Alamo Area Beekeepers Association
Next meeting: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 6:30 p.m, start at 7pm.
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 November 2014 meeting minutes (5 min)
Ø Treasurer & Membership Report, Richard Trevino (5 min)
Ø Schulmeier Update – Positive Thoughts
Ø 2014 Youth Scholarship Program Update – Rick Fink & Scholarship Recipients (10 min)
Ø Program intermission & potluck dinner
Ø San Antonio Rodeo – Planning
· Funds – AABA Scholarship Programs – Education - Equipment
· Logistics for SA Rodeo – Booth Set-up (Saturday Feb 7th)
· Logistics for SA Rodeo – Honey Bottling Party (Saturday Feb 7th)
· SA Rodeo – AABA Booth – Map/Directions/Parking/Parking Passes/Rodeo Release Forms - Notarized
· SA Rodeo – Care Calendar – Sign Up Schedule, Traffic Patterns – Rodeo Attendance/Honey Sales
· SA Rodeo – Shift Schedules, Booth Mentoring/Management
· Nuc Bee Display – Care and Handling
· Heated Honey Storage – Design/Set-up/Heating
· AABA Products for Sales in 2015
o Honey – 4 oz Muth jars, Bears, 2 lb, 6 lb
o Soap – Lavender, Rose, and Oatmeal w/ beeswax
o Beeswax Lip Balm
o Hand Cream (plus applicators – small wooden sticks)
o Suggestions for new items?
· Newbie AABA Booth Education (a few examples)
o What questions do people ask?
o Educate a Friend Program – Booth Coverage – Free Tickets
o $$ Money Management
o Opening/Closing
o 2nd and 3rd shift – Parking and Parking Passes
o Shift schedule – finding a replacement for booth coverage
o Supplies
o Samples
o Emergency Contacts – cell phone/email
Ø Other items – name tags
Ø Q&A – Beekeeping Questions
Ø Reminders - AABA Newsletter – blog – Mind Your OWN Bee’s Wax
Action Items:
The AABA will provide the meat dish with members asked to bring side dish-vegetables, dessert, salads etc.
We would appreciate it if a few people (20) could bring folding chairs to the January 2015 AABA meeting.
Meeting Agenda – submitted by Don Fraser, VP AABA
Blog: Mind Your OWN Beeswax
Link: http://aabanewsletter@blogspot.com. Reminder – Mimi Stricker would love to receive your pictures and stories for inclusion in the AABA Blog: Mind Your Own Beeswax. If you have an idea for a story or some interesting pictures you would like to share please contact her at: Mimi Stricker merissa.stricker@gmail.com
Alamo Area Beekeepers Association 2015 Events
Tuesday Jan 20
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Meeting *
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Saturday
Feb 7
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Bottling Party 9am-1pm
Youngblood Honey, 3300 FM 1582, Pearsall, TX 78061
(Use Mapquest for Directions; GPS in your car may get you lost)
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Saturday
Feb 7
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AABA San Antonio Stock Show
& Rodeo Booth Set-up
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Feb 12-March 1
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Tuesday
March 17
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Meeting *
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Saturday
May 2
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Field Day
Fink Ranch, 1199 Lower Mason Creek Rd, Bandera, TX 78003
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Tuesday
May 19
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Meeting *
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Tuesday
July 21
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Meeting *
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Tuesday
Sept 15
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Meeting *
Honey, wax and photo contests
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Nov 2015
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Texas Beekeepers Association Annual Meeting
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Tuesday
Nov 17
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Meeting *
Thanksgiving Dinner and AABA Officer Election
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Bi-monthly meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of the ODD numbered months (Jan-March-May-July-Sept-Nov) at Helotes Independent Baptist Church 15335 Bandera Rd, Helotes, TX 78023. Plan to arrive about 6:30 PM to register. The meeting will begin at 7 PM.
Key AABA Contacts for 2013
President
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Rick Fink
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Vice-President
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Don Fraser
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Treasurer
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Richard Trevino
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Membership
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Richard Trevino
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Secretary
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Lolita Bader
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Honey Queen Program
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Lolita Bader
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AABA Newsletter
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Mimi Stricker
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Past President
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Ed Priest
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