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~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, the Bee Informed survey participation period is now closed for 2011. Be sure to participate for 2012 next spring.
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It's time for a Picnic!
Ready, Set, Go! . . Don't miss the event of the year!
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Quick Links: * I see a SWARM of honey bees! What should I do? * When's the next Tara membership meeting? * Directions to the monthly meeting * When & where is the next Hive Inspection class? * Tara's new NETWORKING INITIATIVE * A spring checklist for beekeepers * How can I get more involved in the club? NEWS: * Our Club's spring PICNIC, Sat 19-May * Did you miss the last Tara meeting? OTHER: * Eastern Apiculture Society's 2012 Short Course, Conference & Honey Show * March 2012 Bee Health Update from eXtension.com
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Tara Club's Honey Extractor
Gary Cooke, TBA Honey Extractor 2012 Custodian, says that the extractor is available for rent by members. It has been upgraded with new bearings for better functionality. To use the Club's extractor, contact Gary (vpresident@tarabeekeepers.org) and reserve your dates. The rental is $5.00 per day. There is an initial deposit required of $20, the entirety of which is happily refunded if you bring back the extractor on time and clean. Bring a check when you pick up the extractor from either Gary's home (Stockbridge) or at one of our meetings/events.
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Evelyn & PN Williams recently unearthed a TBA cookbook dating over two decades old among the archives in the Club's library. They would love to see it updated and reprinted. If you have recipes that you would like to donate, or would otherwise like to get involved in this project, contact the Williams at ehoneyman2@aol.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As a Club, we are focused on opportunities for members to get to know each other, share beekeeping experience and information, and have fun. Along these lines, three things are currently going on: [1] Mary Cahill Roberts, TBA Secretary, is heading up an effort for all members to have attractive TBA Member name tags to wear to Club meetings and events. The tags are made of durable, white plastic with the Tara Beekeepers logo and a picture of a honey bee; they have magnetic clasps (no pins to deal with) on the back where you attach it to your garment. To order one, send an email to secretary@tarabeekeepers.org and mail your check or money order for $8.00 (be sure to note "For: Name tag" on your check) to: Tara Beekeepers Association Attention: Treasurer 1820 Old Conyers Road Stockbridge, GA 30281 [2] Taffee Oaks and Ronnie Brannon are putting together a Club Directory. It would be printed in the form of a small booklet, but an online version may later be available through this website (most likely by password access only). The purpose of the directory is to foster getting to know your fellow members better. Taffee & Ronnie will be taking pictures at the next few club meetings and accepting your information elections (what you would like to have put in the directory).
At a minimum, your name, picture and the city where you live will be included. Optionally, you can choose whatever additional contact information that you would like to have included: • email address, • phone number, • street address, and/or • a few sentences about yourself and your experience as a beekeeper [3] Jim Moye, TBA Board of Directors member, is heading up an effort to help people with land (who would like to have bees) hook up with new and experienced beekeepers (who are looking for a place to put bees), and vice-versa. Jim shared this networking of land owners with beekeepers idea at the recent second quarter Board meeting and the April membership meeting. He explained that he has known of people who would like to get into beekeeping, but that they don't have a place to put bees. It also makes sense that there would be plenty of gardeners and farmers in the southern Metro Atlanta area who would greatly appreciate improved pollination in their gardens, fields, and orchards. Let's get together and make it happen!
Email Jim directly if you would like to get involved: tmoye10@gci.net
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Of 114 paid family memberships in 2011, only 67 have renewed in 2012. This leaves 47 members from 2011 who will be dropped from our rolls this month unless they pay their dues, asap. Be sure not to lose your member privileges and miss out our fantastic, upcoming events! Renew today by mailing your check for $15 (optionally, make it $30 to join both the Tara club and the Georgia Beekeepers Association) to: Tara Beekeepers Association Attention: Treasurer 1820 Old Conyers Road Stockbridge, GA 30281 Paid your dues already? Please speak to any fellow member friends whom you know that may be in arrears about taking care of this trivial administrative duty today. @@@@@ ALSO @@@@@ Our Board of Directors is still looking for members to step up and TAKE OWNERSHIP OF YOUR CLUB. Please volunteer to help with any of the club's various jobs, committee positions, and service project assignments (all appointed by the President - just let Philip know that you're willing...)
Jobs: Committees: Service projects: Website Contributor Audit Mentor & Hive Inspections Program Newsletter Reporter By-Laws Public speaking Club Librarian Honey Show Cookbook contributor Beekeeper of the Year Christmas Party "We need new people, energy and ideas to carry our club forward!" - Philip Quinn, Board of Directors meeting, 14-Oct-11 Email president@tarabeekeepers.org to express your interests and consider the club's
current needs.
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Take a look at this AMAZING time-lapsed video on flowers blooming by Vladimir Vorobyov. (After you click on the link above, just click on the "Play video" diamond in the lower-left corner)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It's still Swarm Season!
The girls are still hitting the trees. Keep up with your swarm prevention strategies! Guests: To learn more about swarms, as well as to find a list of beekeepers (by county) whom you can call if you encounter a swarm, go to our Contacts page. Beekeepers: To read more about swarm measures, doing spring assessments and retrieving swarms, click here.
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(courtesy of RachelRayShow.com) Rachel Ray prepared this exciting recipe on her "World's Biggest Cooking Demo" episode. It includes carrots, parsnips and shallots. Her rendition calls for Dijon mustard, but you can experiment with other mustards if you have a preference. It has a nice gravy and goes great with fresh, hot corn bread! FYI: Feel free to live life on the WILD SIDE and add a little white wine or brandy when you reduce the stock. Give this one a try and let me know how it goes. - Webmaster@tarabeekeepers.org
For anyone who missed them... find previous 2012 recipes on the Archives page (above).
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