Bennington County Beekeepers
Club Meeting Minutes
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September 13, 2018
In attendance:
Andy Waterman, Tom Slavin Jr., Jim O’Clair, Sarah Costin, Robert & Sierra
Brown, Kaitlyn Dunn, Jason Dunn, Jeanne Davis
The meeting began with a potluck supper at 7:00pm.
Marianne Zwicklebauer has donated a new Sundance pollen trap
that the club will raffle. Thanks!
Two beekeepers: Gunny Gundrum and Anne Frey have hives and
equipment to sell. Contact information
was given.
Upcoming Events:
October 11 meeting with guest speaker Andrew Munkres of
Lemon Faire Honeyworks in Cornwall VT “
Sustainable Beekeeping”
November 1 meeting with guest speaker Dr. Dewey Caron. This is jointly sponsored by the Bennington
County Beekeepers Club and The Northern Berkshire Beekeepers Association and
will take place at Williams College, 7PM, in Physics #203.
Review of Summer
Events:
Our club had its summer meeting in early August at Betterbee
in Greenwich. It was a potluck lunch and
a visit to their nuc yard which was led by Dr. Jack Rath. We also had a table at the following summer
events: The Bennington Farmers Market,
The Pownal Valley Fair and Sun and Fun Festival at the 2nd
Congregational Church in Bennington.
Business:
The balance at the June Meeting was $1516.46. We have had no expenditures and 2 deposits
for a total of $115.00. Also we earned
$.20 interest since June. The September
balance is $1631.66. (From Dave Sicko)
End of Meeting
We had a discussion about Fall Management, what we need to
be doing and various ways beekeepers are treating or preparing colonies for
winter.
Doorprizes were given
out.
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