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The Lompoc Valley Beekeepers Association March meeting will feature a discussion on bees wax and candle making. LVBA members Lori Baker and Jim Rice will discuss their candle making experience and share their products. Guests are invited to bring their candles and techniques for discussion. Other topics of discussion will include what bees are doing this time of year and what is going on with member hives. All are welcome to attend. The Fund for Santa Barbara recently awarded a $4,000 grant to Lompoc Valley Beekeepers Association. With grant funds, the LVBA seeks to purchase observations hives and package bees for outreach to local schools and Boys and Girls Clubs, to purchase books and videos to establish a library, to host special events, to distribute a newsletter and flyers, to maintain a website and to purchase supplies necessary to maintain honeybees in the Lompoc Bird, Butterfly and Bee sanctuary. Lompoc Valley Beekeepers Association seeks the promotion and advancement of beekeeping through best management practices, the education and mentoring of people about honey bees and beekeeping and increasing public awareness of environmental concerns affecting honey bees. LVBKA meetings are held monthly at Flying Goat Cellars Tasting Room, 1520 East Chestnut Court, Unit A, in the Lompoc Wine Ghetto. The association is involved in community education programs, swarm removal and mentoring new beekeepers. Membership is $10/family annually. To learn more visit www.lvbka.org.