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May 2016 Volume 22 Issue 5
President's ReportFranclyn Heinecke
Pollinator forage projects buzzing along!
WSU Puyallup Campus forage gardens Please give your localMcLendon Hardware employees a big thank you for corporate
sponsorship of our forage gardens in the works for the WSU PuyallupCampus. They are our first sponsor, agreeing to provide lumber and
supplies for two pergolas at the front garden, lumber and supplies for a
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new fence around our apiary, and lots of crocus and liatris bulbs!
Parkland Prairie Preserve –
Restoring pollinator forage after noxious weeds have been removed.
(L) Just one patch of native Camas at the Parkland Prairie Preserve.
(R) PCBA member Kelly Stave (L) with Jessica Stone, Pierce County project manager.
Several people from various groups conducted a site inventory of plantsand animals. About 30 groups are interested in this property in additionto beekeepers. We expect that the community project will end up being
something really special.
Bees at the Governor’s Mansion!
Congratulations to the Olympia Beekeepers Association for getting twocolonies to the governor’s mansion! This effort took a couple of years ofwork, and resulted in extensive news coverage. There’s a real buzz
about bees in Washington!
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/apr/20/honeybeesgetnewhomesnewjobsatthegovernors/
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politicsgovernment/article73484907.html
Are your bees all settled in?
Packages and nucs arrived! Swarms are …. well swarming! Don’t know about you, but it always excites me to install some new
bees. Many of us suffered great losses last winter (including me), so theboxes of bees and stories of swarms are a welcome sign of hope.
Make sure you feed, feed, feed your packages, nucs and swarms.
It takes a lot of food to make wax and build comb.
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Dr. Dewey Caron is our speaker on May 2nd. We are pleased to bring in internationally known bee expert, author,and engaging speaker Dr. Dewey Caron to our May meeting. Now anOregon resident, professor emeritus from the University of Delaware,and member of the national Bee Informed Partnership, Dr. Caron is oneof the nation’s top beekeeping educators. He will have books for sale,
or bring your own copies if you want a signature.
Spring Fair a great success!
Tom Heinecke (left) getting advice from Andy Matelich (right)
Thanks to Andy Matelich, with guidance from Alisa Shorey, for
organizing the bee booth and honey sales at the Spring Fair. And thanksto all of you who helped to staff the booth and sell honey. There was lotsof interest and attention at the booth, especially over the weekend withits glorious weather. Proceeds from our sales help to support speakers,
workshops, and club expenses.
Great News!!
Ortho products will eliminate neonics from all of its outdoor products!!
(have heard it's important to eradicate bedbugs indoors).Check out the article below.
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Reports
Minutes
Minutes from the General Meetings and the Board Meetings can be found here.
Apiary
Larry Golden
We had a great turnout to our April Apiary Day.Most of the people that showed up hadn’t received their bees, and thiswas the first time some of them had been in a hive. Most everyone
suited up and we dove into 6 hives. I walked them through one hive as agroup and explained what we were doing and what we should be lookingfor. I turned them loose on two other hives. Everyone did great. Weeven had one member go into a hive without any gear on. This was an
awesome experience for him and he did great.
Looking forward to seeing everyone at the next apiary day, May 21st. We have a new process when you show up. You will need to sign in andagree to our new Hold Harmless agreement. This is due to our newinsurance policy requirements and attorney recommendations.
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Volunteers are needed!!PCBA is an allvolunteer organization.
Having everyone pitch in helps to spread the work around.
We need: **Someone to update the web page**
Requires some experience and knowledge of websites, comfort using anupdating system (ours is very userfriendly), ability to link files and
pages, and about 1 hour a week of work. Talk with Larry Golden or Franclyn Heinecke.
**Apiary help one Saturday a month**Jeff needs at least one journeyman student to help him with the monthly
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apiary day inspections, and another person to take care of logistics forthe day making sure people sign up, are members, etc. One Saturday a month, from 11 AM to about 12:30 1:00 PM.
Talk with Jeff Jones.
Dr. Caron's request for info about Pacific Northwest Beekeeping:
Dr. Dewey Caron, our May speaker, has set up an online survey to getinformation from Pacific Northwest beekeepers to get better data on
how we care for our bees and how well they fare. By having thisinformation on beekeeping specific to the Pacific NW, we will be betterable to find beekeeping management strategies. Please take a few
minutes and respond to this survey:
http://pnwhoneybeesurvey.com/survey/
PCBA May 2016 Membership Report Active Members: 244
Due in April 2016: Jean Matthew, Jerry Weaver, Margaret Pearson, LenahRaykovitz, Rick Gehrke, Justin Flores, Scott Huseby, Bruce Carpenter
Due in May 2016: Ashlee Tarbox, Greg York, John Clancy, Jill Jensen, StephanieHalvorson, Verena Schumacher, John McIlhenny, Walter Motz, John Stevens,
Faith Smith, Mike Leskajan, William Archer, Michelle Pate, Phillip Friend, KimIngram, Douglas Giles.
20 New Member(s): William Michler, Debby Higgins, Jesse Breitbarth, SaraKonu, Geneva Fischer, Mark Berryhill, Timothy Austen, Krista Galanin,
Viorel Aarau, Kristina Alston, Don Rand, Rosalie McAlister,Tracy Wiegman, Kalle Robinson, Benjamin Toombs, Annette Masella,Jennifer Mehlum, Kyle and Sonja Wheeler, Harold Garn, Gary Lusso.
If you feel there is a discrepancy between who is due and who has already paidto email Christine at [email protected].
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Upcoming Events May 2nd
6:15pm Beginning Beekeeping Class6:15pm Journeyman Meeting7:30pm PCBA general meeting
May 21st
11:00am Apiary Day
June 1718th
WSU Short Course
June 19th
Sue Cobey queen rearing workshop
View complete event information here.
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