General Meeting (April 2024)

The Capital Regional Beekeepers Association (CRBA) meets on the second Thursday of every month.

This meeting usually starts with a beginners/intermediate beekeeper corner 30 minutes before the regular club proceedings start around 7pm.

Agenda

• 6:30-7:00: Beginners’ Corner, Main Room, Don Lambert, Installing nucs, some swarm info if time
• 6:30-7:00: Intermediates’ Corner, Downstairs, Laure Newnham
• 7:00-7:40: Ms Tara Galpin, South Island Bee Inspector speaking via Zoom on AFB
• 7:40-7:50: Larry Lindahl – What to do this Month
• 7:50-8:00: Heinz Kaemmerer speaking on new mite control device
• 8:00-8:15: Club Business
  • Financial Reports tabled from March meeting
  • Swarm Group overview – Laure Newnham
• 8:15-8:45: Social Time with Colleagues and Cookies

Minutes

6:30

New Beekeepers Corner: Don Lambert, Topic: Installing a Nuc into a hive and Nutrition

Intermediates’ Corner: Laure Newnham, Topic: Open conversation, Heinz presented his queen rearing box

7:00

Main Speaker: Tara Galpin presented on AFB

What to do this Month: Larry Lindahl

Heinz Kaemmerer presented his invention: swarm prevention frames

Laure Newnham outlined the Swarm Group organization

7:50

Club Business

2023 Financial Statement presented to club by Heather Welsford, Treasurer

Motion: Mary Quayle motioned to approve the Financials as presented
Second: Karen Bill
Approved: Carried

Motion: Maintain club membership fees at $32 for this year
Moved: Cathy Totten
Second: Karen Bill
Approved: Carried