Executive Meeting (March 2021)

Minutes

Attending: Nicole S, Bill F, Carolyn H, Simon L, Kazlyn B, Don L, Rinah K and Victoria S
Not Present: Carolyn H, Cindy P

• Bill began the meeting @ 7:04pm
• March meeting was positive
• 46 people in meeting. Executive couldn’t vote due to Zoom restriction.
• Couple of numbers to correct on financial statements (just in presentation.)
• Simon to send final amended bylaws to Werner for posting on website.
• April potential topics
  • Full hive inspections
  • Swarm prevention
  • Smoker use
  • Marking Queens
  • When to split
  • Mite introduction – including identification – testing
  • Forage through the bee season – Simon to draft prepare presentation for April Meeting and contact Nairn Hollott to advise on plants
• Volunteers for talks (available)
  • Bob Lucy
  • Irene Tiampo
  • Nairn
  • Amber Rouse Robinson
  • Precille Provost
  • Shawn Murray
  • Noelle Fraser
  • Simon to contact first 3 for collaboration on forage calendar. Nicole to contact remainder on what topics they are interested in presenting.
  • Bob Liptrot available for talk?
• Small groups
  • Kazlyn/Don – Esquimalt/View Royal
  • Carolyn/Victoria – Victoria
  • Bill/volunteer – Oak Bay/Gordon Head
  • Werner/volunteer – Metchosin/Western Community
  • Cindy/Simon – Saanich/Saanich North
  • Nicole to manage members of groups.
• New Location
  • Looking for – central location/good parking/lighting/sound
  • Looking for – Kitchen/storage
  • Hold 100 people
  • St. Aidan’s under construction; Don’t know what will be available.
  • Paid $2100/yr previously.
  • Braefoot park building?
  • Church at Burnside and MacKenzie. St. Joseph the worker?
• Hive Hosting
  • Don working through the list on website to update and remove those no longer interested
• Saanich Fair
  • Any word on it?
  • Bill got a note from them – looking at stripped down version. No word on if it will actually happen
  • What would you do to reduce the number of people coming by your display?
• We have some hive equipment. Could we sponsor a beekeeper/organization
  • Draw for a complete hive?
  • Promote what we’ve done?
  • Wilkinson Road – Don to contact?
  • Challenge for members to suggest where/who we could donate a hive to.
  • Don to donate equipment. Will add pieces from Dave Wallace.
• At 134 members
  • Motion to Appoint Victoria Schedel, Cindy Parker and Kazlyn Bonnor as Directors at Large for 2021. Moved by Simon, 2nded by Bill – Motion Carried.
• Meeting adjourned 8:14pm.