33 people in attendance: 30 in person, 3 online
Welcome new members!
- President: Nathan Allan
- Nathan is now the President! Call for volunteers for the Vice President position.
- If you have other days that would work better for you for the meeting, talk with a Board member
- Feb 24th, we are doing a 2-hour intro to beekeeping class, 11am-1pm – it’s FREE!
- Apprenticeship class in March & April – in person, $50 tuition – Saturdays from 10am-12pm for 6 weeks
- We restarted the meeting raffle!
- We are going to apply for funds through a City grant for education, Freedom Farmers looking for help getting bees, could have a joint arrangement for a club apiary!
- Let Nathan know if you are interested in taking over the Outreach Coordinator board position
- Treasurer: David Bruun
- Checking – $4,837.94; Savings – $4,584.53
- Librarian: Lynn Phillipi
- Go ahead and check out from the library – please put name and phone number on the card, OK to keep for 2-3 months, when return it, please give to Nathan so he can return the card to the book
- During meetings, Saturday and Sunday between 8-noon, or give Nathan a call at other times during the day
- If there is a beekeeping book you want and we don’t have, talk to Lynn so she can purchase it for the library with this year’s budget
- Mentorship: Bryan Henn
- Looking for mentors
- Website will have new forms on it soon to sign up to be a mentee or a mentor
- Don’t have to be a master to be a mentor
- Special guest speaker: Sue Cobey, Honey Bee Insemination Services, speaking about queen rearing for backyarders