We are having our Sept. meeting Aug. 31 at GzBz Honey Farm - 7:00 p.m. - Bring your chair! Program-
"Making Soap" by Amy Lynch
www.srvbeekeeping.com
AUGUST 31,
2009
At GZ BZ HONEY FARM
7:00 P.M.
Bring your chair!
HELLO!
I imagine you're all busy harvesting tons of
honey this year! What I've heard so far, some places are getting a lot, and
some aren’t getting so much. I guess it just depends on where you're standing….
Our last meeting was the annual picnic!
I heard everyone had a great time and plenty of good food! The Allinders were gracious enough to have us again at their
house.
Thank YOU, Allinders!!!
This next meeting will be about making
soap. Amy Lynch will be doing the program, she sells soap and lotions
and balms that she makes her self from beeswax and honey. You don't want to
miss this!
It's a busy time of year that’s for
sure. Harvesting our gardens, fair time,
school starting, and harvesting the honey.
For the beginners, and those who just have a
few hives to harvest; There are several ways to remove
honey from the colony of bees that are inclined to keep you from doing so!
1st take some precautions before
you start. Making sure you have a fairly safe place to put frames or supers
that have been harvested to avoid robbing. One at a time, you can place it in a
covered super so bees can't get in. If you are removing entire supers, keep the
stack covered until you leave the bee yard. A robbing frenzy can be disastrous,
dangerous and counterproductive!
You can harvest the honey several ways:
Smoking the colony, using a bee escape, a fume board or blowing the bees out.
If you only have one hive, smoking is the easiest. Smoke the colony lightly
before opening (preferably during the busy part of the bees' day)then gently open. To remove, lift the frame, brush the bees
off the surface, using a bee brush and place the frame in a super nearby that
has a bottom, and can be covered. Continue until all capped frames are removed.
For the other methods, follow the directions on the device, or bottle, or ask a
fellow beekeeper their preference and instructions!
"Exploring Your Back
Yard"
This is a program put on by the Sandusky
county Soil & Water Conservation District.
We have been donating our time and expertise for 4-5 years now. It's a great way to introduce beekeeping to
all the 4th graders in the county!
We explain the how's and why's of beekeeping to them…They are always
very attentive and come up with very good questions! We need volunteers!! This
year its Sept. 22nd and 23rd at the
Honey Pumpkin Bread
Ingredients
1/2
cup butter
2
Cup Flour
1
tsp. baking soda
1/2
tsp. salt
1/2
tsp. cinnamon
1/2
tsp. nutmeg
1
cup honey
1
cup pumpkin
2
tsp. lemon juice
1
tsp. vanilla
Directions
Mix
all ingredients well.
Pour
into greased 9x5 bread pan.
Bake
at 350 degrees for 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 hour, or until a knife placed in the center
comes out clean.
Cool
for 10 minutes on a wire rack, then remove from pan
See
you Monday night!
Sue