Minutes for June 14, 2016
Meeting
was called to order 6:40 p.m. by Arrie Goodwin at Artisan Restaurant in Highland, AR. We had 13 members in attendance. We were missing folks because they were in
Jonesboro at the Bee Meeting there this night.
They normally do not have it on same night as ours but they did for this
month.
Guest Speaker - Hillbilly Bees (http://www.hillbillybees.com/ ) from
Salem, AR.
Special Thanks From Dee and Donnie Burkhead
for all the help we offered but they are not going to invest in any bees at
this time and gave a donation to the club of $20.00
Treasurer
Report Arrie reported we transferred to a new bank at First
National Banking Company (FNBC) in Ash Flat, AR. Presently, we have $545.07 in checking.
Petty
Cash - $85.00 - He used $25.00 to book booth at Sharp County Fair.
Meeting
Minutes None to approve or to submit corrections for at this
time.
Memberships 43 paid members. All dues are yearly from Jan
to Jan..
Activity
Director Report:
1) Arrie said we have County
Fairs coming up, and is seeking volunteers to help with these events, to sit at
table to answer questions and pass the word of our club. They are being held on the same day this
year. Arrie will be at Sharp County (Ash
Flat) and Ronda will be at Fulton County (Salem). Please contact them to see what they need
help with. They are in need of the
following:
·
6ft tables
·
Extractors
·
Bee Suits
·
Hive Display
·
Anything else you can think of for the tables
2) Time for Hive Beetles and
Mites is upon us and inspections of hives should be done regularly. Arries recipe: 1 gallon water, Ό cup oil,
dawn dish soap. He used Powdered Sugar to
check for mites. If you need more
clarification, please do not hesitate to contact Arrie.
3) With the increase in heat,
if you see your bees on the OUTSIDE of the hive, they are fanning it to cool
the inside for the queen. Solution to
help reduce the interior heat, place Popsicle sticks in between the boxes. This will allow more air flow yet not wide
enough to allow the queen to escape.
.
Voting
of new officers:
CONGRATULATIONS to our Secretary/Treasurer Jacque English.
Ronda Lee nominated her and Rick seconded. It was passed unanimously.
Old
Business: - None to report
New
Business:
1) Arrie asked the members
regarding the Sharp County Fair in July to purchase honey candies from Kelly
Beekeeping for $239.40 to have on hand at the table. Jacque English made the motion, Rick Lee
seconded it and it was passed unanimously.
2)
Arrie asked the members about getting quotes on a banner for events to
display at our tables. All agreed that
would be fine.
3)
Find Fair dates and prices for Booths for the following counties:
Izard, Lawrence, Randolph. Check with local Farmers Market and Hardy
Homesteaders Day.
4)
Cathy Austin does embroidering and will give us a fair price to have
our logo made on T-shirts, Bee suits.
More discussion to follow.
5)
Website we do not presently have a website but we have a Facebook
page that can be accessed at ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/590964444394870/
) . Joey Treem and Jacque English are
knowledgeable and will start working up something.
6)
Seek another location to hold meetings.
The restaurants are nice but can be too noisy to hear the speakers and
the information being put out. To look
around for a place that we can set up on a permanent basis. Suggestions were the College behind Walmart,
Hardy Fire and Rescue building, Hardy City Hall, local churches. Requirement to meet is it be
still in this immediate area.
Meeting
was adjourned at 7:45
p.m
Minutes submitted by Jacque English