Mind Your OWN Bee's Wax
Whether you are new to beekeeping or a professional, this newsletter is
here to support you and also to make you smile!
Feed The Bees
An equal parts sugar and water with essential oils (http://www.gardenfork.tv/essential-oil-recipe-for-honeybees)
and protein powder or patties will help sustain your bees during the lull in
the wildflower season. We have been
experiencing rain (YIPEE!), which also makes the bees stay home and they will
benefit greatly from the extra food you supply for them. Both Mann Lake and Dadant have products
available for purchase geared specifically for bees.
2013 AABA Scholarship Recipients
Nathan, Joshua and Alex Bell
Jacob Boubel
Nathan Wilson
Brenton Huber
Mayce, Ryland, Cadyn and Eyslie McKinney
Luke Laprise
Abby Mueller
Chloe Stricker
The AABA Scholarships are awarded on an ongoing basis. You are invited to CLICK HERE to access our scholarship forms or visit our website at
alamobees.org to access the forms for applying for a scholarship.
2013 Field Day at Majestic Ranch in Boerne, Saturday, April 13, 2013
We enjoyed question and
answer sessions with Ed Priest who presented on splitting a hive, Africanized
bees and how to manage a hot hive, and keeping
a hive healthy. Daniel Weaver from
BeeWeaver Apiaries gave us an update on Beekeeping. The hot topic of agricultural exemptions was
presented by Joe and Lolita Bader and Beni Dryden. There are many ins and outs of ag exemptions,
but the most important information shared was to be informed. Also important is to remember it is easier
to “get more bees (flies) with honey than vinegar.”
Pest Control continues to be a topic allof us can relate to and
finding a balance in a constantly evolving market of chemical and organic
solutions can be overwhelming. Sam Sitterle and Mary Wilson offered simple and real solutions for keeping your
bees healthy.
During our delicious
potluck lunch, we had a wonderful demonstration of beeswax lotions. Our expert
also makes homemade soap and other bee related products. Other dealers offering bees, queens and
related products were BeeWeaver (Austin), D. Borntrager (Beeville), and M. Wolfshohl (Mico).
Fruit Honey Crisp
6 cups fruit
(berries work well)
¼ c honey
2 Tbsp lemon juice
1 ½ Tbsp instant
tapioca
1 c oats
¾ c flour
¼ sugar
½ tsp salt
½ c butter, cut in
pieces
Preheat oven to 350 F.
In a 2 quart baking dish, combine fruit, honey, lemon juice and
tapioca. Put the oats, flour, sugar and
salt in a bowl and combine. Add butter
cubes to the mixture. Spread the topping
over the fruit. It does not need to be
terribly even. Bake for approximately
one hour or until the topping is browned and the filling bubbling. Serve with fresh whipped cream or ice cream. Note: Tapioca is optional.
Texas Beekeeper’s Association Summer Clinic
Walker Honey Farm and Dancing Bee Winery sponsored the
event by allowing the clinic to take place on their property. The agenda included tours of the winery, hive
inspections, palletized Langstroth hives, Kenyan Top-Bar hives, honey
production and extraction and wine production. The clinic took place on Saturday, June 1st, 2013.
The Honey Queen Program
The Texas
Honey Queen shall represent the Texas Beekeeping Association as an official
spokesperson in an endeavor to educate the public on and promote all aspects of
the beekeeping industry. The Texas Honey Queen is a year-round public
relations, promotion and advertising representative of the state’s honey and
beekeeping industry. She will be promoting the use of honey, honey products and
beekeeping to the general public and consumers through promotions at fairs,
festivals, schools, conventions and media interviews. Information packets will
be available at the next meeting or by requesting information through this blog.
AABA Meeting Agenda and Action Items
May 21, 2013 meeting
MEETING AGENDA
Ø President’s Welcome & Visitors
Intro by Rick Fink
Ø Approval of the March 2013 meeting
minutes
Ø AABA Field Day Report, Don Fraser
Ø Treasurer's Report, Richard Trevino (5
min)
Ø Update on Bridgette Sharpe-Request for
Club Secretary Volunteers
Ø 2013 Youth Scholarship Program, Rick
Fink, Don Fraser, Richard Trevino. Intro and Introduction of Scholarship
Winners
Ø Membership Report, Richard Trevino
Ø Program intermission & potluck
dinner
Ø Texas Beekeepers Summer Clinic – June
1, 2013 - Announcement
Ø Queen/Princess Program Update
Ø Question & Answer Session
Action Items:
R. Fink – prepare final agenda and mail to both
AABA and non-AABA members; reminder to members regarding pot-luck. The
AABA will provide the meat dish with members asked to bring side
dish-vegetables, dessert, salads etc.
List of recipients (see section above).
Expectations for scholarship winners – take care of the bees, work with
mentors, come to AABA meetings and provide a 1-2 min overview of their
beekeeping activities that can include pictures and a note (helps the students
with presentation skills before a friendly audience while the pictures and
short note (update) is something for the AABA members to review if they are
placed on a table for review as AABA members will come by and chat with them.
BeeWeaver Queens – thank you to Laura and
Daniel Weaver for providing five (5) queen certificates to the AABA in May
2013. The winners of the certificates are:
- Jon Trent, Terry Otto, Rachel Fessler, Zet
Baer and Ben Pena Jr.
Coming Soon…
Our annual Honey, Bee’s Wax, and Photo competition is
coming up in September. Information on
details regarding rules and guidelines will be in our August newsletter. Don’t forget our July meeting on Tuesday the
16th. Make sure to bring a
side dish or dessert for sharing and as always, bring questions and stories to
share with your fellow members! Also, don't forget our special Thanksgiving themed meeting November 19th where we all pitch in to make a tasty sampling of a honey flavored celebration. How creative can you be??
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