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Queen's Castle Beekeepers Assoc.
4th
Year, 5th
Minutes for the Queen’s Castle Beekeepers Assoc.
May
31, 2014
21980 U. S. Hwy 29, Andalusia, AL 36420, 334-222-0751/376-9824
Mrs. Lucy
welcomed everyone.
Keith led
in prayer.
The 2014
officers are: President - Lucy Blount
Vice-President - OJ Blount
Treasurer
- Lucy Blount (Temporary)
Secretary
- Keith Robinson
Photographer/Historian - Sharon Campbell
Web Master
- Randy Shaffer
The
following items were discussed:
Keith was
concerned about his front entrance bottom board getting wet when it
rained.
It was
suggested that he could tilt the front of the hive down, or he could
put a cover on top
that
extended out over the front entrance.
Everyone
was reminded to change the lime or DE in the bottom tray of their
hives eve ry
ten
days; or
wheneve r
it gets wet or rains.
If you
want to seal
your
hive
before you paint it, you can boil linseed oil and beeswax and paint
or dip
your hive in it.
Cypress
hives do not need to be painted, but they will last longer if they
are.
To clean
old frames, you can dip them in lye soap or Clorox bleach water.
Mr. OJ
said the bees begin to swarm in early March. He said he'd
already gotten 80 swarms out of his 50 hives.
To split a
hive put the old queen in a new hive with frames of honey, bee food
and brood; and
drawn
comb, if you have it .
In the old hive, make
sure you have frames of honey, bee food and eggs; and
drawn comb if you have it.
Also, if you have a queen cell on a frame, leave it in there.
On the
average, you can put one bee hive on everyone
acre of land.
After the
meeting, everyone enjoyed a delicious meal.
Since the
Blount's will be having a booth at the Sportsman Expo in June, out
next club meeting
will be on
July 26, 2014.
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