BEELINES December, 2003candycane

Regularly scheduled meetings are on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. 7 6:30p.m.
Meetings at 1305 Pine Avenue in Snohomish in the Christ the King Lutheran Church building.

Next Meeting: Tuesday December 9, 2003

     

Dates to Remember
   Dec 9: December NWDBA Meeting
   Jan 13: January NWDBA Meeting

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MyBeeHives.com
In my copious spare time I've created a free website for beekeepers to keep track of their beehives - www.MyBeeHives.com.  Please check it out and let me know what you think!

November Meeting

Meeting came to order at 8:15 PM.
Officer Roll Call
Pres., Laurence Oberholtzer---present
Vice Pres., Fred Gower---present
Treasurer, Pete Wolcott---present
Secretary, Vickie Gower---present
1 Year Board Memb.---Jim Ullman---present
2 Year Board Memb.---Val Schick---present
3 Year Board Memb.---Glen Engel--present
 
Treasurers Report as of Nov. 11, 2003 follows:
Checking, $479.76.  Savings, $1280.17.  Petty Cash, 0. Balance to this date of $1785.93.  The Regional Beekeepers Association event cost us $1448.97 to Cotton Tree Inn.  We took in 1667.00, leaving us with an excess of $218.03.
 
Nominations for 2004 officers:
Pres.,  Val Schick
VP, Laurence Oberholtzer
Treasurer, Karen Johns
Secretary, John Bryant
New Board Member, Bob Schick
Nominees were listed as above and there was unanimous acceptance of all nominees effective Jan 2004.
 
More New Business:
We briefly discussed the useful information in "The Green Book", The Handbook of Regulations for Direct Farm Marketing. To receive copies of this Handbook, contact: WSDA Small Farm & Direct Marketing Program. P.O. Box 42506, Olympia, WA  98504, @ 360-902-1884, or Izenz@agr.wa.gov .  The Handbook is available for download in Adobe PDF format on the WSDA Website:  http://www.wa.gov/agr/greenbook.
 		  

Holiday Potlucksnowman
Our annual Holiday party potluck will be at our regular location on our regular meeting day. Tuesday Dec 9th at 6:30 pm rather than 7pm. All members and their family and friends are welcome. Please bring a main dish, dessert, or salad. There is a microwave and stove available to reheat dishes.

Anyone having extra door prizes or inventory items they want to donate, please bring them that evening.

New and old officers should also bring soda, coffee, eggnog, mead or whatever to drink.

Bring your festive spirit and jingle jollies and see you all on Tuesday!

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December Beekeeping
 Keep the entrances free of dead bees.  This is a good time to go to beekeeper meetings and read all the beekeeping magazines that have been stacking up all year.  Repair old equipment, assemble all the new frames and supers you will need next year.  If you need apiary permits for outyards, apply for them now.

January Beekeeping
 Make or order spare hives and other equipment required for the coming season.  See that hive entrances are kept clear of dead bees.  Note the amount of bee loss in your apiary note book.  Order queens and package bees now to avoid the last minute rush.

See you at the Meeting!   Glenn

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President - Lawrence Oberholtzer (425) 397-0463
Secretary: Vickie Gower (360) 653-6923
Editor: Glenn Engel (425) 334-0576		 Vice Pres.: Fred Gower (360) 653-6923
Treasurer: Pete Wolcott (206) 367-4853
Website: http://www.nwdba.org