Alamo Area Beekeepers Association
Next meeting: Tuesday, November 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 September 2014 meeting minutes (5 min)
Ø Treasurer & Membership Report, Richard Trevino (5 min)
Ø 2014 Youth Scholarship Program Update – Rick Fink & Scholarship Recipients (5-10 min)
Ø Presentation – Splitting a Hive – Thinking Ahead to Spring 2015 (20 min). Rick Fink/Ed Priest
Ø Presentation – Wildflower Seedballs – Preparing Now for Spring 2015. Don Fraser
Ø Program intermission & potluck dinner
Ø 2015 Officer Election – Weldon Riggs/Sam Heinz
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 (3 turkeys + ham) 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 November 2014 AABA meeting.
Maxant Model 3100P Extractor Update – the gear on the extractor motor was repaired (under warranty) by Maxant on September 9, 2014. We also purchased additional partsfor the Maxant extractor – a hand crank attachment (in case the electric motor breaks down), ball bearings (2), food grease (2) and a stainless steel frame spacer (9 spaces).
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
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
2014 Events
Tuesday Jan 21
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Meeting *
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Saturday
Feb 1
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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 1
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AABA San Antonio Stock Show
& Rodeo Booth Set-up
Booth Location - #52 on the map – Little Buckaroo Farms, A Texas Experience by HEB
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Feb 6-23
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San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo
Come meet us at our booth |
Tuesday
March 18
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Meeting *
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Saturday
April 26
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Field Day
Fink Ranch, 1199 Lower Mason Creek Rd, Bandera, TX 78003 |
Tuesday
May 20
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Meeting *
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Tuesday
July 15
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Meeting *
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Tuesday
Sept 16
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Meeting *
Honey, wax and photo contests |
Tuesday
Nov 18
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Meeting *
Thanksgiving Dinner and AABA Officer Election |
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.
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