SANDUSKY RIVER VALLEY BEEKEEPING ASSOCIATION
November 5, 2007
At GZBZ HONEY FARM
7:00 P.M.
HELLO!
YIPPEE! IT'S TIME FOR OUR MONTHLY MEETING! THE DAYS ARE STILL FLYING BY HERE, AND I DON'T SEE ANYTHING SLOWING THEM DOWN. BY NOW YOU ALL HAVE YOUR HONEY EXTRACTED, BEES WRAPPED UP AND READY FOR WINTER. IT'S A GOOD TIME TO REFLECT BACK OVER THE YEAR AND MAKE CHANGES IF ANY ARE NEEDED! OR YOU COULD START GETTING YOUR WOODWARE READY TO WORK ON THIS WINTER
OUR LAST MEETING, WITH SPEAKER, JOHN GRAFTON, WAS VERY INTERESTING. AS ALWAYS! A GROUP OUR SIZE HAS BEEN FOTUNATE TO GET HIGHLY IN-FORMATIVE SPEAKERS. IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO COME TO ONE OF THEM YOU WON'T REGRET IT!!
JOHN TOUCHED ON JUST ABOUT EVERY ASPECT OF BEEKEEPING WITH HIS PROGRAM AND THE QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION. WE HAD A GOOD TURN OUT AND GREAT FOOD AS USUALL ! THANKS JOHN!
OUR NOVEMBER PROGRAM IS TO BE ON THE DIFFERENT WAYS OF EXTRACTING HONEY. IF YOU HAVN'T DONE SO YET, YOU JUST MIGHT GET A NEW IDEA!! JOHN SCHICK IS GOING TO DEM-ONSTRATE MAKING YOUR OWN CANDLE MOLDS. (JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOWS!)
WE ONLY HAVE 2 MEETINGS LEFT THIS YEAR, SO LETS TRY AND GO OUT WITH A CROWDED ROOM! WE DON'T USUALLY MEET IN JANUARY AND SOMETIMES FEBRUARY CAN GET "IFY"! (THIS MAKES FOR A LOOOONG WINTER!)
I JUST GOT DONE WATCHING THE PBS CHANNEL ABOUT THE DELIMA OF THE HONEY BEES. IT CERTAINLY WAS INFORMATIVE TO THE BEEKEEPER AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. I HOPE EVERYONE GOT TO SEE IT. THE HONEY BEES ARE CERTAINLY IN TROUBLE AND WE THE CONSUMER (LET ALONE BEEKEEPERS) WILL BE ALSO, IF SOMETHING'S NOT DONE TO CORRECT THE "PROBLEMS". WE (the beekeepers) HAVE BEEN TRYING TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON HOW IMPORTANT THE HONEY BEE IS TO THE FOOD CHAIN. I SURE HOPE THIS OPENS UP A LOT MORE EYES ON THE MATTER.
OUR CLUB LOST TWO "SEASONED" BEEKEEPERS THIS PAST MONTH. BENTON COOKSEY AND BILL DINAN. THEY BOTH WERE A GREAT ASSET TO THE BEE BUISNESS AND TO THE ASSOCIATION. THEY WILL BE GREATLY MISSED. OUR MEMORIES OF THEM WILL KEEP THEM FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS.
THE RECIPE FOR THE MONTH!
APPLE BAKE W/CIDER SAUCE
FROM- "FAVORITE HONEY RECIPES" BY
MICHIGAN BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION
2 C. Chopped Apples 1 Tbsp.Cinnamon candies
2 Tbsp. Butter 4 Tbsp. HONEY
1 ¼ C. flour 3 tsp. baking powder
½ C. milk 1 egg
Place apples in greased pie pan. Sprinkle with candies. Add a little water if apples are not juicy. Cream butter and honey and add egg. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk. Pour batter over apples. Bake at 350* for 30 minutes. Serve warm with Sauce.
Sauce: 2 Tbsp. Butter, 2 C. cider,
1 Tbsp. Cornstarch and ¼ tsp. vanilla
Mix all ingredients and cook until thickened.
OOP! Still some room! Here is a new version on Sweet Potatoes!
CANDIED SWEET POTATOES
FROM SAME RECIPE BOOK AS ABOVE
2 Tbsp. HONEY 1 C. Brown Sugar
1 med. Can fruit cocktail ½ C. water/juice
(drained)
Cooked sweet potatoes
Mix ingredients and bring to a boil. Add cooked sweet potatoes and simmer ½ hour or until candied.