1,082 Skipped: 294 The internet- YouTube The internet- searches The internet- Facebook Club meetings OSBA website Conferences Other (please specify) 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES The internet- YouTube 46.49% 503 The internet- searches 56.10% 607 The internet- Facebook 14.88% 161 Club meetings 53.60% 580 OSBA website 32.35% 350 Conferences 35.30% 382 Other (please specify) 42.42% 459 Total Respondents: 1,082 # OTHER (PLEASE SPECIFY) DATE 1 magazines and other beekeepers 12/8/2018 9:23 AM 2 queen right colony store 12/8/2018 8:32 AM 3 Magazine 12/8/2018 7:32 AM 4 Bee culture magazine 12/8/2018 6:05 AM 5 Books (paper) 12/7/2018 10:57 PM 6 white papers and research 12/7/2018 10:01 PM 7 face to face 12/7/2018 5:53 PM 8 Books and friends 12/7/2018 4:42 PM 1 / 13 OSBA General Information Survey 9 Online classes. 12/7/2018 4:30 PM 10 People 12/7/2018 4:05 PM 11 Fellow bee keeper 12/7/2018 2:07 PM 12 I was introduced to bee keeping 11 yrs ago in Jamaica and since then I took a class at Schooners 12/7/2018 11:29 AM Farm in Bowling Green Ohio 13 Books from the library 12/7/2018 8:29 AM 14 american bee journal 12/7/2018 6:46 AM 15 ABJ 12/7/2018 6:34 AM 16 Bee Journal and books 12/6/2018 10:26 PM 17 First several years read everything I could find. yes, books! Shortened the learning curve and 12/6/2018 3:35 PM helped with my success. 18 local beekeeper mentors 12/6/2018 2:06 PM 19 Credible books, visiting,working for successful beekeepers i.e. Mike Palmer 12/6/2018 11:08 AM 20 beekeeping books, club emails 12/6/2018 10:50 AM 21 Books 12/6/2018 8:36 AM 22 Books 12/6/2018 6:43 AM 23 Network friends 12/6/2018 5:39 AM 24 Books 12/6/2018 3:55 AM 25 Books (Practical Beekeeper and Hive and Honey Bee) 12/6/2018 1:56 AM 26 Queen Right Colonies 12/6/2018 12:12 AM 27 Books, magazines 12/5/2018 11:53 PM 28 Internet: sites by Jamie Ellis, Randy Oliver, etc. 12/5/2018 9:33 PM 29 books 12/5/2018 9:15 PM 30 experienced local beekeepers 12/5/2018 8:32 PM 31 textbooks 12/5/2018 8:07 PM 32 Books 12/5/2018 8:01 PM 33 Beekeeping supply person 12/5/2018 7:38 PM 34 Bee magazines 12/5/2018 7:27 PM 35 Books and magazines. 12/5/2018 6:57 PM 36 mentor 12/5/2018 6:43 PM 37 books, other beekeepers 12/5/2018 5:56 PM 38 Indiana Beekeeping Club 12/5/2018 4:25 PM 39 books... lots of books 12/5/2018 1:32 PM 40 PUBLIC LIBRARY, ALL ohio residents are eligible https://www.columbuslibrary.org/ 12/5/2018 1:16 PM 41 Books 12/5/2018 12:48 PM 42 Friend 12/5/2018 11:11 AM 43 Friends with better skills 12/5/2018 10:54 AM 44 Journals, books, WVBA functions, club speakers 12/5/2018 10:25 AM 45 bee culture mag 12/5/2018 10:15 AM 46 Magazines like ABJ and Bee Culture 12/5/2018 9:41 AM 47 Magazines focused on beekeeping 12/5/2018 9:40 AM 2 / 13 OSBA General Information Survey 48 My instructor at Stratford Ecological Center, Dave Noblel 12/5/2018 9:34 AM 49 Books 12/5/2018 9:25 AM 50 bee magazines 12/5/2018 9:24 AM 51 books and magazines 12/5/2018 8:34 AM 52 other experienced beekeepers 12/5/2018 8:27 AM 53 books 12/5/2018 8:01 AM 54 Books 12/5/2018 7:50 AM 55 Discussion with other beekeepers 12/5/2018 7:46 AM 56 I belonged to associations until last year. Went to meetings regularly, field days, etc. I was very 12/5/2018 7:36 AM involved. 57 mentor and books 12/5/2018 7:33 AM 58 Reading 12/5/2018 6:45 AM 59 Books 12/5/2018 6:29 AM 60 books 12/5/2018 6:01 AM 61 Members of the club. 12/5/2018 5:48 AM 62 Fellow beekeepers 12/5/2018 2:52 AM 63 Books 12/5/2018 2:19 AM 64 Classes at Gahanna Herb Center 12/5/2018 1:00 AM 65 Kim & Jim webinars, Denise Ellsworth webinars, Biodynamic Beekeeping webinars, reading and 12/4/2018 10:34 PM talking with fellow bee stewards, I have not been able to get to the annual conference but have googled some of the speakers for information 66 I read a lot of books on beekeeping. 12/4/2018 10:15 PM 67 other bee keepers or supplier in the area 12/4/2018 10:14 PM 68 books 12/4/2018 10:07 PM 69 Mentor 12/4/2018 9:36 PM 70 Conversation with other beekeepers 12/4/2018 9:33 PM 71 Networking with other beekeepers 12/4/2018 9:33 PM 72 Books 12/4/2018 9:25 PM 73 Ask seasoned beekeepers 12/4/2018 9:25 PM 74 OSBA/local online newsletters 12/4/2018 9:04 PM 75 Books, classes 12/4/2018 8:19 PM 76 Conferences on you tube 12/4/2018 8:04 PM 77 Local bee keepers 12/4/2018 7:55 PM 78 Books 12/4/2018 7:41 PM 79 Books and State off. 12/4/2018 7:35 PM 80 mentors 12/4/2018 7:34 PM 81 conversation 7 discussion @ the meetings 12/4/2018 7:31 PM 82 Other beekeepers 12/4/2018 7:24 PM 83 Some bee schools 12/4/2018 7:16 PM 84 Annual Bee School in March/April 12/4/2018 7:13 PM 85 Bee culture 12/4/2018 7:04 PM 86 Books 12/4/2018 7:03 PM 3 / 13 OSBA General Information Survey 87 Books 12/4/2018 6:58 PM 88 Books (those things made of paper with writing in them lol)! 12/4/2018 6:57 PM 89 other beekeepers 12/4/2018 6:56 PM 90 Family 12/4/2018 6:55 PM 91 Bee-L 12/4/2018 6:45 PM 92 Mentor 12/4/2018 6:40 PM 93 Books and fellowship with a few other keepers 12/4/2018 6:37 PM 94 Books and fellow beekeepers 12/4/2018 6:32 PM 95 Mentor 12/4/2018 6:31 PM 96 Friend 12/4/2018 6:29 PM 97 Other bee keepers / books 12/4/2018 6:27 PM 98 Fruends 12/4/2018 6:23 PM 99 Fellow bee keeper 12/4/2018 6:21 PM 100 Classes at OSU 12/4/2018 6:12 PM 101 Friends 12/4/2018 6:09 PM 102 Books, local bee keepers 12/4/2018 6:08 PM 103 Local beekeepers 12/4/2018 5:56 PM 104 certain websites/blogs 12/4/2018 5:49 PM 105 Friends 12/4/2018 5:45 PM 106 Books 12/4/2018 5:42 PM 107 Books 12/4/2018 5:42 PM 108 beekeeping classes in the spring 12/4/2018 5:42 PM 109 At different work shops for around our area.