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Club Meeting

October 28, 2025

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Upcoming Dickson Bee Club Meetings

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  • July 22: Building Your Honey Business, Josh Hager
  • August 26: Varroa Management Discussion
  • September 23: Honey Tasting and Photography Competition
  • October 28: Winter Management, Barry Richards
  • November 18: Al Taylor, Annual Meeting

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Treasurer’s Report:�James Tiensvold

Treasurer’s

Report

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Club Hive Updates: Rudy Navarro

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2025 Event Calendar

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  • June 7: Family Picnic at Breckenridge farm, 1799 Nosegay Road, White Bluff
  • August 16: World HoneyBee Day Festival at the Bibb Center
  • September 23: Honey Tasting Event at the Bibb Center (regularly scheduled meeting)
  • November 8: Beginning Beekeeper Class at the Bibb Center
  • December 9: Christmas Party at Bryan’s Steakhouse, 6-9 pm (no meeting in Dec)

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

Agenda

Registration and Check-in

Welcome & The Importance of Honeybees in Our World

The Amazing Honeybee

BREAK

Getting Started with Beekeeping

Initial Set-Up: Space, Equipment & Bees

LUNCH & Browse Equipment Display

Demonstration at DBC Hives

Maintaining a Healthy Hive: Hygiene & Supplemental Feeding

Recognizing and Managing Diseases and Pests

Virtual Hive Inspection

Questions, Answers & Wrap-up

 

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Volunteers Needed!

Friday, November 7 from 4:30-6:00PM

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Set-up Bibb Center for Beginning Beekeeper Class

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  • Set-up round tables in Auditorium
  • Move classroom tables and chairs into lobby for lunch
  • Unload supplies

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Election of 2026 Officers�& Approval of By-Laws

  • President

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  • 1st Vice President (hives)

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  • 2nd Vice President (festival)

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  • Secretary

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  • Treasurer

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November 18 Meeting:

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DRAFT Officer Responsibilities

President

Meetings and Programs

1st Vice President

Club hive management

Back-up President

2nd Vice President

Festival planning and execution

Treasurer

All things money!

Secretary

Minutes & record keeping

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Proposed By-Laws

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Preparing for Winter, Barry Richards

October 28, 2025