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Happy New Year!

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January Bee Club Meeting

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2024 Leadership Team

• President: Jane Breckenridge
• Vice-President: Rudy Navarro
• Treasurer: James Tiensvold
• Secretary: Samantha Navarro

Upcoming Dickson Bee Club Meetings

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• February 27^th –  Leonard Walker
• Double Screen Techniques

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• March 26^th – Kassandra Burnett
• Bee Venom Therapy for Lyme Disease

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• April 23^th – Sterling Earhart
• Simple Do’s and Don’t’s of Spring Management

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• May 28^th- Al Taylor
• TBD

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2024 Event Calendar

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• June 22: Family Picnic at Montgomery Bell State Park
• August 17: World HoneyBee Day Festival at the Bibb Center
• September 24: Honey Tasting Event at the Bibb Center (regularly scheduled meeting)
• November: Beginning Beekeeper Class at the Bibb Center
• December 10: Christmas Party at the Bibb Center (no meeting on Dec 24^th!!)

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Get Involved!

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• Survey Coming this week:
• Opportunities to get involved!
• Family Day at Montgomery Bell
• World Honey Bee Day Festival

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• Ideas for club meeting topics or speakers
• Volunteers welcomed!!!!

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Monthly Club Updates

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• Treasurer’s Report: James Tiensvold
• Club Hive Update: Rudy Navarro
• Annual Membership Renewal: Sam Navarro

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Treasurer’s Report:�James Tiensvold

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• 2023 starting balance: $ 4,255
• 2023 income: $14,984
• 2023 expenses: $15,472
• 2023 ending balance: $ 3,479

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• 2024 current balance: $ 3,146

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• 2023 WHBF profit: $ 3,326
• 2024 WHBF sponsor $ 3,000� (Zochem)

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Treasurer’s

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Club Hive Update:�Rudy Navarro

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• Last inspected 12/31/2023
• Went to inspect and feed, but
• all Bibb Center Hives absconded

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• Resource Hive
• Very unlevel. Water on entrance board draining into the hive?
• Need to solidify footing and level stand
• Jane has hive to secure resources

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Club Hive Update:�Rudy Navarro

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• Terry Franklin Hive
• Foam slid down and blocked entrance
• Foam may have caused condensation inside
• Not a lot of dead bees inside, so they made it out
• Screened bottom board had weird stuff in the bottom
• Rudy and Sam have the hive to secure resources

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Club Hive Update:�Rudy Navarro

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• Plastic Hive
• No bees
• Still had resources
• Rudy and Sam have the hive to secure resources

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Club Hive Opportunities:�

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• Asking for 2-3 experienced beekeepers to assist Rudy in reviewing site, equipment needs, etc. Rudy will contact.
• The Leadership Team is requesting approval to spend up to $600 on new bees
• One NUC, One Package?
• Swarms?
• Will schedule monthly inspections and learning opportunities for new beekeepers
• This spring, we may ask members to donate honey to the club to sell at the festival

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Membership Renewals or New Memberships:�

• Complete new registration form for accuracy
• Sign up today or online
• $20 Individual / $30 Family
• Cash, Card, and Check can be collected by Bee Club officers, or James (Treasurer)
• Paypal payments can be made to: @DicksonTNBeeClub
• Invoice will be sent if this is your preferred method of payment
• See our Secretary – Sam Navarro for registration form or questions

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What to do in the next month

• Continue to check on food stores and add as needed
• Check entrances for build up of dead bees creating blockage
• Inventory / Repair Equipment

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Are you ready for Spring… Time to order your Bees!

Now is the time to place your orders!!!

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• Chris Theiler | The Garden Apiary -615-686-8251
• Packages

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• Leonard Walker – 615-347-1062
• Nucs

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• Josh Hager | Bearded Bee Works – 615-853-3966
• Nucs

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Bee Trivia

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Let the Games Begin!

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Chelsea Vargas