SANDUSKY RIVER VALLEY BEEKEEPING ASSOCIATION

www.srvbeekeeping.com

MONDAY

AUGUST 29, 2011

(Our September meeting)

7:00 p.m.

Clyde Municipal Building

This meeting will be about "Honey Safety". Just in time!

Some have been taking off right along, but some of us wait and do it all at once. This is a matter of preference and the need for your honey! Caroline Allinder will be doing the program.

While your in your hives, now is the time to check things out and make sure they don't need some attention before winter, such as diseases, mites, reducing the entrance to keep the mice out. Prepare to have some kind of wind break, like trees, bushes or a building, for the winter. You will have to leave enough honey on for their food too! If you were to our last meeting the program was on "Fall and Winter Management" and probably know what to do!...If you missed it you can always come to this meeting and ask a fellow beekeeper….

Trivia Question:

Which is NOT true about honey?

a. It has antioxidants,

b. It's fat free

c. It has zero calories

d. It's cholesterol free

"Exploring Your Backyard"

September 20^th & 21^st

This has become an annual event for our bee club to do a short presentation to all 4^th grades of Sandusky County. This is on a Tues. and Wed. and the programs start at 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. They want us set up by 9:40 a.m. and they will provide a free lunch to all presenters. The Allinders have been letting us use their short documentary as part as the presentation. We still need volunteers to answer some questions and do a little show and tell. Signing up at this meeting will give us a head count they need for the free lunches.

If you can only come half a day this also helps! It's fun, besides spreading the "word" on the beekeeping industry!

Tail Gate Recipe!

Honey - Mustard Snack Mix Heat the oven to 375°F

Ingredients & Instructions:

7 cups plain bagel chips, broken in half

6 cups pretzel sticks

3 cups sesame sticks

Mix all above together and set aside.

Mix the following ingredients until smooth and well combined:

12 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), melted

1 1/4 cups honey

3/4 cup mustard powder

4 teaspoons kosher salt

Pour over the pretzel mixture and stir till evenly coated.

Scatter in a single layer on parchment lined baking sheets. Bake, stirring occasionally, until toasted and browned, about 20 min. Cool and then break into bite size pieces.

See you Monday Night!

Sue