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www.cherokeebeeclub.com July/August 2012

Everything done in the hives from this point forwards

must have a focus on surviving the winter with a strong

cluster in the hive.

The primary issues of July and August are getting control

of varroa mites and making sure the bees do not starve. To

know whether the bees need to be fed, the beekeeper must

look inside the hive. Sounds simple, but often in late

summer, the hive inspection takes place infrequently and

from too great of a distance. Quick inspections will allow

you to make accurate evaluations.

Plan to get a jar at the meeting for our honey contest.

Bring it back filled to the August meeting.

Details at the July meeting.

See you there,

BJ Weeks

The Presidents’ Corner

by BJ. Weeks

CBC Pres Corner July-Aug 2012

The bees have been flying hard, honey has been

filling 55 gallon barrels, and the bottles have

been filling the store shelves. Overall honey

production this spring was early and May

production was very inconsistent. Even more

than usual, the over-wintered hives were the best

spring producers.

Summer has been unique in many ways with

weather extremes. So far honey production has

been marginal, good in some places and poor in

others. The sourwood flow up on the mountains

is still on, but for those not moving bees into the

mountains, production should be over.

Now comes mite control to get the bees as

healthy as possible for winter. The July 19th

Bee

Mtg. will focus on wrapping up the 2012

production and getting ready for winter.

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Did you know the Honey Bee is the Georgia State insect?

Why Did I Consider Keeping Honeybees?

By: Palmer Haffner

In 2006 my wife and I moved from the Chicagoland area to Georgia. We were looking for an area where we

would experience all four weather seasons. I had lived in Georgia in the late 80’s through the early 90’s and

knew I liked the weather, the trees, the mountains and the area in general. So we made the move to

Dawsonville, GA just a few miles from highway 53 and GA 400.

Being interested in gardening I enrolled in the Georgia Master Gardener Program in 2007. Knowing that

honeybees were excellent pollinators that also sparked my interest in honeybees and how they might help

my garden and the neighborhood in general. So in 2009 I purchased some books on honeybees and started

learning how I might go about keeping honeybees. In the fall of 2009 I took an eight week course on

honeybees. I learned about the plus and minus side of keeping honeybees. My biggest concern at the time

was swarms but soon found out my bigger concern would be the neighbor’s swimming pool. But through

the use of multiple watering sites I found that I could minimize the impact of having the pool next door.

I submitted a request to keep honeybees to my HOA and it was approved without question. We live in a

small subdivision of 43 homes and except for the HOA Board members and a few direct neighbors no one

else is aware that we have multiple hives in our backyard. Yes we have experienced the normal problems of

keeping honeybees but they have never been a neighborhood problem.

To sum up the situation my expectations of the pollination aspect have been met but the real reward has been

in learning about the honeybees, working with them, sharing the honey and experiences with others and

developing new relationships with other beekeepers. If you have to have a vice this is a good one to have.

Please let us know why you keep bees…. A short paragraph or a long page. Just drop me an email or

see me at the next meeting. We all love to hear why others got into this fun hobby/lifestyle.

Contact [email protected] with your story.

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Pictures From The Hive

If you would like pictures of your Apiary included in the newsletter, please send photos to me with

your name and city location. We would love to see them. [email protected].

Dwight West has 6 beautiful hives in Roswell.

Patty and Karen have 2 hives in Marietta

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Pictures from The Canton Arts Festival in May

Thank you Dwight West for the Photos

Pictures from The Thomas Farm Picnic in June

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The folks at Lands End have

accepted our logo and made it

available for clothing and other

items that they have for sale.

Just go to the link below and

you can see our two logos on the

front page.

http://ocs.landsend.com/cd/frontd

oor?store_name=Cherokee_Beek

eepers_Club&store_type=3

2012 Calendar of CBC Meetings

July 19 – Wrapping up season & Winter Prep.

Distribute QL jars for honey-Fair Entries

Aug 16 -Keith Fielder - Bee Nutrition

Collect entries for the fair

Sept 9-15 Cherokee County Fair

Sept 20 - Winter Survival – Randy Tudor

Oct 18- TBA

*Nov 16- Friday-Holiday Dinner-6:45

With a special new event Honey Tasting!

Dec- No meeting

*Indicates club event not at the Arts Center location.

Monthly meeting location address is:

Cherokee Arts Center; 94 North St; Canton,

GA 30114 at 7Pm.

Recipe Corner

Honey-Lemon Jelly Makes 2 pints

5 to 6 lemons

2-1/2 cups honey

1 package (3 oz.) liquid pectin

Grate rind from lemons to measure 4 teaspoons;

set aside. Squeeze juice from lemons to measure

3/4 cup pour lemon juice through fine strainer,

discarding seeds and pulp. Combine rind, juice and

honey in 6-quart saucepan, stirring well. Bring

mixture to a rolling boil over high heat, stirring

constantly. Quickly stir in pectin. Return mixture

to a rolling boil, and boil, stirring constantly, for 1

minute. Remove from heat; skim off foam with

metal spoon, if necessary. Pour jelly quickly into 2

hot, sterilized pint jars, filling to 1/4 inch from

tops; wipe jar rims. Cover immediately with metal

lids and screw on bands. Process jars in boiling

water bath for 5 minutes. Cool jars on wire rack.

©1997 Southern Living, Inc. Reprinted with

permission.

Subscribe to

Bee Culture &

The American Bee Journal

at reduced rates (25% off),

as Association Members through

the club.

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Be sure to check out the latest

issue of

The University of Georgia

Magazine June 2012

Dr. Keith Delaplane wrote an

interesting article on the mystery

of the bee decline entitled

“Exploring an Enigma”

Club Opportunities are: Task

Education Committee Presenting bees

to non-beekeeping groups

Fair Committee-Tiffany Planning and setting up a

bee display-county fair

Hospitality Committee-Pam Meeting & special events

food/refreshments

Policies & Proc. Committee Developing

By-Laws Committee Review & update

Mentoring organizer Key person

Mentors for beginners Guide

Audit Committee End of year

Wax Melter-Gerald Phillips Service offered by club

Extractor Kit-Hoyt Rogers Service offered by club

I commit to the task of assisting you to understand

bees/beekeeping and in doing so, becoming a more

confident and capable beekeeper.

BJ Weeks, Pres 2012

List your bee related items for

sale here.

Weeks Works, Inc. 325 Roy Haynes Drive, Ball Ground, GA 30107

[email protected] 770-735-3263

Supplying local beekeepers for sixteen years

Keeping bees over 40 years

Teaching beekeeping for 15 years *Stocking in excess of $36,000.00 annually in inventory.

*Purchasing in Bulk throughout the year to save you

money on hive equipment and bottling needs.

*Producing package bees with high quality queens that

are the most consistent in desirable traits-purchased in

quantity to pass savings to the customers.

*Raising queens since February 2011 of the same quality.

I stock what you need for beekeeping.

Order early for your spring bee needs.

Interesting article on a high school teaching bee keeping. http://www.wsmv.com/story/18276331/bulgers-beat-students-learning-the-bees-in-wilson-county

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[email protected]

Send an email when your issues arise.

Don’t wait until the next meeting to have your questions answered.

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CBC Library

A Year in the Life of an Apiary How Do Bees Make Honey

An Introduction to Beekeeping –video How to Keep Bees and Sell Honey

Beekeeping - A Complete Owner's Manual Increase Essentials

Beekeeping - A Practical Guide Just Add Honey

Bees - Lectures By Rudolf Steiner Observation Hives: How to Set Up, Manage, and Use an Observation Hive

Bees in America - How The Honey Bee Shaped a Nation Practical Beekeeping

Bees Were Their Business Queen Management

First Lessons in Beekeeping Queen Rearing and Bee Breeding

Following The Bloom - Across America w/ Migratory Beekeepers Setting Up a Package Swarm

Health and The Honey Bee Small Scale Honey Harvesting

Hive Management: A Seasonal Guide for Beekeepers The Candle Maker's Companion

Honey - From Hive to Honey Pot The Class Room

Honey and Your Health The Healthy Taste of Honey

Honey Bee Biology & Beekeeping The Joys of Beekeeping

Honey Bee Disease and Pests 2nd

Edition The Life and Times of the Honeybee

Honey Bee Pests, Predators, & Diseases The Queen Must Die

Honey Bees and Beekeeping- A Year in the Life of An Apiary 75

th anniversary Tribute to Walter T. and

Ida Babin Kelly

Notes from the Editor

I am Karen Hinton a second year bee keeper in Marietta. I am happy to help get the news out to our members.

Please let me know what you like about the newsletter and what you don’t. Change is always possible. If you have

any articles you’d like to share, or if you would like to list anything for sale, please send them to me.

Karen Hinton [email protected].

*The opinions expressed in articles in the BeeLine are of the writer & not necessarily of the CBC Membership*

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Cherokee Beekeepers Club Contacts: www.cherokeebeeclub.com

B. J. Weeks, President [email protected] 770-735-3263 Michael Elliott, Past President [email protected] 770-442-9803 Ryan Sarks, Vice President [email protected] 678-516-6995 Palmer Haffner, Treasurer [email protected] 678-315-5111 Tiffanie McKenzie, Co-Secretary [email protected] 770- 494-8720 MaryLou Blohm, Co-Secretary [email protected] 706-636-1514 Randy Tudor, Board Member [email protected] 404-702-5257 Leon Gay, Board Member [email protected] 770-479-4863 Jay Hendrix, Board Member [email protected] 703-589-6488 Tim Norton, Board Member [email protected] 770-345-6701 Scott Dove, Board Member [email protected] 678-889-6897 Mike Cline, Board Member [email protected] 770-479-7017 Karen Hinton, Media [email protected] 770-427-9870 Lisa Godwin, Librarian [email protected] 770-633-0518

Other Resource Contacts

Barry Smith

Manager Apiary Program

Georgia Dept. of Agriculture

P.O. Box 114

Tifton, GA 31793

Phone: 912-386-3464

E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Keith S. Delaplane

Professor of Entomology

University of Georgia

Athens, GA 30602

Phone: 706-542-1765

E-mail: [email protected]

Jennifer Berry

University of Georgia

Apicultural Research Coordinator

1221 Hog Mountain Road

Watkinsville, GA 30677

Phone: 706-769-1736

E-mail: [email protected]

Cherokee Cty Extension Agent

The University of Georgia

Cherokee Cnty Extension Svc

100 North Street, Suite G21

Canton, GA 30114-2784

Tel: 770-479-0418

Fax: 770-479-0565

Email:

www.ugaextension.com/cherokee

Vacant at present, Coordinator

Pickens County Extension Svc.

109 Depot Street

Jasper, GA 30143

Phone: 770-253-8840

E-mail: [email protected]

Georgia Beekeepers Association

Steve Nofs, President

304 Woodmont Court

Macon, GA 31216

478-396-0712

[email protected]

www.gabeekeeping.com

Bartow Beekeepers Association

Victor Halbgewachs, President

Email:

[email protected]

Forsyth Cnty. Beekeepers Club

Stan Waits, President

www.forsythbeekeepersclub.org

Metro Atlanta Beekeepers Association

Gina Gallucci, President

www.metroatlantabeekeepers.org

Northeast Georgia Mountain

Beekeepers

Association

Paul Kudyba, Jr, President

Email: [email protected]

770-598-5970

Northwest Georgia Beekeepers

Club Randy Rolen, President

Email: [email protected]

423-304-2714

Tara Beekeepers Association

Phillip Quinn, President

www.tarabeekeepers.org