Carey Mitchell, President of the Wilson County Beekeepers Association welcomed eighty-three members and guests to the July 29th meeting. A request was made to approve the July 1st minutes as posted in the last newsletter.
Old Business Discussed:
- All honey show slots have been filled. Pick up passes/schedules from Petra. Also passes that were won as door prizes. There is a parking pass enclosed, but volunteer parking is in the back 40 so you can park general parking.
- Honey bears available for DONATIONS ONLY!!! If you take a dozen and only fill part of the bears, please return the empty one when you bring the full back. Also, if you want to donate small blocks of wax (1 oz) they sell well at the booth
- Grant Recipients…remember that ½ of your grant hive’s honey production needs to be returned..either take bears with you or bring in a food grade container and Petra will bottle up.
- Remember…if you have questions about your bees, contact your mentor. It’s not your mentor’s responsibility to check with you.
- Still accepting items for the raffle basket. If you have a small jar of honey with your label, please bring to the Honey Booth to add.
- Don’t forget to bring your Fair Entries August 15 from 3-7…Veteran’s Building
- TBA Conference—September 27 and 28. WCBA giving away a total of 11 scholarships for first time Conference attendees. See Petra about putting your name on the list.
- The Hive Grant/Beekeeper Scholarship Program with Chair Fred Dawson have nothing to report at this time, but will be working the next few weeks to bring back details at the September meeting
New Business:
- North Alabama Beekeepers Symposium—August 10 ($20 per person…register by August 8 ( lcbees.com ) Walter T. Kelley, Dadant, and Rossman will be attending…if you want to place and order and prepay, Carey and Petra will be glad to pick up to save on shipping charges.
- NABA is hosting a luncheon on August 11 at 1:00 pm with speaker Dr. Jim Tew. Everyone is invited and asked to bring a side dish or a dessert
- WCBA Shirts—marked down to $10. Get them while sizes are available.
- Putting together a Honey For Sale list for the fair—who wants to be on the list?
- Short Course scheduled for October 15-17…sign up at the fair
Fred’s Monthly To-Do:
- Inspect colony for queen right
- Weight—60 pounds for winter—prepare now
- Begin to evaluate hives…do you need to consider combining going into fall—1 strong hive vs. 2 weak
- Read, Read, Read!!!!
Jay Williams from Beekeepers from Middle Tennessee was our guest speaker with an excellent power point program on marketing your honey and bee photography.
Our next meeting is scheduled for September 9 with Mike Studer discussing Fall and Winter Management.
Door Prizes for the evening:
- ABJ Subscription—Ricky Underhill
- Honey Candy from GloryBee—James Page
- Herb Garden—Mike Crowston
- 6-pack of Vitex—Carol Tripp
- 6-pack of Vitex—George Bilbrey
- Wounded Warrior License Tag—Carey Mitchell
- Bar of Soap from Paula Rogers—Kenny Birdwell
- Yellow Clover seed from Greg Tomerlin—Diane Riley
Meeting adjourned at 8:03 for refreshments and fellowship.
Respectfully submitted: Petra Mitchell, Secretary/Treasurer—Wilson County Beekeepers Association, July 31, 2013
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