Alamo Area Beekeepers Association
Next meeting: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at 6:30 p.m.
At Helotes Independent Baptist Church
15335 Orange Tower Road
Helotes, TX 78023
MEETING AGENDA
Ø President’s Welcome& Visitors Intro by Rick Fink (5 min)
Ø Approval of the January 2013 meeting minutes (5 min)
Ø Treasurer & Membership Report, Richard Trevino (5 min)
Ø SA Rodeo (Feb 6-23) and Honey Bottling Party (Feb 1) – Update
Ø 2013 Youth Scholarship Program – Hive Update from the Scholarship Winners
Ø 2014 Scholarship Planning Update (R. Fink, D Fraser)
Ø Planning for Field Day 2014 (R. Fink, D Fraser, R. Trevino Jr)
Ø Program intermission & potluck dinner
Ø Cindy Schiotis – AABA Visit-USDA Bee Research Lab – Baton Rouge, LA. Overview of the USDA Research Focus; Current Research/Future Bee Research; Varroa mites; Molecular Genetic Bee Research; Fungal Bee Research; Insemination of Queen Bees; Honey Extraction at USDA; Sun Shading-Hives; Africanized Bee – US Range Penetration/Rainfall Correlation; Pesticides – Correlation with Colony Collapse Disorder.
Ø Reminders - AABA Newsletter – blog – Mind Your OWN Bee’s Wax
Note. BeeWeaver (Austin, TX) has donated 5 (five) queen certificates to the AABA for the March 2014 Meeting. If you need a new queen come to the meeting.
