Meeting Minutes – 03 February 2014
Carey Mitchell, president of the Wilson County Beekeepers welcomed 106 members and guest to the February 3, 2014 at the Ward Ag Center in Lebanon, TN.
An approval was asked for the January minutes that were posted in the last newsletter.
A new shipment of pollen was purchased and available at $1.75/pound along with Beetle blasters ($1.00 each) and Beetle Jails ($1.50 each).
Old Business Discussed:
- Dues are due… don’t forget to change the May meeting date to the 19th in your membership book
- Peter Klaes circulated two designs for t-shirts for the membership to vote on. The winner will be posted in the newsletter and orders will be taken next month.
- We had 27 members representing WCBA at the NABA workshop!!
- A reminder of the February 8 (Saturday) Beginning Beekeeper Refresher…along with smoker lighting. From 9:00 am to around noon. Following that at 1:00 pm, WCBA will be hosting the TBA Board Meeting
- Remember to order bees before they are gone!!
New Business Discussed:
- Farm Day—April 16 & 17 (Wednesday/Thursday) Anyone wanting to volunteer to work either or both days get in touch with Karen Dawson or Jane Harbour.
- The new Kelley’s catalog cover features Herb Lester’s apiary
- Check out the new books and videos along with new catalogs at the library.
Fred’s To-Do List:
- Apiary Check: ***Honey Stores—next couple months most crucial
- Order packages or nucs
- Ready equipment
- Open colony on a warm day with bees flying
- Check for dead colonies
- Fred’s Favorite Four-letter word
Mike Haney from Baxter, Tennessee (member of the Cookeville club) gave an excellent program on raising queens.
Our next meeting is scheduled for March 3 with Clarence Collison helping us prepare our hives for maximum honey production.
Comedy duo Fred and Carey handed out door prizes:
– Entrance reducer/mouse guard from Brushy Mountain went to Pamela Hagelberg & Karen Dawson
– a bag of Honey Candy from GloryBee went to Shelton Howell
– Wounded Warrior license place surround went to Doug Ferguson
– a hive tool from Mann Lake WENT TO Melissa Robinson, and
– Leonard Walker donated a Kelley’s coffee mug that was won by Paul Tripp.
Meeting adjourned at 8:10 for refreshments and fellowship.
Respectfully submitted: Petra Mitchell, Secretary/Treasurer—Wilson County Beekeepers Association, February 4, 2014
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