Executive Meeting (September 2020)

Minutes

Attending: Cindy P, Don L, Carolyn H, Bill F, Kazlyn B, Nicole S, Simon L

Not present: None

• Bill began the meeting @ 7:04pm
• Bill reviewed his agenda items
• Review of bylaws
  • Clarify executive, etc. items
  • Intent is to have 5-6 voting executive and other members of executive that don’t vote at executive meetings
  • Directors at large and committee chairs may participate in meetings, but not vote
  • Intent is to elect only 6 executive
  • Look to dropping the use of term “officer”
  • Remove newsletter from Treasurer responsibilities
  • Simon to review latest Word document version version on government website; correlate and then circulate proposed changes
• September meeting review:
  • Victoria group went very well; want to scope out a place for winter meetings
  • Oak Bay/Gordon Head met near United Church; 6 attendees; went over mite treatments
  • Saanich: 9 people total – inexperienced to experienced; variety of topics (honey, mites, preparing for winter)
  • Esquimalt/Vic West: 7-8 people; setup for winter; mite treatments; one person would like to know who has bees in his area (to ensure mite treatment is occurring) – privacy concern; ministry has the info for those who have complied with regulation; also concern about AFB – should be checking regardless, not because there is an outbreak in your area
  • Westshore: 9 people total – spoke about outyard, treatment for mites, feeding heavy syrup, wasp management
• Small groups or club wide for next meeting?
  • Some people have mentioned they like the small meetings.
  • Divide meetings by experience level? Beginner/Intermediate concurrently?
  • Need to confirm 2 people for financial statement review according to bylaws at Oct. meeting, but can be done by email.
  • Conclusion – repeat small groups for October and have 1 last large group meeting for November.
  • Will watch weather forecast for meeting time in October. Likely will be on weekend due to early darkness on weekdays.
• Fireweed/Outyard
  • People did well this year.
  • Sandcut also did well.
  • Bill did 50lbs/hive. Similar numbers have been heard from other members.
• Meeting adjourned 8:10pm.