| PRESIDENT’S NEWSLETTER 1 NOV 2010 Mid November and what is happening to the bees? Not much! Well for once that is okay. It’s that time of year. We all should make a 10 day routine of checking our hives for problems which is mostly food related or placing the brood and bees closer to a feeder so they can still feed. We should have already tried to fix weak hives but you may still move a frame of brood into a cluster if you need to equalize. Hopefully you have already checked for Mites and did whatever you decided was the lesser evil. Good luck! It always helps to have a little luck when it comes to beekeeping. We will have our next meeting Thursday Nov. 11th at the Farm Bureau office at 7:00 PM our refreshments will begin at 6:30. This show and tell night is a chance for you to show your favorite beekeeping tool or Gadget. Please bring and share with the group. As I am writing this, I am also preparing for the State meeting in Columbia to discuss the upcoming schedule for the Spring joint meeting with the NC/SC Beekeeping associations in Gastonia, NC in March of 2011. In addition, I was appointed within the last 10 days by the State to serve as the Chairman for the Grant Committee. At this meeting we will be reviewing the list of ideas sent in by associations as suggestions for research grants. This is our first shot at this and we are realizing that associations as of now have not really understood the process and we have only received 10 ideas. However, we as the grant committee will discuss these and see what we can do to increase participation in the future. Notes: The December meeting will be at the Pickens Pres. Church on Main Street. The Certified Level Short Course is coming! Spread the word. What about the Christmas Parade? Kerry Owen |
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