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April 14, 2018, Bee Club Meeting
Minutes from April 14
Started at 9:04
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Approved minutes from the March meeting.
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Financial Report Income $1,875 ($905 for Beeginner Class, $975 for 39 memberships) Expenses as of end of Feb $916 ($790 program expense, $126 Administrative) Balance approx. $3100.
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Membership report - 39 paid members so far
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Importance of tracking volunteer time and expenses for us and RC&D
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Status of package availability and delivery from Western Bee and NUC Sold out, still planning April 27th. Outdoor Bee – 1 week later!! Sat. May 5th 4-5pm at Mt. Firewood Products at 127 Bell Crossing West Victor, MT
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Still some NUCs available from Arlee Apiaries
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Meeting place now relocated to Mosaic Church, 206 Main in Hamilton
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Anyone interested in catching swarms? Email Tim Meyer to get on the list.
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Motion made, seconded, discussed to get a club apiary. Discussed options for location including Dutch Hill Road, Kerry’s place, or Teller Refuge. Motion passed with location still being researched.
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Update on editing by-laws for our club
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Cleaning Ft. Missoula UM Beekeeping facility. Saturday, Apr 21
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Don’t forget Randy Oliver Field Camp July 6th and 7th
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For sale: Dadant 6-frame hand-crank model, brand new. Price TBD but less than new price of approx. $525. Leave a message for Rob at 258-3867
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Missoula club plans on Autumn Fluke, queen cell construction in May, weather permitting.
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Warren and Kirk are going to put together a queen order. Contact them soon if you want in on it.
9:40 – 11:00 Testing bees for Nosema -
The April meeting is scheduled for April 14th from 9 - 11 am at the Hamilton Assembly of God Church at 601 W Main Street in Hamilton.
Please bring a non-perishable food item to contribute to the church's food bank to express our appreciation for the use of the space!
Agenda:
We are still working on the agenda and topics to be discussed - BUT BE SURE IT WILL BE OF INTEREST.
We intend on using our recently acquired microscope to examine bee samples for Nosema - Sampling Instructions can be found on our RESOURCES page as well as information on other bee pests and diseases.
If you have any specific questions or suggestions for a topic send us an email and we'll try to get it added.