Wilson County Beekeepers

Meeting Minutes – Monday, 7 December 2020

President Carey Mitchell called the Monday, December 7 meeting of the Wilson County Beekeepers Association to order.  A total of 26 members and guests were in attendance.   Minutes from the November 7, 2020 meeting were approved as posted in the past newsletter.  The reported checkbook balance is  $xxx.  

Old Business Discussed:

• TBA’s Board Meeting was held on November 14. Philip Chapman reported that no progress was made and he said it was a waste of time.
  
  
• Last month’s elections resulted in the following:

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

New Business Discussed:                                                             

• New sweatshirts are in… if you pre-ordered, Petra has your shirt(s) set aside. If not, there are a few extras.  Also new black and gold hats are in.

Leonard’s Monthly To-Do

• Feed if necessary—dry feed, not liquid
• Repair old equipment
• Purchase new equipment
• Order your bees

 What’s Blooming at our house:

• Elaeagnus “Autumn Olive”
• Henbit (before the freeze)
• Dandelion

Program:  Al Taylor had a very informative program—What Bee is Right for Me? 

Announcements:

• January 4-–Sterling Earhart—Use of a Reserve Hive—two queen system
• Vitex seed available at the back table

Door Prizes: 

Tool Bucket — Les Burton
Rossman Shirt — Philip Chapman
Honey Candy — Tirri Parker
1-Year ABJ Subscription — Trisha Davis
Bee Brush — Joan Giltner
Hive Tool — Sheril Ray
Coffee Mug donated by Tirri Parker — Petra Mitchell     

The meeting adjourned at 8:13 pm.   

The Club’s current checkbook balance is $xxx

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Respectfully submitted:  Petra Mitchell, Secretary/Treasurer
Wilson County Beekeepers Association
December 8, 2020

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