33 people in attendance: 30 in person, 3 online

Welcome new members!

  • President: Nathan Allan
    • Nathan is now the President! Call for volunteers for the Vice President position.
    • If you have other days that would work better for you for the meeting, talk with a Board member
    • Feb 24th, we are doing a 2-hour intro to beekeeping class, 11am-1pm – it’s FREE!
    • Apprenticeship class in March & April – in person, $50 tuition – Saturdays from 10am-12pm for 6 weeks
    • We restarted the meeting raffle!
    • We are going to apply for funds through a City grant for education, Freedom Farmers looking for help getting bees, could have a joint arrangement for a club apiary!
    • Let Nathan know if you are interested in taking over the Outreach Coordinator board position
  • Treasurer: David Bruun
    • Checking – $4,837.94; Savings – $4,584.53
  • Librarian: Lynn Phillipi
    • Go ahead and check out from the library – please put name and phone number on the card, OK to keep for 2-3 months, when return it, please give to Nathan so he can return the card to the book
    • During meetings, Saturday and Sunday between 8-noon, or give Nathan a call at other times during the day
    • If there is a beekeeping book you want and we don’t have, talk to Lynn so she can purchase it for the library with this year’s budget
  • Mentorship: Bryan Henn
    • Looking for mentors
    • Website will have new forms on it soon to sign up to be a mentee or a mentor
    • Don’t have to be a master to be a mentor
  • Special guest speaker: Sue Cobey, Honey Bee Insemination Services, speaking about queen rearing for backyarders