PWRBA Meeting January 12, 2016 Ben Gimeno ben.gimeno@hotmail.com - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

PWRBA Meeting

January 12, 2016

Ben Gimeno ben.gimeno@hotmail.com (703) 881-8911 (mobile, text, etc.)

January 12 Agenda

6:30 – 7:00 7:00 – 7:30 7:30 – 7:40 7:40 – 9:00 –Ask-a-Beekeeper –Business Meeting and Elections –Break –Speaker

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PWBRA Officers

• President: Ben Gimeno
• Vice President: Dave Wright
• Treasurer: Carl Hampton
• Secretary: Tracy Williamson

Please sign in so we know who attended, especially if you are new!!!

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• Get your name tag
• Wear it so we know

who you are

• Please leave it at

the end of the meeting

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Election Candidates

• President: Diana Graves
• Vice-President: Dave Wright, Bruce Hamon
• Treasurer: Carl Hampton
• Secretary: Tracy Williamson
• Any new Nominations?
• Let’s Vote

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.

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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.

Nuc Production

2016

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• 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

Events/Dates to Keep in Mind

For details see: http://pwrbeekeepers.com/

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.

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Nucs For Sale

First Come First Serve Contact: Dave Wright Contact: Dave Wright

Remember – This is Your Club

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• Pick an Activity
• Create and/or lead

an activity

• Get Involved

..and local author Copies for sale $20

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Tonight’s Speaker, Frank Linton

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

• f portable observation hives intended for temporary public display and

education.

Closing Comments

Champion Volunteer!

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Questions?

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