March 7, 2011
ANNUALL PANCAKE SUPPER!
6:00 P.M.
At GzBz Honey Farm
Bring covered dish and your own chair.
Dues - $15.00 a yr. per family!
As
I write this newsletter the sun is glistening on the freshly fallen foot
of snow we received in the past couple of days. I've not given up hope for spring
yet, for I have seen some of the limbs on our apple trees with some swollen
tips! Oh PLEASE let there be a bud in there!! I've also walked by the hives out
back and they have already started to clean house!
I must remind my resident beekeeper to ck and
make sure they have enough food, for the next couple of months could be rough
for them!
2#
pkgs. @$70 and the 3# pkgs. @$83
Cash
or a check in full must be with order.
Our President patted our backs at the last
meeting! He said there are 41 beekeeping
clubs in
Our main agenda at this meeting is to
organize the beekeeping class we are going to be putting on April 9th
and 16th.
The
classes are taking place at
The
class is limited to 20. The cost will be $45. Includes book, catalogs &
information sheets, a club hat when they finish, and a membership for the rest
of the year.
The
classes are divided up into 10 topics;
1.
About Bees - (queen, drones & workers )
2.
Beekeeping Equipment -ex. plastic? wood?
3.
Ohio Apiary laws - are you legal??
4.
Yard Locations -
where did I put them?
5.
Bee management - how long do I keep her?
6.
Buying Bees - they cost how much?
7.
Safety - get my epi pen quick!
8.
Disease and
9.
Products of the hive - you sell that too?
10. Record Keeping - no. not the
IRS kind!
We would really appreciate, if you could
pick out a class you feel you could teach. If you don't want to do a class
alone, ask another member to help you, two heads are always better than one,
and easier to present your ideas across to the class.
They
will also, learn there are a lot of techniques to keeping bees!
Make
it fun…you always remember things having a good time, and not boring! A lot of
the classes can be kept down to a 20 minute session…then have a question and
answer part. If you can do more than one class that would be wonderful! Some
might want to assist someone, that’s great too! We will take all the help we
can get…organizing, setting up, or just being an aid!! Of course you know we
will have food if you’re a food driven person….bribery?? tsk …tsk….(what ever
works…..)
Speaking
of food, I can smell the pancakes and Maple Syrup already! Hope to see you
Monday night! Always great food and the best in fellowship this side of the
border!
No, I didn't forget the recipe!
Tropical
Bloom Smoothie…..honey.com
1
½ cups milk
2
ripe bananas peeled
1
cup plain yogurt
¼
cup honey
1
tsp. vanilla
½
tsp. ground cinnamon
Ground
nutmeg
5
ice cubes
Combine
milk, bananas, yogurt, honey, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg in blender; process
until thick and creamy. Add ice cubes, one at a time, and blend until smooth.
While drinking your smoothie, look this up!
If you don't already know…..
There are four major species of honey bees in the world;
1.Apis florae
2.Apis dorsata
3.Apis cerana
4.Apis mellifera .
Which one is found in
See
ya!