Wilson County Beekeepers

Meeting Minutes – Monday, 2 November 2020

President Carey Mitchell called the Monday, November 2 meeting of the Wilson County Beekeepers Association to order.  A total of 21 members and guests were in attendance.   Minutes from the

October 5, 2020 meeting were approved as posted in the past newsletter.  The reported checkbook balance is $xxx.xx.  

Old Business Discussed:

• Congrats again to this year’s W.T. Nolen New Beginner Scholarship winners…Chuck Benson, Judy Parrish, and Linda Sanders

• Christmas Dinner is cancelled…Thank you Covid-19. We welcome 2021!!!!   However, we will be having a meeting.

 New Business Discussed:                                                             

• TBA will be holding a Virtual Board Meeting on November 14. Invitation with link and agenda will be sent out by Howard Kerr.

• As no one wanted to put their name on the WCBA ballot, the slate stands as:

President—Carey Mitchell
Vice President—Leonard Walker
Secretary/Treasurer—Petra Mitchell
Directors:  Philip Chapman, Dale McCleskey, Peggy Scholes
Alternates:  Margaret Cantrell, David Thompson, Leonard Walker

Leonard’s Monthly To-Do (so nice of Leonard to jump in to his new position)

• Feed if necessary—dry feed, not liquid
• Check for mites—treat if you plan
• Install entrance reducers
• Clean up around your hive…rake/mow/pull weeds
• Ventilate
• Place a weight on top of your hive
• Store your unused honey supers

 What’s Blooming at our house:\

• Abelia
• Elaeagnus “Autumn Olive”
• Witch hazel
• Smartweed
• maybe a stray Aster

Program:  Sue Dickhaus from Blooms and More Co. had an interesting program on making salves and a good lesson in herbs and their benefits. 

 Announcements:

 December 7 – Although we are not having the Christmas Dinner, we will hold a meeting and have a speaker…our own Al Taylor—Which Bee is Right for Me?

Door Prizes: 

• Hive Tool—Al Taylor
• Swarm Trap—Tom Morgan
• Honey Candy—Tinker Vinson
• Wounded Warrior Calendar—Peggy Scholes
• Kelley Hat—Sterling Earhart
• Bee Brush—Russ Davis
• Honey Candy—Elizabeth Thompson
• In-Hive Feeder—Petra Mitchell

The meeting adjourned at 7:40 pm.

 The Club’s current checkbook balance is $xxx

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Respectfully submitted:  Petra Mitchell, Secretary/Treasurer
Wilson County Beekeepers Association
November 3, 2020

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