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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