TENNESSEE VALLEY BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION



TENNESSEE VALLEY BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATIONMinutes of the October 10, 2013 meeting held at Moulton City Hall- Moulton, AL.Officers for 2013:President: Mary Gibson Vice President (interim): Lamar Roberson Sec-Treasurer: David Hicks ALFA Representatives: Harold Bradford & Ernie NortonCurrent Financial Report Previous Balance--------------------------- $ 1168.44 Deposit (Dues, Donations)---------------- $ 30.00 Total amount on hand --------------------- $ 1168.44 Expenditures Honoriarium- Harvey Cotton $ 50.00 Balance on hand ----------------------------- $ 1148.44Please pay your membership dues for 2013 at this time. ($10.00 per member or $15.00 per couple)Meeting called to order by President Mary Gibson at 7:01 PM. Present- 20 members.Financial report was accepted on a voice vote- Motion Aaron, 2nd RayMinutes were accepted on a voice vote- Motion Aaron, 2nd Jerry.Old BusinessReport on participation in Estil Forks event Sept. 27th & 28th. Larry reported that school kids came on Friday and Lamar spoke 7 times. The remainder of the weekend was not as active as previous events. Estil Forks sent the club $200 for participating.Final preparations for the Beginning Beekeeper Class- Saturday 10/12/13- Door prizes have arrived. Lunch will be by TVBA member Kim Prince at the Happy Heart Market. An open Hive demo will be at Clifton Farms. Paulette provided lip balm for participants. We expect between 10 and 20 folks. Brushy Mountain will offer a special on free shipping for the new beekeeper students if they order >$100 within 6 months of the class. See David for the details.New BusinessPizza Farm- Nov 7 & 8, Lions Club- about 8am-1pm. Lamar welcomes assistance.Wounded Warrior Project- A Foundation is wanting to sponsor a hive & suit for a local wounded warrior and is requesting a local beekeeper to serve as a mentor. Roy Cobbs from Town Creek has expressed interest. Contact Mary if you wish to assist.Christmas Party- Western Sirloin December 12, 2013 6:30pm. Reservation made with Merideth.Honorarium for John Mynard- Jerry made the motion to offer $200 as an honorarium for John Mynard to teach the New Beekeepers class- 2nd Lamar- passed with voice vote.Follow Up class for building hives with new beekeepers- As discussed in previous meetings, the club will sponsor a class to teach new beekeepers how to build hives. Mary suggested using the ELHS VoAg building in February, perhaps after the Feb meeting. Jackie made the motion for the club to buy a hive kit (typically around $200) for the folks to assemble during the class. At the end, the hive would be given to one of the participants in a drawing. Jackie will head up the committee to set up the assembly class. David to order a hive kit.Local Hive ReportJerry suggested we give a local hive report. He noticed an increase in small hive beetles after the wet summer began to dry out.David reported that Wayne White caught some late season swarms and was concerned about them making it through the winter. He combined the small colonies by placing newspaper between the two colonies. Wayne also moved a hive to a windbreak by pulling it 3 ft each day so he won’t upset the bees.Our Next Meeting for 2013 is scheduled for the Western Sirloin in Moulton at 6:30pm on Thursday, December 12, 2013.Agenda items for December Meeting:Report on participation in Estil Forks event Sept. 27th & 28th.Final preparations for the Beginning Beekeeper Class issues Meeting Adjourned 8:04 pmAfter the Meeting AdjournedBeginning Balance: $1148.44Dues Collected after the meeting: +$ 40.00. (Young Family, Newman Family, D. Fotheringham)Class payments Received- $305.00Estil Forks payment- +200.00Honorarium- John Mynard: -$200.00Senior Center Rent for Class- $100Food for Class-$119.80Balance after the meeting: $1273.44As requested, I purchased a hive kit to assemble at our February class ($55 from Lindsay Trousdale). We will discuss the hive building class at the December meeting.Submitted by: David Hicks, Sec./Treas. October 22, 2013Addendum to Minutes: New Beekeeper Class October 12, 2013A new beekeeper class was held at the Caddo Senior Center on Saturday, October 12, 2013 with 21 folks in attendance (including TVBA members and the instructor).John Mynard provided an introduction to beekeeping, Lamar Roberson gave equipment demonstrations, and Jackie & Paulette Clifton hosted an open hive demo at their farm.The food was provided by the Happy Heart Market, run by TBVA member Kim Prince. Marcus Garner from the Extension Office provided the snacks and literature.The class committee (Mary Gibson, Harry Porter, and Larry Mote) did an outstanding job getting the event organized and setting up the room and food.The TVBA gained new members (Stephen & Candy Newman and Deborah Fotheringham) as a result of the class. The goal of the class was to advance beekeeping in our area, so making money wasn’t the objective. However, the event about broke even, so we gained knowledge, new friends, and experience without much expense to the club due to the hard work of our volunteers.Here are a few photos from the event:Membership Roster as of October 14, 2013?NameAddressDues PaidPhoneEmail1Starlin Blankenship11365 Hwy 33, Moulton, AL 35650?256-974-0364?2Harold Bradford3096 CR 150, Town Creek, AL 35672Y256-685-2345?3Girley Bradford3096 CR 150, Town Creek, AL 35672Y?hbradford2@ 4Jerry Claborn4157 CR 317, Moulton, AL 35650Y256-355-0403jclaborn@ 5Jackie Clifton430 CR 322,Trinity, AL 35673Y256-974-4565?6Paulette Clifton430 CR 322,Trinity, AL 35673Y?pc@7Steve Everly 105 South Pointe Drive, Moulton, AL 35650??everlys@8Aaron Fletcher12460 Co Road 460 Moulton AL 35650Y256-566-8089ChristieAaron@9 Jim Ferguson???fergfergie@10Deborah Fotheringham382 Co Rd 96 Moulton Al 35650Y256-974-3171dfotheringham@11Marcus GardnerMoulton Extension Office?256-974-2464 Cell256-541-0291mlg0005@12Mary Gibson2210 CR 388, Hillsboro, AL 35643Y256-637-0961swoopespond1212@13Ray Gibson2210 CR 388, Hillsboro, AL 35643Y? ltlbuster@ 14David Hicks 7771 County Road 434 Trinity, AL 35673Y256-565-4020hicksdp@15Debbie Hicks7771 County Road 434 Trinity, AL 35673Y??16Dr. Jerome Hollingsworth ?Y?kch2509@17Katherine Hollingsworth??Y??18Dan Johnson146 Woodland Ave., Trinity, AL 35673Y256-355-2219johnsondani@19Derrick Knight12074 Co Rd 236 Moulton AL 35650?256-606-2614dknight@20Julianna Lawson3395 CR 221 Moulton, AL 35650??juliannalawson@21Joe Lipscomb, Jr.3254 CR 164, Moulton, AL 35650 ???22Jim Littleford 1932 Co. Rd. 203 Danville, AL 35619Y256-318-2875?23Chris Littleford1932 Co. Rd. 203 Danville, AL 35619Y256-221-0049c.littleford@24Carrilea Littleford1932 Co. Rd. 203 Danville, AL 35619Y256-565-6061clealittleford@25Hillman Locklayer1909 CR 439, Hillsboro, AL 35643?256-637-2105?26David Lynch8430 CR 460 Moulton, AL 35650y256-974-5870?27Peggy Lynch8430 CR 460 Moulton, AL 35650y256-974-5870memawlynch@28Jerome McVay???jerome_McVay@29Ray Miller????30Konnie Miller???miller.Konki@31Larry Mote4430 CR 217 Trinity, AL 35673Y?larrylamco@ 32Debbie Mote?Y256-654-0375?33Carol Murphree870 Keelon Gap Rd., Spruce Pine, AL 35585Y256-332-0911murphreecarol@34Jimmy Murphree870 Keelon Gap Rd., Spruce Pine, AL 35585Y??35Stephen Newman916 Co Rd 64 Houston AL 35573Y205-489-3167snewman@36Candy Newman916 Co Rd 64 Houston AL 35573Y205-489-3167candy@37Joey E. OdenColbert County?256-810-1980jeoden@38Mike Parker3343 Co Rd 131, Town Creek, AL 35672?256-221-3932?39Ray Parker????40Drew Parker3343 Co Rd 131, Town Creek, AL 35672?256-304-9702?41Harry Porter?y(256) 383-7909h.g.porter@42Pat Porter?y??43Kim Prince??256-303-4477flyinhappy7@44Chris Proctor2490 Byler Road, Moulton, AL 35650?256-214-1426chrisabc103@45Lamar Roberson915 CR 26, Mt. Hope, AL 35651Y256-476-7983?46Mamie Roberson?Y256-565-3724 mroberson@47Peggy Smith4328 CR 81 Danville, AL 35619??smithps727@48Milton Timmons7494 Hwy 58 Russellville, AL 35654?256-332-9544timmons2727@49Wayne White1110 CR 217 Moulton, AL 35650Y256-200-6671b.waynewhite@50Bellissa & Jerrod Young34140 US 43 Hackleburg, AL 35564?Y205-494-5971bellissa@ ................
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