September Meeting Agenda

Alamo Area Beekeepers Association

Next meeting: Tuesday September 17, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. 

At Helotes Independent Baptist Church

15335 Orange Tower Road

Helotes, TX 78023

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ONLY HAVE ONE MORE MEETING BEFORE THE NEW YEAR!!  Don't forget that we will need help running our booth at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo!!  If you are interested in helping out, even if you are a newbie, please let us know!!

MEETING AGENDA
Ø President’s Welcome & Visitors Intro by Rick Fink (5 min) Ø Approval of the July 2013 meeting minutes (5 min)
Ø Treasurer & Membership Report, Richard Trevino (5 min) Ø Presentation – Rick Fink (20 min)

• USDA Baton Rouge Bee Lab – Research Focus
  
• USDA Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics and Physiology Laboratory and
  the Louisiana Beekeepers Association 17th Annual Field Day on
  Saturday, October 19, 2013
  
• Texas - $35.00 permit – swarm capture permit fee
  Ø Presentation – Alamo Beekeepers Leadership Development Program – Don Fraser (10 min)
  Ø 2013 Youth Scholarship Program – Hive Update from the Scholarship Winners (2 minutes per Scholarship Recipient)
  Ø Program intermission & potluck dinner
  Ø AABA September 2013 Meeting-Honey, Beeswax and Picture Contest Ø Reminder – November 2013 – Election for Officers for 2014
  Ø Reminders - AABA Newsletter – blog format – Mind Your OWN Bee’s Wax
  Ø Reminders AABA – honey extraction equipment
  Ø Question & Answer Session
  Meeting Agenda – submitted by Don Fraser
  Blog: Mind Your OWN Beeswax
  Post: August Newsletter
  Link: http://aabanewsletter.blogspot.com/2013/09/august-newsletter.html
  Action Items:
  R. Fink – review final agenda and action items; 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.
  

R. Fink/R. Trevino/D. Fraser – identify and confirm the judges for the September 2013 honey, photo and wax contests prior to the Sept 17, 2013 Meeting.
R. Fink – identify members of the AABA Nomination Committee for the AABA Officers Election in November 2013
R. Fink – USDA Bee Lab Update – Research and Open House. Prepare short update for AABA Newsletter
D. Fraser – Prepare draft of the AABA Leadership Development Program. Review of program announcement prior to the AABA meeting.
Action Item - AABA Bee Scholarship Winners - List of recipients (see below). 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. The use of pictures, poster boards etc is encouraged. Parents are encouraged to help their children with their 1-2 minute presentations; it is a great opportunity to learn presentation skills before a friendly and supportive audience.
The list of scholarship recipients include:

Parents	Children
Vonda and Curtis	Nathan, Joshua and Alex (family award)
Laura	Jacob
Jenni	Nathan
Richard Lynn and Joni Lea	Brenton
Kelli and Stephen	Mayce, Ryland, Cadyn and Eyslie (family award)
Michael and Sue	Luke
Ricka	Abby
Mimi and Thadd	Chloe

2013 Events

Jan 15 Meeting *

Feb 2 Bottling Party 9am-1pm Pearsall, TX

Feb 2 AABA San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Booth Set-up

Feb7-24 SanAntonioStockShow&Rodeo Come meet us at our booth

March 19 Meeting *

April 13 Field Day Majestic Ranch, Boerne TX

May 21 Meeting *

July 16 Meeting *

Sep 17 Meeting * Honey, wax and photo contests

Nov 19 Meeting * Thanksgiving Dinner

Bi-monthly meetings are held 7-9 PM 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