Monthly Meeting

Speaker will be Dr. Peter Teal, who will be talking about current hive beetle research.

 

GABC Executive Council Minutes

September 2014

 

TREASURER REPORT – (Attached)

OLD BUSINESS

• ON HOLD; Liability insurance
• Prison Beekeeping Course; teach again? (On hold-wait to hear from Ken & Cecelia)
• FSBA
  • Update

Conference call –FSBA coming together. Positive meeting.

Byron Teerlink is our representative for District 2. Plans to visit all bee clubs in District. Change in philosophy, shift to hobby beekeepers, less emphasis on commercial.

• Annual Conference, Palm Beach, Oct 2-4-registration information on FSBA website: http://www.beekeepingconference.com/
• Research Facility Update; Governor vetoed; FSBA is gearing up to try again

NEW BUSINESS

• 2015 calendar; January meeting date? What other months have conflicts?

Change January meeting to 1/8

Revisit July & August meeting/no meeting as we get closer.

• Website report; Kim!

Website updated, need pictures to post on the site.

Contact page-add form to fill out to ask questions, forward to someone to answer. Need common email address to send to, have officers, etc. check every day.

Submit articles to Kim to post on the club news page.

Kelly Rogers-attends meetings, professional photographer, takes bee pictures.

Add links to honeybee lab, FSBA

• Gary’s Honduras student and fundraisers – paperwork done, will be here
  • Sept & Oct; Stepping stone raffle
• Nov & Dec; Storey’s Guide to Keeping Honeybees book sale
• September 24, 1-4pm; Matheson Museum Family Day

Sign up sheet to go around – 3 hours

• October 25, 10am – 4pm; Lubee Bat Festival; Need volunteer to organize. – Susan Harris to organize.
• 10/25 – 12/5; SFC beekeeping course; Thursdays at 7pm

October 30 – Ray & Archie; Bee Biology

November 8 – Dadant’s

November 13 – Ray & Archie; Equipment

November 20 – ? & Cecilia; Pests and honey tasting

• October – November; Nominations for December elections – discuss at general meeting, nomination forms available.
• October – December; Membership drive
  • New members to have their name entered in a drawing for a free hive set (brood box and super) in January
  • Hive set preparation; Janice
  • New member tracking; Susan & Kim
  • New member packet; Janice to send items to Archie to review.
  • Flyers; Kim
  • Distribution; need volunteer(s)
    • Dadant
    • Extension Office/classes Oct 11 & Nov 15
    • Ward’s
    • Vine Bakery
    • Health food stores
    • Matheson Family Day, Lubee Bat Festival
    • Public libraries

 

 

 

General Meeting Announcements

MINUTES

JUNE 2014

RAFFLE

• SPECIAL ITEM! STAINED GLASS STEPPING STONE!

made & DONATED by cINDY dIEHL, RAFFLE TO BE DRAWN AT OCTOBER MEETING.

TICKETS $1.00 EACH, 6 FOR $5.00

BEE BUDDIES/HIVE HELP

• Who needs a helping hand?
• John VanderHoek needs help with chickens in exchange for fresh eggs.

UPCOMING EVENTS

• SEPTEMBER 21, SUNDAY, 1-4 pm
  • Matheson Museum Family Day
  • Organizer: Janice Garry
  • Volunteer signup sheet distributed
• SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER; Membership drive
  • New members to be eligible for free hive (brood box & super w/frames) drawing to be held in January
  • 1 chance per individual member, 2 for a family membership
  • If we get 300 members, Gary will supply bees.
• OCTOBER 2-4
• FSBA Annual Meeting; West Palm Beach; http://www.beekeepingconference.com/

Master Beekeeper classes/testing on Thursday, October 2^nd

• OCTOBER 25, SATURDAY, 10am – 4pm
  • Lubee Bat Festival
  • Organizer: Susan Harris
  • Signup sheet distributed
• OCTOBER 25 – DECEMBER 5
  • SFC beekeeping course
  • Thursdays at 7pm

10/30, 11/8 (Saturday) Dadant’s, 11/13, 11/20

Dates subject to confirmation by Janice

• OCTOBER – NOVEMBER
  • Nominations for officers: President (Janice); Treasurer; Secretary; Communication
  • Nomination forms distributed
  • Nominations through December
• December meeting – elections
• January – April; Gary’s Honduras student-needs variety of experience.
  • Stepping stone raffle to aid Gary in supporting this student.
  • Book sale; Cecelia – Dr. Sanford’s book. Order in bulk, $2.00 from book sales go to club, proceeds to support Gary’s student.

PROGRAM

• Peter Teal; Current research on hive beetles