JUNE MEETING:
Thursday, June 16, 2022
For Directions, Parking, Address, and other Information about our MEETING LOCATION - CLICK HERE
Beekeeper Helpline, Potluck SNACKS: 6:30 pm - 6:40 pm
New and Experienced beekeepers helping each other with questions, quandaries, and other beekeeping related challenges... followed by our regular meeting (see below). Virginia is not bringing snacks; however, Dennis will bring coffee and Virginia will bring cups, napkins, utensils. We encourage you to bring snacks if you wish... or if you are inclined to do more you can bring a potluck dinner dish (not required), but will not go to waste. :) NOTE: some members have expressed desire to bring more than snacks. You are more than welcome to bring potluck dinner sides (pizza, main or side dish)... not mandatory, nor expected, but we will gladly accept your generosity.
Short Workshop: 6:40 pm - 7:00 pm
Work shop will be HURRICANE PREPARATION (straps, anchors, thoughts, considerations, getting ready)
Regular Meeting: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Raffle and/or Door Prize Items:
Please bring items for raffle. We have ran out of raffle items and need to solicit more raffle items for 2022. We are scraping the bottom of the barrel and relying on Dennis, Virginia, Marc, Victoria, and others to come up with things on their own. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SOLICIT ITEMS FOR OUR CLUB RAFFLES. Jennafer has came up with a letter that you can download and print out to carry with you when attempting to acquire donated items. DOWNLOAD LETTER. Remember we will take pizza and dining coupons, coupons for services (hair cuts, manicures, whatever)... doesn't have to be bee related to be enjoyed by a beekeeper.
| basfrafflesolicitationdonationletter.pdf |
Last Month's Raffle Items: New raffle items will be posted later... just prior to JUNE meeting
Thanks to Tractor Supply (S Olga Dr., Fort Myers) for donating the Medium Hive Body with frames (and foundation) for tonight's raffle. Thanks to members for donating plants (Victoria), smoker, pizza gift certificate, etc. to give us some nice raffle and door prize items.
AGENDA
Beekeepers Q&A (6:30 - 6:40 pm approximately) Questions answered and solutions offered. Sponsored by the Education Committee. Note: We have shortened this Q&A to 10 minutes due to not many questions being asked until after the meeting... and this will allow for Pre-Meeting Short Workshop other other sharing when available.
Pre-Meeting Short Workshop (6:40 approximately - 7:00 pm) Hands on mini-workshop on Hurricane Preparation methods for small beekeeping operations (not necessarily applicable to commercial operations). Anchoring, straps, and how to be prepared.
Regular Business Meeting (promptly at 7:00 pm)
Call to Order
Introduction of Guests and New Members - Marc Brennan
Secretary's Report (Minutes) ~ Lora
NOTE: Minutes are now (when possible) being emailed out on the morning of the day of the meeting to active members (regularly attending 2022 meetings and signing in). If you don't see it in your email inbox then check your JUNK MAIL FOLDER, but no need to worry (definitely no need to complain or whine), because you will also find the minutes on our website and accessible by cell-phone prior to 7:00 pm meeting. PLUS: we will also have hard-copy (printouts) available to hand out prior to the 7:00 pm business portion of the meeting. Handy MINUTES template for those who may be asked to take minutes in the absence of our Secretary... or other reasons.
Treasurer's Report ~ Virginia
Education Committee Report: Usually None (this is NOT same as mentoring report below) This will become relevant only after an Education Committee has met and done things to report.
Apiary Report: - by VP Marc Brennan Check Facebook & Website for detailed reports. Dennis can and may pull up the website to supplement Marc's verbal report with photos or additional details.
Mentoring Committee Report: Check Facebook & Website for detailed reports. If anybody present that was mentored, then they may wish to tell about their experiences since they last attended a meeting. Dennis can and may pull up the website to supplement their verbal report.
Florida State Beekeepers Association Report ~ Currently none.. Dennis currently regularly ZOOM meets with officers and leaders of the FSBA. However, tonight's ZOOM meeting coincides with our own live meeting.
Communication Committee Report: Website, Facebook, Blog, Newsletter, etc.
Unfinished or Old Business ~ Follow-up "status" generous promise of a new trailer donation by club member. Need to meet with volunteering members, form groups or committees to talk club business outside the one monthly business meeting, Raffle Item Procurement, Securing future speakers and topic exploration. Order of Cordovan queens "blonde girls" from California arrived and picked up by members who ordered.
Pre-Meeting Short Workshop (6:40 approximately - 7:00 pm) Hands on mini-workshop on Hurricane Preparation methods for small beekeeping operations (not necessarily applicable to commercial operations). Anchoring, straps, and how to be prepared.
Regular Business Meeting (promptly at 7:00 pm)
Call to Order
Introduction of Guests and New Members - Marc Brennan
Secretary's Report (Minutes) ~ Lora
NOTE: Minutes are now (when possible) being emailed out on the morning of the day of the meeting to active members (regularly attending 2022 meetings and signing in). If you don't see it in your email inbox then check your JUNK MAIL FOLDER, but no need to worry (definitely no need to complain or whine), because you will also find the minutes on our website and accessible by cell-phone prior to 7:00 pm meeting. PLUS: we will also have hard-copy (printouts) available to hand out prior to the 7:00 pm business portion of the meeting. Handy MINUTES template for those who may be asked to take minutes in the absence of our Secretary... or other reasons.
Treasurer's Report ~ Virginia
Education Committee Report: Usually None (this is NOT same as mentoring report below) This will become relevant only after an Education Committee has met and done things to report.
Apiary Report: - by VP Marc Brennan Check Facebook & Website for detailed reports. Dennis can and may pull up the website to supplement Marc's verbal report with photos or additional details.
Mentoring Committee Report: Check Facebook & Website for detailed reports. If anybody present that was mentored, then they may wish to tell about their experiences since they last attended a meeting. Dennis can and may pull up the website to supplement their verbal report.
Florida State Beekeepers Association Report ~ Currently none.. Dennis currently regularly ZOOM meets with officers and leaders of the FSBA. However, tonight's ZOOM meeting coincides with our own live meeting.
Communication Committee Report: Website, Facebook, Blog, Newsletter, etc.
Unfinished or Old Business ~ Follow-up "status" generous promise of a new trailer donation by club member. Need to meet with volunteering members, form groups or committees to talk club business outside the one monthly business meeting, Raffle Item Procurement, Securing future speakers and topic exploration. Order of Cordovan queens "blonde girls" from California arrived and picked up by members who ordered.
Queens were all picked up and Dennis and Victoria have noted 100% success requeening with 3 of these.
New Business ~ Minutes taking (noise, chatter, difficulty hearing and other problems). We have a minutes template to hopefully streamline minutes taking to serve as an example/guide. Possible volunteer (i.e. Jennafer mentioned she could possibly help in this). Request to keep meetings shorter on business portion and spend more time on education and fun stuff (emailing minutes again, waive reading of minutes if already read, etc.). Apiary meeting day scheduling for future. Apiary Inspector Chris (and his supervisor Timmi) future to speak at our meeting unlikely... status of Chris and new apiary inspector?
ADJOURNMENT (followed by 15 minute break, raffle, revisit workshop topic (if desired), etc. and reconvening for our main presentation)
MAIN PROGRAM (Speakers, Addresses, Main Feature or Presentation)
Topic: Requeening Techniques
Speaker: Dennis (including Q&A and related handouts for your notebooks)
P.S. Reminder: Please sign Release of Liability Statements (if you have not already done so) so we may use your pictures, etc. for brochures, educational materials, website, etc.: Virginia Riggs Special note: This is a release to allow other members to view your information (including posting of photos, etc. on website, blog, club directories, e-mail notices, etc.). Please do not abuse the membership list, it is NOT for contacting our entire membership to complain, be negative, or to criticize our club or our leadership, but is intended to be a list for contacting mentors, friends, committee members, etc.. Please do not copy e-mails to the entire list on every matter. If you do use the list for mass e-mail to entire membership, please use blind copy (B.C.C.) and other methods to protect (hide) e-mail addresses from malicious eyes.
Raffle Items: Please help by bringing in items for our monthly meeting raffles. Bee related items are of primary interest, but other items may be well-liked.
file: 2202seviheeB.docx
ADJOURNMENT (followed by 15 minute break, raffle, revisit workshop topic (if desired), etc. and reconvening for our main presentation)
MAIN PROGRAM (Speakers, Addresses, Main Feature or Presentation)
Topic: Requeening Techniques
Speaker: Dennis (including Q&A and related handouts for your notebooks)
P.S. Reminder: Please sign Release of Liability Statements (if you have not already done so) so we may use your pictures, etc. for brochures, educational materials, website, etc.: Virginia Riggs Special note: This is a release to allow other members to view your information (including posting of photos, etc. on website, blog, club directories, e-mail notices, etc.). Please do not abuse the membership list, it is NOT for contacting our entire membership to complain, be negative, or to criticize our club or our leadership, but is intended to be a list for contacting mentors, friends, committee members, etc.. Please do not copy e-mails to the entire list on every matter. If you do use the list for mass e-mail to entire membership, please use blind copy (B.C.C.) and other methods to protect (hide) e-mail addresses from malicious eyes.
Raffle Items: Please help by bringing in items for our monthly meeting raffles. Bee related items are of primary interest, but other items may be well-liked.
file: 2202seviheeB.docx
