June Meeting and Fair Notes
(1) Meeting Notes,
(2) Can we publish your contact information?
(3) Do you
want a swarm?
(4) Do you want to help a swarm catcher and learn about
catching swarms?
(5) Can you help build the club's display at the County
Fair?
(6) Do you have Honey, Pollen or any other hive products, or products
derived from hive products to sell at the Fair?
(7) Can you help at the
information booth at the County Fair?
Meeting Notes:
This
month's meeting was held at the Alameda County Fairgrounds, about 20 in
attendance, including two newbees and a few very helpful kids. The display will
be housed in the Agriculture Building instead of the Garden Building as in the
past several years. This means (a) less noise, and (b) air conditioning.
Hooray!
We discussed the display/booth layout at length. Naturally, no final decisions were made, but several options are being discussed, including (a) replacing the information booth with a steel framed booth from Joe Gutierrez, (b) replacing the bee cage with something significantly smaller and easier to store, (c) building a race track by one of several means, etc.
As usual, we will not actually make a decision about what to do. Instead, members will execute on what motivates them personally, and the result will be a winning synthesis. All this means is that we need your ideas and participation.
Can we publish your contact
information?
Beekeeping is more fun when you share. Many new members
have offered to help with your beekeeping in exchange for the things they will
learn, they just need to be able to contact you. Until now, we have not made
our roster broadly available, but we would like to be able to send it to the
membership via email. If you would like to be removed from the printed version
of the roster, please email president at alamedabee dot org with "no publish" in the subject
line.
Do you want a swarm?
Denise Qualls is our swarm
coordinator. Email her at d dot qualls at comcast dot net with your name and phone number
if you are are a competent swarm catcher. She will refer only common outdoor
swarms at step ladder height unless you tell her that you have special skills
and equipment such as: swarms in walls, swarms in rooftops, swarms in tall
trees, etc.
Do you want to help a swarm catcher and learn about
catching swarms?
This is a new category. If you want to learn to catch
swarms, we will try to pair you with a swarm catcher who lives near you. Most
swarms are caught after work in the summer, and taken home just after dark, so
this should not interfere with work. Register with Denise Qualls as above, and
indicate you're a swarm helper.
Can you help build the club's display
at the County Fair?
Tuesday 6/10 and Wednesday 6/18 - 7:30 to whenever
Thursday 6/12 - no work
Friday 6/13 - 6:30pm - 9:30pm (okay maybe 10pm)
Pizza at about 7pm, maybe some beer.
Construction - bring screw guns, hammers, etc. Review printed materials for
duplication.
Saturday 6/14 - 11am until late afternoon, maybe early
evening. Margaritas and Pizza at
1:30pm
Construction - decorating begins
Sunday
6/15 - Father's Day - 11am until mid-afternoon
Painting and decorating only. More Pizza? Maybe
a trip to In&Out?
Monday 6/16 - 7pm - 9:30pm - Kentucky Fried
Chicken?
Animation &
Multi-media
Tuesday 6/17 - 7pm -9:30pm - Chinese
Food?
More Animation - anybody worried
yet?
Wednesday 6/18 - 6:30pm - 10pm - Pizza and
Beer
Final Night - everything has to be perfect -
might as well drink beer.
If you will be joining us on Friday or
Saturday, please give us a head's up so we can get a pizza count.
We please bring ideas and a good spirit. I'll bring Margaritas
on Saturday - that's the kind of spirit I'll be in! Pizza provided on some
evenings and both weekend days.
Do you have Honey, Pollen or any other
hive products, or products derived from hive products to sell at the
Fair?
We sent-in the paperwork to the Health Dept today for our license
to vend. This means that all club members are eligable to sell hive products
and hive derived products. Best of all, you get to keep all the money you
earn. Please email Sara Willis at Treasurer@alamedabee.org and let her know
your intended schedule. We'll pool our talents and sell one-another's
stuff.
Can you help at the information booth at the County
Fair?
Speaking of honey sales, we need people to talk to people. Even if
you don't have honey or other hive products to sell at the fair, you can help us
greatly by being there to talk to our visitors, sample honey, and answer
questions. Please email Sara Willis as noted above.
A few parting comments: If you come to help during the fair, please sign-in at the booth in the back of the Ag Building, we are judged on member participation. Also, this year, we would prefer that there be no eating of meals in the booth area.

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