THE HONEYBEE TIMES · From the book A Practical Treatise on the Hive and the Honey-Bee, by L. L....
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GREATER CLEVELAND BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION VOL 2 ISSUE 8 Table of Contents Presidents Message 1 Rescue List 2 GBCA News 2 Recipes 3 Langstroth 4 Treasurerʼs Report 5 Advertising 6 FACEBOOK: clevelandbeekeepers TWITTER: clevebeekeepers THE HONEYBEE TIMES OFFICERS President Dennis Eck [email protected] Vice President Bruce Sampsell [email protected] Secretary Shannon Warder [email protected] Treasurer Carol Gedeon [email protected] GCBA P.O. Box 112104 Cleveland, Ohio 44111 TRUSTEES Karin Wishner [email protected] Barbara Krecic [email protected] Denzil St. Clair [email protected] Web Master Richard Manley [email protected] Editor : Barbara Krecic greaterclevelandbeekeepers.buzz@g mail.com GCBA Website: greaterclevelandbeekeepers.org PRESIDENTS MESSAGE Hi Everyone, Well, the busy month of August is upon us. And I don’t know about you but boy is it a busy time. Most people are extracting and if not they are just weeks away from it. They’re watching their honey supers fill and waiting for all that capping to happen. Thank you everyone who volunteered for the two Metroparks events. And thank you to those who’ve volunteered to manage the GCBA booth at the fair. I do have some spots open so in case you are still interested email me your availability and I’ll try to find a place for you. My email is [email protected] . This is a great time to teach people about honeybees. Feel free to brag all you want! This months meeting is an important one. Kirt Ward, twenty year beekeeper will be teaching us what to do to our bees and our hives for fall and winter prep. We just don’t walk away and say...see you in the spring. There is much to do to make them safe for the winter. We need to make sure they have enough food for the winter. Closing up the hive to protect it against rodents, checking for varroa, protecting against nosema are some of the most important things that need to be done. You need to learn how. So make sure you come to this meeting. I know it’s still summer but the Board has already begun talking about next years elections. This is YOUR club. How it develops is all up to you. Just about all positions are open so think about running for an office or trustee position. Not only do you get to know the members better, you learn more about beekeeping but you can also help GCBA . So think about it. GCBA needs you! Well, I’ve already entered my honey into the fair. I hope you have too. Hopefully I’ll be seeing you at the fair! But I’m sure I’ll see you at our next beekeeping meeting. Hope your honey harvest is heavy! Dennis
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GREATER CLEVELAND BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION! ! ! VOL 2 ISSUE 8
Table of ContentsPresidents Message! 1Rescue List! ! 2GBCA News ! ! 2Recipes! ! 3Langstroth! ! 4Treasurerʼs Report! 5Advertising! ! 6
FACEBOOK:clevelandbeekeepers
TWITTER: clevebeekeepers
T H E H O N E Y B E E T I M E S
OFFICERSPresidentDennis Eck [email protected]
Vice PresidentBruce Sampsell [email protected]
SecretaryShannon Warder [email protected]
TreasurerCarol Gedeon [email protected] GCBA P.O. Box 112104Cleveland, Ohio 44111
TRUSTEESK arin [email protected]
Barbara [email protected]
Denzil St. [email protected]
Web MasterRichard Manley
Editor: Barbara [email protected] Website:greaterclevelandbeekeepers.org
PRESIDENTS MESSAGEHi Everyone,
Well, the busy month of August is upon us. And I don’t know about you but boy is it a busy time. Most people are extracting and if not they are just weeks away from it. They’re watching their honey supers fill and waiting for all that capping to happen.
Thank you everyone who volunteered for the two Metroparks events. And thank you to those who’ve volunteered to manage the GCBA booth at the fair. I do have some spots open so in case you are still interested email me your availability and I’ll try to find a place for you. My email is [email protected]. This is a great time to teach people about honeybees. Feel free to brag all you want!
This months meeting is an important one. Kirt Ward, twenty year beekeeper will be teaching us what to do to our bees and our hives for fall and winter prep. We just don’t walk away and say...see you in the spring. There is much to do to make them safe for the winter.
We need to make sure they have enough food for the winter. Closing up the hive to protect it against rodents, checking for varroa, protecting against nosema are some of the most important things that need to be done. You need to learn how. So make sure you come to this meeting.
I know it’s still summer but the Board has already begun talking about next years elections. This is YOUR club. How it develops is all up to you. Just about all positions are open so think about running for an office or trustee position. Not only do you get to know the members better, you learn more about beekeeping but you can also help GCBA . So think about it. GCBA needs you!
Well, I’ve already entered my honey into the fair. I hope you have too. Hopefully I’ll be seeing you at the fair! But I’m sure I’ll see you at our next beekeeping meeting. Hope your honey harvest is heavy!
Dennis
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BEE RESCUE LIST
1. Greg Roth 440-686-05492. Eric Manthey 216-313-05503. Andy Hudak 330-701-62464. David Benedict 216-215-6772 [email protected] Independence5. Barbara Krecic 440-488-2807 West Cleveland and west suburbs6. Rick Moranz 216-832-5635 [email protected]. walls/buildings7. Carol Gedeon 440-554-5212 [email protected] Cleveland and contiguous suburbs west side and
east side.8. Jonny Markovich 216-470-4862 Parma9. Rich Manley 740-644-2277 “have bees? will travel”10.Justin Baker 801-783-9256 (cell) 216-321-0334
We’ll be publishing this list monthly. If you wish to be included in this list please contact Carol Gedeon - [email protected] or email Barbara Krecic - [email protected]. To be included on this list you must be a member of GCBA.
Editors Suggestion: Before you jump in your car to hopefully rescue a swarm, ask the caller to send you a photo of the swarm. “A beautiful hive in the shape of a vase” is most likely NOT a colony of honeybees. Ask for a photo if possible before you take off!
GCBA NEWS
NOMINATIONS are currently being accepted for GCBA Board positions: Time required: two meetings a month - regular GCBA meeting and the Board meeting which is the third Wednesday of every month at the Fairgrounds.President: two year termVice President: two year termSecretary: two year termTreasurer: two year termTrustee: three year term
Upcoming Meetings:September - Queen Rearing reviewOctober - Ed RowlandNovember -Carmen Conrad - beeswax December - Holiday Potluck
ADVERTISINGIf you are non-business member of GCBA, advertising is free. Should you wish to advertise, please send your advertising via email to: Editor, Honeybee Times at [email protected]. The ad must be received no later than the first Monday of every month. Member businesses pay a reduced rate. Speak to Dennis regarding rates.
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Honey Barbecue Sauce This sweet barbecue sauce is whipped up in the blender rather than cooked on the stove.
INGREDIENTS:1 cup honey1/4 cup molasses3 tablespoons ketchup1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger1 tablespoon seasoned salt1 tablespoon meat tenderizer1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper1/4 teaspoon salt1/8 teaspoon dried oregano1/4 teaspoon minced garlic1/4 cup steak sauce2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce1 tablespoon prepared mustard1 1/2 cups brown sugar
DIRECTIONS:1.Put all the ingredients in a blender and mix
2.Cover, and refrigerate until ready to use.
How to Make Sun-Dried TomatoesDrying tomatoes in your oven to preserve the harvestBy Colleen Vanderlinden
This season has been one of the worst for ripening tomatoes. Having said this, we can expect a bumper crop of unripe tomatoes. Don’t waste them. Here is a wonderful way to use what nature gives....make sun dried tomatoes and use them all winter long!Of course, the easiest way to do this is to use the power of the sun. Traditionally, you would place your tomatoes between two simple frames constructed from wood and window screening (to keep pests off of them) and put them in a sunny spot to dry over the course of a few days. But because we live in a humid climate then what you'll most likely get is a bunch of moldy tomatoes because the humidity prevents them from drying properly. So Irely on your oven to do the work, and the results are delicious.Step 1: Get yourself some tomatoes, and some fresh basil doesn't hurt either. Step 2: Slice the tomatoes. Plum tomatoes work well sliced in half lengthwise. For the Beefsteak or Genovese,' sliced them about 1/2 inch thickStep 3: Arrange them on a cookie sheet (preferably lined with parchment paper---the tomatoes tend to stick), about 1/2 inch apart. Sprinkle with coarse salt, pepper, and a tiny bit of sugar. If you've got basil (or any other herb you like!) go ahead and sprinkle some of that on, too. Put the tray in the center of a 170 to 200 degree oven. Drying time will take up to twelve hours. Check them regularly. When they look kind of leathery and are no longer exuding any juice, they're done.Step 4: Remove them from the baking sheet, and let them cool completely on a wire rack. You can put them in a jar with a little olive oil, and keep it in the fridge for up to three weeks. Or you can seal them in any airtight container (don't add olive oil) and store them in the freezer for up to six months.These dried tomatoes are a delicious treat on pizza, in pasta, or baked into breads. And there's a certain satisfaction in eating tomatoes from your garden on a pizza in the middle of December!
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BEE-KEEPER’S AXIOMS
From the book A Practical Treatise on the Hive and the Honey-Bee, by L. L. Langstroth, 1853.
Punctuated and emphasis as originally printed:
There are a few first principles in bee-keeping which ought to be as familiar to the Apiarian as the letters of his alphabet :
1st. Bees gorged with honey never volunteer an attack.
2nd. Bees may always be made peaceable by inducing them to accept liquid sweets.
3rd. Bees, when frightened by smoke or by drumming on their hives, fill themselves with honey and lose all disposition to sting, unless they are hurt.
4th. Bees dislike any quick movements about their hives, especially any motion which jars their combs.
5th. Bees dislike the offensive odor of sweaty animals, and will not endure impure air from human lungs.
6th. The bee-keeper will ordinarily derive all his profits from stocks, strong and healthy, in early Spring.
7th. In districts where forage is abundant only for a short period, the largest yield of honey will be secured by a very moderate increase of stocks.
8th. A moderate increase of colonies in any one season, will, in the long run, prove to be the easiest, safest, and cheapest mode of managing bees.
9th. Queenless colonies, unless supplied with a queen, will inevitably dwindle away, or be destroyed by the bee-moth, or by robber-bees.
10th. The formation of new colonies should ordinarily be confined to the season when bees are accumulating honey ; and if this, or any other operation must be performed, when forage is scarce, the greatest precautions should be used to prevent robbing.
The essence of all profitable bee-keeping is contained in Oettl’s Golden Rule :
KEEP YOUR STOCKS STRONG.
If you cannot succeed in doing this, the more money you invest in bees, the heavier your losses ; while, if your stocks are strong, you will show that you are a bee-master, as well as a bee-keeper, and may safely calculate on generous returns from your industrious subjects.
(Thank you Michael Varga suggesting this.)
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TREASURER’S REPORT By: Carol R. Gedeon
Welcome, Bienvenido, and Ya Hala to our recent new members: Tom Feckler and Amalia Haas. We look forward to seeing you at our monthly meetings. GCBA now has a total of 111 members!
Special thanks go to Justin Baker and his family, Paul Buser, Barbara Krecic, Margaret Lakosz, Eric Manthey and Brenda Theurer for their time and efforts in supporting GCBA at the Brookstock festival, speaking with the public about beekeeping, and braving the 90 degree weather at the Metropark on Saturday, July 23rd. And thank you to Delores Watson for Pollinator Power weekend!
If you haven’t paid your renewal dues yet, please see Barbara Krecic or me at the next monthly meeting or mail your check for $20.00 per family to GCBA, P.O. Box 112104, Cleveland, OH 44111. Membership renewal forms can be downloaded from our website: www.greaterclevelandbeekeepersassociation.com. You must be a currently paid member to receive the GCBA monthly newsletter and to be on the bee rescue list. .
GCBA Financials through July 31, 2011 July 2011 YTDIncome
Membership Dues 40.00 2,845.00Extractor raffle & 50/50 raffle 132.00 1,366.00Sale of honey sticks at Brookstock Festival 54.00 54.00Other income 0.00 4,274.00 Total Income 226.00 8,539.00
Expenses
NEO conference food and supplies 74.49Food for July picnic 121.90Honeysticks 23.76 Other expenses Total Expenses (220.15) (4,275.88)
BALANCE SHEET
Bank Account 8,308.13Petty Cash 200.00 Total Assets 8,508.13
Total Liabilities 0.00
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