PWRBA Meeting January 12, 2016 Ben Gimeno ben.gimeno@hotmail.com (703) 881-8911 (mobile, text, etc.)
January 12 Agenda – Ask-a-Beekeeper 6:30 – 7:00 – Business Meeting and 7:00 – 7:30 Elections – Break 7:30 – 7:40 – Speaker 7:40 – 9:00 2
PWBRA Officers • President: Ben Gimeno Please sign in so we know who • Vice President: Dave Wright attended, • Treasurer: Carl Hampton especially if you are new!!! • Secretary: Tracy Williamson • Get your name tag • Wear it so we know who you are • Please leave it at the end of the meeting 3
Election Candidates • President: Diana Graves • Vice-President: Dave Wright, Bruce Hamon • Treasurer: Carl Hampton • Secretary: Tracy Williamson • Any new Nominations? • Let’s Vote 4
PWRBA T-Shirts and Hats for Sale • T-shirts are $17 • Hats $13 • Contact Thomas Davison • (703) 870-5650 or • thomas.davison@gmail.com T-shirts and Hats are being sold at cost. 5
Mentors Needed • Remember learning …………..to tie your shoes, to ride a bicycle, to braid hair, to tie a square know???? • Some things just are so much easier with someone by your side coaching and demonstrating how it is done. • Next Spring 2016 Bee School students will be installing bees into their hives, a new experience for them. With support in this learning experience, success and confidence is gained by the new beekeeper. • Even a beekeeper who just started last year can be a benefit to new beekeepers as they install and inspect hives. • Mentoring may involve helping the new beekeeper with his/her hive or just being available for phone call/email consultation and questions. If you can help, please contact Linda Bailey jeffandlindabailey@gmail.com. 6
Nuc Production
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Events/Dates to Keep in Mind For details see: http://pwrbeekeepers.com/ • Spring Management, March 8, 2016 Meeting Colony behavior late winter into Spring Emergency Feeding Techniques Assessing Dead Outs What do YOU need to do so you are ready for your bees next Spring? Managing for Honey Production, Splits and Nucs Spring Colony Growth - Bee behavior, biology, & identifying nature’s clues Swarm Prevention Tips 9
Nucs For Sale Description: 10 Brushy Mountain Nucs Cost: $60/Nuc, Cash or Check to PWRBA Included: Unassembled (two medium or one deep) box, unassembled frames, wax foundation, screen bottom board, entrance reducer, inner cover, and telescoping cover. First Come First Serve Contact: Contact: Dave Wright Dave Wright 10
Remember – This is Your Club • Pick an Activity • Create and/or lead an activity • Get Involved 11
Tonight’s Speaker, Frank Linton ..and local author Copies for sale $20 photo credit: Frank Linton Author and beekeeper, Frank Linton, has kept an observation hive in his home for over 10 years and during that time has acquired much knowledge — set down here in a well-thought out how-to book. This book shows beekeepers everything they need to know to select, install, and maintain a permanent observation hive. It also addresses the related topic of portable observation hives intended for temporary public display and education. 12
Closing Comments Champion Volunteer! 13
Questions? 14
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