February 2019 Meeting Minutes

Wannabee Hobby Beekeepers Meeting Minutes

Wednesday, 13 February 2019

Location: Duke Corning Armory, Camp Rapid SD

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Meeting Opened: Tim called the meeting to order at 6pm

Old Business

Review of the upcoming 16 Feb 2019 Workshop

• Tim informed the group that we have 90 people signed up
• Group asked if we know how people found out about the conference
• Need to post evaluation for the conference
• Get some 3X5 cards to get some feedback
• Instructors are lined up
• Covered the basic agenda of the conference
• Runnings donated a bee suite and beginner hive

Registration Update

• Covered dues and check in
• Covered whether there are group registration or individuals

Club Dues

• Just covered who can take dues

Scholarships

• Need to print scholarship forms on the website and some hard copies
• We may make some money on the conference and we will put that money back into scholarship fund

New Business

Club Polo Shirts

• Tim showed the group some examples of what the shirts will look like. The polo shirts are $30 but there are other options that can be ordered

Discussion Topics – Initially bypassed this topic and came back to it

• Winter Tasks and Spring Preparations – excerpts from Tim’s presentation on Sat
  • Covered months of Nov, Dec, Jan, and Feb
  • Winter is the time we educate ourselves about bees – it makes the hobby a lot less expensive
  • Tim spoke about being on TV
  • Be thinking 3 months ahead about what you want to do with your bees

*Lots of good group sharing about opening hives and feeding in winter

Update on Field Trips

• First field trip will be at Tim’s house where will do a NUC introduction
• We will also do an introduction to beer making
• Went over a few more field trip dates and that some will on a Saturday
• All field trips (planned and tentatively scheduled) are on the website

Ordering Spring NUCS and Queens – Jerry Owens

• Jerry was not present at the meeting
• Tim covered ordering bees
• Tim covered that there are 20 Russians Bee NUCs
  • They winter in very small clusters and use very little honey
  • They explode in the spring and need plenty of space
  • Lots of positive discussion about the Russian Bees
• Spoke about Jerry ordering Queens
• Several members of the group raise queens as well. Members can ask around if they need a queen

Cheyenne Beekeeping Workshop Information

• 23 – 24 March 2019: $85 for the event
• Several different experience levels
• 4^th or 5^th largest conference in the states

Any other business?

• Running’s selling NUCs: $175

Next Meeting: 13 March 2019 at the GF&P Open Campus

• • Setting up your Apiary
  • The importance of keeping a journal

Meeting Closed: Tim called the meeting closed at 7:13pm

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Minutes are respectfully submitted by Allen Godsell, Club Secretary, on 14FEB19 at 0930hrs