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  • Every Beekeeper Does Things Differently: John Smith, John Chosay, Aaron Sullivan
  • August 27, 2024

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Upcoming Dickson Bee Club Meetings

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  • August 27th – Every Beekeeper Does Things Differently: John Smith, Will Dobson, Aaron Sullivan, DBC Members
  • September 24th - DBC Honey Tasting & Photography Contest
    • Mandy Roper, DBC Member
  • October 22nd – Pollinator Fields – Big and Small
    • Deborah Rosenthal
  • November 19th – Annual Business meeting, speaker TBD
    • Election of officers for 2025
    • Final meeting of 2024

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2024 DBC Events

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  • June 22: Family Picnic at Montgomery Bell State Park

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  • August 17: World HoneyBee Day Festival at the Bibb Center

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  • September 24: Honey Tasting Event at the Bibb Center (regularly scheduled meeting)

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  • November 9: Beginning Beekeeper Class at the Bibb Center

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  • December 10: Christmas Party at the Bibb Center (no meeting on Dec 24th!!)

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World Honeybee Day Festival

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World Honeybee Day Festival

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World Honeybee Day Festival

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Thank you���

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Dickson Bee Club Requirements

Honey Tasting Contest

  • Any unlabeled jar, plastic or glass
  • Number assigned when you bring it in
  • Dividing honey into light and dark for judging

Photography Contest

  • 8X10” printed photo
  • Color or black & white
  • Place on black or white mounting paper (to avoid using tacks or tape on the photo)

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September Meeting:

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Beginning Beekeepers Class: November 9 �8 AM - 5 PM

Time

Topic

8:00-8:30

Registration and Check-in

8:30-9:00

Welcome and Introductions

9:00-10:00

Beekeeper Equipment, Hive Components and How it all works

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10:00-10:15

 

BREAK

10:15-11:15

Life Cycle of Bees and Division of Labor

 

11:15-12:00

“I Just Bought Bees…What Should I Do?”

 

12:00-12:30

 

LUNCH

12:30-1:30

 

Demonstration at DBC Hives

Bibb Center Grounds

(Weather permitting)

1:30-2:30

Feeding and Honey Bee Nutrition

 

2:30 – 3:30

Disease and Pest Identification and Management

 

 

3:30 – 4:15

Virtual Hive Inspection

 

4:15 – 5:00

Questions, Answers, Wrap-up

 

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Election of 2025 Officers

  • President

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  • Vice President

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  • Secretary

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  • Treasurer

November Meeting:

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Treasurer’s Report:�James Tiensvold

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Treasurer’s

Report

  • Current Balance: $10,023.69

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  • World Honeybee Day income: $2,882.00

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  • Collected from over 80 vendors

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  • Over 100 paid members

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Club Hive Updates: Rudy Navarro

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  • Every Beekeeper Does Things Differently: John Smith, John Chosay, Aaron Sullivan
  • August 27, 2024

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What makes honey different colors?

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Questions & Answers