Agenda for September 11, 2023

 

Agenda

East Central Iowa Beekeepers Association

September 11, 2023

6:30 to 8:00 pm (Doors open at 6:00)

Urban Acres Realty

250 Holiday Road, Coralville

(see map below)

Welcome to fall (even if it still feels like summer)! Hope you’ve had a good summer and your bees have had a good one as well. We will have a lot to talk about so we hope you’re able to join us!

--Introductions and welcoming new members

--Brief sharing of summer “successes”. How did your bees do and how was the honey production?

--Treasurer Report-- Additionally, we will be needing to elect a new treasurer as Jean Stallman will not be able to continue in this position due to family obligations. We thank Jean for her service and wish her well.

--Budget report—At our June meeting, a question was asked about our budget. Below is a listing of the budget developed early this year, and we’ll discuss this briefly at the meeting.

$300 Big item to be used by club members

$200 Honorarium for Honey Princess

$150 Summer field day expenses

$250 Johnson County Fair booth

$400 Honorarium for speakers

$150 Reimbursement for conference attendance

$50 General supplies

Annual total: $1500

--Oxalic Acid vaporizer for club use

--Developing a club apiary

--Should we hold more meetings?

--Overwintering colonies—James Miller will talk about his method for helping bees get through winter

http://eastcentraliowabeekeepers.blogspot.com

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Jim Davis, Secretary

davisjk@southslope.net

All We Are Saying...

Is Give Bees A Chance

That is what the Johnson County Supervisors are doing today by declaring August 19th, 2023 to be  Honey Bee Day.

(Click here to read the proclamation on page 4 of the agenda.)

ECIBA wishes to thank the supervisors for recognizing and supporting our local bee population.  Not only are they doing so by this recognition, but they also support honey bees as well as the all-important native bees and other pollinators in our state through their Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management program.  This program reduces pesticide use along our county roadways and encourages establishment of native plant species.  These linear strips are very important for all pollinators and helps the environment in many ways.  

While honey bees are important to us, and much attention has been given to the plights of the honey bee, Iowa is home to many other important species of pollinators.  Efforts to improve habitat and conditions for honey bees can benefit many other species as well, some of which are in decline.  Helping one helps others.