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Last updated 12/07/2011 |
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December 7, 2011 update
A few updates today. Below we have a letter from our president. I also received the additional meeting dates and have posted them in the event section. This weekend I received my invite to the 2012 Mid-Ohio Valley Beekeepers Honeybee Expo and it looks like it will be another good day of talks and events. Check out the event page for details and the media section for pictures from last year. In the next few days I will be adding the previous meeting minutes to the archives as well.
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Letter from our President:
December 2011
Hello fellow beekeepers.
This is the time of year when much of our plans for winter have been resolved…. or not. Well, I wish I knew if my plans are what the bees really need if they could tell me. Is that 60 to 70 pounds of honey where they want it? Do I have enough winter bees with their reserves to last till winter; long way to dandelions. I worry about enough ventilation to keep the moisture low. Will mice get past entrance reducers; what a mess that could present three or four months from now. Well I can’t predict the weather, but I can watch it and catch up on bee magazine readings with my spare time. Oh yea, I forgot lots of bee boxes to repair in all that spare time. I’m hopeful spring 2012 will bring a bountiful nectar flow.
Mark Becilla
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