2023 Minutes
JANUARY 2023
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​Our Beginning Beekeepers Class
on January 21st replaced
our regularly scheduled meeting.
Class filled up and we even took a few more on.
Very good class which was well received by all attendees.
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FEBRUARY 2023
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Richard discussed various places from which to order bees and equipment. Mann Lake catalogs were passes out to interested persons.
A question/answer question and comments session followed to include how to introduce new bees to our apiaries, how to protect against bears.
More details on setups to follow next meeting.
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MARCH 2023
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Beekeepers of the Bitterroot held our regular monthly meeting on Monday MARCH 13 6pm at the Mosaic Church at 206 W Main in Hamilton.
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About 30 people were in attendance.
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Resources for getting bees and woodenware were discussed. A bee source handout was provided.
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Richard discussed Varroa life cycle and treatments.
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We broke the attendees up into groups according to where they lived and kept their bees. Each group introduced themselves to each other. This is a start of a regional mentoring program. Each member now knows other members who could assist in inspections, answer questions or provide other assistance.
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We provided a handout "Honeybee Terminology" for a bit of discussion.
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APRIL 2023
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MAY 2023
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JUNE 2023
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JULY 2020
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AUGUST 2020
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SEPTEMBER 2023
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OCTOBER 2023
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NOVEMBER 2023
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DECEMBER 2023
No meeting
Beekeepers of the Bitterroot will not be holding a December meeting.
Hope you have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. See you next year.