1. Welcome to the January CCBA Meeting Cold Snow Wind

2. Agenda Introduction: Keith Jardine – President (chief drone) Kelly McGrory / Charlie Hall – Vice President Walt Talunas Dan Borkoski – Secretary Sharon Jardine Chris Biondi – Treasurer Jack McMichael

3. Agenda continued… Winter Wraps – insulation, roof paper or nothing? Beginning Beekeeping – what options are for you Peter Lindtner, author of the book ‘Garden Plants for Honey Bees’ will be presenting his slide show. This will be an amazing opportunity to listen and learn about the plants that our bees favor.

4. Agenda continued.. Vince our insurance guy – Apiary Insurance for you and your hives. Beginning Beekeeping – we would like to support our beginners. Warren Graham – Queen Rearing and new committee. Bob, Carol and Michael will deliver findings on the Vaporizer to kill the Varroa mite.

7. Winter Project – Nucleus box Half inch plywood Less than $6 Very easy to make

8. Winter Projects 4 way mating Queen castle Plywood

9. Nucleus Hive from Forest Hill $15.55 if 100 purchased Nucleus Hive beekeeping

10. Trees and Plants Applewood seeds – plants for bee mix – code BEEF or HOMX for North Eastern USA. Trees: Littleleaf Linden, Sourwood, Black Locust, Sumac (Smooth and Staghorn), Chinese Chestnut or Bee Bee tree. Sweet White Clover, Sweet Yellow Clover, Dutch Clover.

11. Jeffery Giannini Remember to strap your hives.

12. Making Candy 25 lbs white sugar 2 liters hot water 20 ml cider or white vinegar Add more sugar, but keep liquid Takes about an hour Stir continuously – till 234F ( I do 236) Add 1 lb soy flour or pollen when cooling Pour into candy board, cool and invert on hive

13. Bee Fun

14. Candy Board Winterizing inner cover

15. Winterizing Inner Cover 10 lbs. Candy

16. Winterizing Inner Cover Make sure there is an entrance open at the top.

17. Packaged Bee Failures 68% failure in 2014 Queens often die Queen supersedure after introduction Swarming after introduction Drone laying queens We need to emphasize local queens and nucs

18. Oxalic Blast 35 g mixed with one liter of 1:1 sugar water 5ml per seam of bees 50ml total for large colony 30ml total for small colony Wear gloves, eye protection and keep water at hand in case of splashes.

19. Garden Plants for Honey Bees by Peter Lindtner is the culmination of a lifetime of photography, beekeeping, and horticulture. With each plant accompanied by a simple pollen and nectar production rating guide derived from his careful observations, this photo-rich guide can help you identify your most bee-friendly plants, cont…

20. add more to your landscaping and even plot a season-long supply of bee-preferred nectar and pollen producers in your own backyard. It contains over 750 distinct photos and scanning electron micrographs of pollen grains.