OUR MEETINGS
Yes... we are still meeting on the 3rd Thursday... every month! Check Facebook and this website for updates. All subsequent meetings will also be on 3rd Thursday of the month: 4/20/23, 5/18/23, etc. at our usual time: 6:30 pm start to adjourn (around 8:30ish).
APIARY or FIELD meetings: will be announced at the regular business meeting where sign-up is required. Field/Apiary Meetings are reserved for members in good standing and who have signed up at the business meeting just prior to the scheduled field meeting (Unless approved otherwise by the Apiary Chairman, President, and/or Apiary land owner).
APIARY or FIELD meetings: will be announced at the regular business meeting where sign-up is required. Field/Apiary Meetings are reserved for members in good standing and who have signed up at the business meeting just prior to the scheduled field meeting (Unless approved otherwise by the Apiary Chairman, President, and/or Apiary land owner).
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SEPTEBER MEETING IS:
Thursday, September 21, 2023
6:00 PM: Arrive early if you wish to help with unbox/assembly of new Flow Hive
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM: Pre-Meeting Q&A & Social, Work Shop (if applicable)
Special Activities, Work Shops (if any) will be announced, check back later
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 bottled water) 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.
Regular Business Meeting: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Speaker: Wendy Sprague
Topic: Gardening for Bees
Topic: Gardening for Bees
FIELD/APIARY MEETING, OR OTHER:
Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 9:30 AM
SEPTEMBER APIARY MEETING (Outing/Field Day) - BRING SMOKER
AGENDA: We intend to populate our club's empty Kenya Top Bar Hive with a queen-right colony consisting of brood frames drawn out in special converter frames; Set in place our NEW Flow-Hive and populate it with one of our existing colonies of strong bees (in need of supering) then replace that colony with nuc previously donated by Eli Mendes; General inspections and hands-on experiences (training/instruction) for newbies.
HANDS ON, EDUCATION, IN OUR APIARY (BY INVITATION)*
*APIARY or FIELD meetings: Date, time, and location are announced here on website, also on Facebook, and finally at the regular business meeting where sign-up is often required. Field/Apiary Meetings are reserved for members in good standing (recently and regularly attending meetings, volunteering, dues paid, etc.) and who have signed up at the business meeting just prior to the scheduled field meeting (Unless approved otherwise by the Apiary Chairman, President, and/or Apiary land owner). Apiary location is only provided to those signed up and/or approved/confirmed as eligible to attend. Apiary location will not be made available here (on website) nor will it be provided on social media (Facebook). Please protect the privacy of the apiary location and only share with other members only.
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Frame Assembly Workshop at a previous meeting's workshop
Workshop (Frame Assembly using Frame Assembly Jig) and Meeting went well on Thursday, May 19, 2022. Dennis handed out plans for one of the many frame assembly jigs similar to the one he uses and also similar to the one demonstrated at this workshop. Following the business meeting he spoke a little on foundationless frames (handout for notebooks were passed out to members). Marc was out of town, but we have planned an apiary hands-on day in apiary and we will also assemble supers and frames, swap out bottom boards, check on queens and colony progress on Saturday, June 4, 2022 at 10:00 am (Marc should be back then). Check future Facebook posts and website often for updates. https://www.basfbees.org/frame-assembly.html
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