December 2013 Club News in this issue December meeting: Tuesday, December 9, 2013 Set-up starts at 5:30 p.m. Meal starts at 6:30 p.m. REGULAR LOCATION Wake County Cooperative Building 4011 Carya Drive, Raleigh, NC 27610 ) DECEMBER BANQUET & HONEY TASTING: Please bring sides and desserts to share. Set-up at 5:30 p.m.; the meal starts at 6:30 p.m. As part of the festivities, we would like to include a special table for honeys to taste. Bring honey from your own bees, or interesting varieties you’ve picked up on your travels. For inspiration, check out recipes from the spring banquet! Volunteers are needed for set-up and clean up. ) Beeswax ornaments: Club member Jenny Bruce will have some holiday ornaments made from beeswax available for sale at the December meeting, so plan to bring some cash if you think you might be interested. ) 2014 WCBA / NCSBA membership renewals: Forms will be available at the December meeting and online; please see treasurer Neil Woodcock or treasurer-elect Margie Gurganus for more information. ) Club shirt orders: Ricky Barbour is coordinating a club order for light yellow, short-sleeved collared polo shirts with the club logo embroidered on the chest. The unisex shirts range in price from $15 for S - XL, $17 for 2X and $19 for 3X. Shirts must be pre-ordered and prepaid. Forms and payment must be received by December 31, 2013, for delivery by March 2014. ) FEBRUARY 2014 MEETING DATE CHANGE: To accommodate guest speaker Dr. Larry Connor’s schedule, we will need to hold our club meeting on Monday, February 10, 2014, instead of our usual Tuesday night. Additional details about this program will be communicated as they become available. December program: Holiday Banquet & honey tasting 2 2013 & 2014 Officers / Bee Suppliers - Shop Local 2 Announcements, Requests & Reminders 3 Calendar of events / November meeting summary 4
Transcript
December 2013
Club News
in this issueDecember meeting:Tuesday, December 9, 2013Set-up starts at 5:30 p.m.Meal starts at 6:30 p.m.
regular loCatioNWake County Cooperative Building4011 Carya Drive, Raleigh, NC 27610
) DeceMber banquet & honey tasting: Please bring sides and desserts to share. Set-up at 5:30 p.m.; the meal starts at 6:30 p.m. As part of the festivities, we would like to include a special table for honeys to taste. Bring honey from your own bees, or interesting varieties you’ve picked up on your travels. For inspiration, check out recipes from the spring banquet! Volunteers are needed for set-up and clean up.
) beeswax ornaments: Club member Jenny Bruce will have some holiday ornaments made from beeswax available for sale at the December meeting, so plan to bring some cash if you think you might be interested.
) 2014 Wcba / ncsba membership renewals: Forms will be available at the December meeting and online; please see treasurer Neil Woodcock or treasurer-elect Margie Gurganus for more information.
) club shirt orders: Ricky Barbour is coordinating a club order for light yellow, short-sleeved collared polo shirts with the club logo embroidered on the chest. The unisex shirts range in price from $15 for S - XL, $17 for 2X and $19 for 3X. Shirts must be pre-ordered and prepaid. Forms and payment must be received by December 31, 2013, for delivery by March 2014.
) February 2014 meeting date change: To accommodate guest speaker Dr. Larry Connor’s schedule, we will need to hold our club meeting on Monday, February 10, 2014, instead of our usual Tuesday night. Additional details about this program will be communicated as they become available.
December program: Holiday Banquet & honey tasting 2
If you’re using holly sprigs with bright red berries to decorate this season, thank a bee. Honey bees pollinate holly plants - without them, no berries!
Once again, it is time for the WCBA’s annual Christmas Banquet! This will take place next Tuesday, our regular meeting date, but we’ll be setting up starting at 5:30 p.m. with the meal planned to start at 6:30 p.m. The club will provide meats, and asks members to bring sides, salads and desserts to share. There will also be a separate table dedicated to a low-key honey tasting, so if you have your own or other interesting honey to share, please bring it.
We’ll need a few volunteers to help with set up and clean up - please sign up online.
Plan to join your fellow beekeepers for an evening of fun, feasting and fellowship!
The WCBA executive committee has decided not to sell nucs to club members in 2014, and instead will provide a list of individuals and businesses selling bees and bee supplies.
The club originally provided nucs for purchase when there were fewer purchasing options available for individual beekeepers. However, the number and quality of bee suppliers in or near North Carolina has increased dramatically in recent years - including some club members launching new bee rearing businesses! Club officers would like to encourage members to support these vetures by placing orders directly with their supplier of choice.
If you are planning to sell bees or supplies, or know of a supplier you would like to have included on the club list, please contact WCBA secretary Kate Hanser by December 20 with the supplier name and contact information!
2013 offiCerSPresident: Sarah MyersVice President: Ken CobbSecretary: Kate HanserTreasurer: Neil WoodcockProgram Chair: Kim UnderhillSgt-at-Arms: Tom Underhill
Board of Directors:Ricky Barbour (3 yrs)Larry Williams (2 yrs)Vivian Joyner (1 yr)
Officer contact information is available at the club’s website: www.wakecountybeekeepers.
org/about 2014 offiCerSPresident: Sarah MyersVice President: Ricky BarbourSecretary: Kate HanserTreasurer: Marjorie GurganusProgram Chair: Kim UnderhillSgt-at-Arms: Tom Underhill
Board of Directors:Sue Carson (3 yrs)Ken Cobb (2 yrs)Larry Williams (1 yr)
CARYA DRIVE HIVES CLOSED UNTIL SPRING These hands-on guided sessions will resume in March 2014 - many thanks to all who participated!
naMetags & sign-inPlease bring your club nametag with you to every meeting! Wear it so we can easily identify each other. New members can collect their badges at the treasurer’s table.
Also, please check next to your name on the sign-in sheet at the treasurer’s table when you attend meetings so we can maintain accurate attendance records.
banquet & honey tasting:
December at Carya Drive! The club provides meats (ham and chicken) and asks members to bring sides and desserts to share. The meal starts at 6:30 p.m.As part of the festivities, we would like to include a special table for honeys to taste. Bring honey from your own bees, or interesting varieties you’ve picked up on your travels.
MeMbershiP reneWaLs For 2014 It’s time to start thinking about renewing your WCBA and NCSBA memberships for 2014. Renewal forms will be available at upcoming meetings and at the club website. Please contact treasurer Neil Woodcock or treasurer-elect Margie Gurganus for more information.
raleigh store now open: As of November 4, Bailey Bee Supply of Hillsborough now operates a second store location in Raleigh. Address: 1724 South Saunders StreetHours: Mon - Fri 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.Saturday 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.Telephone: 919-977-0901
www.baileybeesupply.com
ball caps & club shirts: Ricky Barbour has khaki cotton ballcaps with the club logo embroidered in navy blue available for $9 each. He is also coordinating a club order for collared polo shirts with the club logo. shirt sizes s-XL cost $15, 2X - $17, and 3X - $19, and must be paid for when ordered. click here for the order form, or get one at the December meeting.
Licensed to sell bees in nc!
The NC Dept. of Agriculture’s Apiary services maintains a list of individuals and businesses licensed to sell bees in North Carolina. This list is updated at least annually - the current list was updated this past November - and includes suppliers from across NC. click here to see the most recent list.
Best wishes for a very merry Christmas and a happy, healthy New Year!
Club president Sarah Myers opened the meeting by welcoming guests, thanking snack providers, and reviewing the October meeting and state fair and election results. Reminders were also made about ball cap availability, club shirt orders, and the December banquet.Charles Heatherly updated the club on steps taken by the NCSBA executive committee to eliminate the office of immediate past president, which oversteps their authority. He emphasized that former president (and WCBA member) Danny Jaynes had not engaged in any misconduct; rather, he had been trying to reform the organization. The club executive committee had voted to submit a resolution to the NCSBA asking them to reverse their action.David Bailey announced the opening of his Raleigh store on South Saunders Street (see p. 3).Tom Underhill opened his presentation by playing a segment of an online lip balm making webinar (available here), which introduced the ingredients, a basic recipe and equipment setup. He then gave a live demonstration (using a video camera to project the process on screen) of the lip balm making process from start to finish. He noted that the simple process is an easy entry into making cosmetics and that costs are relatively low.James Knox’s November recommendations include starting to clean & assemble equipment for next season, check your hives on warm days to evaluate food stores, combine weak hives now, put in a solid bottom board and entrance reducer, and follow instructions on all medications in use. Do not make any colony splits now!The meeting concluded with drawings for door prizes (a wire sculpture and stickers donated by Bailey Bee Supply) and raffle items of a bee brush & lip balm, smoker and NCSU - ECU basketball tickets with parking pass donated by Bailey Bee, Tom Underhill, and Ken Cobb.
December 2013tuesday, December 10Club Meeting: Holiday Potluck & Honey Tasting5:30 - 9 p.m., carya Drive, raleighWednesday, December 25christMas Day
January 2014tuesday, January 14Club Meeting: Webinar with Dr. David Tarpy, NCSU7 - 9 p.m., Carya Drive, Raleigh
February 2014MonDay, February 10Club Meeting: Dr. Larry Connor on Bee Genetics7 - 9 p.m., Carya Drive, Raleigh
