Beekeepers Association of Southwest Florida

EVENTS
RECENT & PAST

March 5, 2008 - GENERAL MEETING: Membership fees were collected at the meeting and officers were elected. It was a very important meeting.

Betterbee shipped us 20 of their new 2008 catalogs which were available at the meeting. There are only 2 or 3 left! Also, Old Man Riggs brought his single-frame observation hive with a frame of LIVE BEES for viewing at this meeting. The same one used on Fox 4 Morning Blend show with Roy and Dennis.

Proposed Plans by University of Florida’s President Could
Cripple IFAS, Extension, and 4H Possibly Starting As Early As March 2008!

February 7, 2008 - GENERAL MEETING: We voted Beekeepers Association of Southwest Florida as our official name. We accepted both the proposed Constitution and Bylaws amended to include our new official name. We set membership fee at $10.00 (annually) for our organization with the prerequisite that you must also be a member of the Florida State Beekeepers Association (FSBA). Steering committee is remaining in leadership/organization mode until elected by the membership (next meeting). Next meeting was set for Wednesday, March 5, 2008, 6:30 PM, at Lee County Extension Service. Main entrance will be closed and entry will be around back (South side of building). Meeting was adjourned and refreshments provided by Keith Councell were enjoyed after the meeting.

January 22, 2008, Tuesday, 5:00 PM, Lee County Extension Service (Terry Park): Second Meeting of the steering committee. General meeting date was set for Thursday, February 7, 2008, 6:30 PM at Lee County Extension Service (Terry Park Complex), four choices for names will be presented (Beekeepers Association of Southwest Florida, Beekeeping Association of Southwest Florida, Southwest Florida Beekeepers Association, and Southwest Florida Beekeepers Association), officers will be elected at general meeting, constitution and bylaws will be presented for acceptance.

December 13, 2007, Thursday, 4:00 PM, Lee County Extension Service (Terry Park): First Meeting of the steering committee. Draft versions of Constitution and Bylaws were presented, discussed, and modified.

November 28, 2007, Wednesday, 6:45 PM, Lee County Extension Service (Terry Park): First Meeting of those interested. See Minutes for more information. Steering committee was selected for working on the details (membership, constitution, bylaws, name for organization, etc.).