Howdy all!

I need to order some bees soon.  Don't really want to wait til May to get them locally from George.  Anyone done any business with Calvert Apiaries out of Alabama?  They ship USPS.

Judy (in Little Axe)
 Green Dragon Herbals
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Judy Roberts [mailto:jwrob@...]
Sent: Monday, February 21, 2000 11:37 AM
To: NobleBeekeepers@onelist.com
Subject: [NobleBeekeepers] Calvert Apiaries

From: Judy Roberts <jwrob@...>

Howdy all!

I need to order some bees soon.  Don't really want to wait til May to get them locally from George.  Anyone done any business with Calvert Apiaries out of Alabama?  They ship USPS.

Judy (in Little Axe)
 Green Dragon Herbals
 

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Thanks guys! Both of you.

I was under the impression that a May delivery might be a little late,
but, have taken your advise & phoned George to order the bees locally.
Left a message. Again, Thanks!

Judy in Little Axe

This is an easy way to send out messages to everyone.

Today I will try to contact Charles Plemmons to see about a copy of
the bylaws he has.  Anyhow don't be shy and send out a message....

All Bees are Feed  thinks for the rain
                            George

Looks like build up is in full swing, Didn't loose not even one hive
this winter. Must be doing something right for a change. :)

 Must be doing something right for a change.

Judy (in Little Axe)

We have chat on this site:

Would anybody be interested in starting a chat group on maybe a given
day and set time for BeeKeeping?

Richard

Yes, I think that would be nice

Donn Boatwright

On Turner Broadcasting Wildlife Adventures this March....

"Pollinators in Peril"
  Host: Peter Fonda
    Birds, bees, bats and insects pollinate the food crops that keep our world
thriving. Actor Peter Fonda will explore the fascinating world of these often
forgotten but crucial and overlooked animals, to discover the critical role
they play in keeping ourselves and our world flourishing.  Should include
footage and interviews with UT cherry and apple growers, WA alfalfa seed
growers, NJ cranberry growers and more, with a considerable focus on native
bees.
    — From a post on another NG.
    It will be interesting to see if Fonda, who did great PR for US beekeepers
in "Ulee's Gold", and the producers of this program will repeat the
exaggerations and mischaracterizations of that seminal document of the
imperiled pollinator movement "The Forgotten Pollinators" by Gary Nabhan and
Stephen Buchmann. Some points to consider:
    > *Speculates* that honey bees may have driven some native pollinators to
extinction in North America and elsewhere. Proof please?
    > Implies that honey bees are more inefficient than native pollinators
because they groom pollen from their bodies and mix it with saliva and nectar
(Native pollinators like the bumblebees do this too).
    > Propagates the unexamined fallacy of thought that "native pollinators"
in North America are native *everywhere* in North America — there are more
than 55 species of bumblebees here. A “native pollinator” in the Northwest is
an invasive species in the East. A farmer or gardener who buys bumblebees
from a bio-supply company in Michigan may be introducing a whole new invasive
species in Massachusetts.
    > Says beekeeping, both as a hobby and an industry, is doomed by the
arrival of the Africanized honey bee. A closer examination of where the
Africanized honey bee comes from (Africa and South America) shows the bees
have been successfully kept and managed for generations. The beekeeping
industry in those areas of the world rival US output for some products.
    > Recounts the plight of Australian native pollinators and blames the
honey bee for edging out the locals—without mentioning that bumble bees were
also imported to Australia several centuries ago.
    > Implies that "native pollinators" are more benign than honey bees.
Bumblebees will chew out the base of a flower evolved to be pollinated by
hummingbirds and other large "imperiled" pollinators to get at the nectar
there without pollinating the flower. Honey bees won't do that.
    > Fearmongers about honey bees by calling the size of the foraging force
"fearsome" and "overwhelming."
    > Says honey bees outcompete native pollinators for their own native
forage. A study of beekeepers in "The Hive and the Honey Bee" (Chapter 11)
shows the majority of their harvest comes from introduced plant species.
    > Says beekeeping, both as a hobby and an industry, is doomed by the
arrival of exotic mites. Beekeepers will do what they have always
successfully done: Develop new management practices with the help of USDA
scientists and carry on.
    > Talk about the diseases and parasites of honey bees and not talk about
the diseases and parasites of native pollinating insects, at least in so far
as managed or kept colonies are concerned.
    > Concludes that because honey bees in this country may be doomed for one
trumped-up reason or another, money should be redirected away from honey bee
research to alternative pollinator research.
    Unfortunately, recent trends in the U.S. have included an embrace of an
immigrant-bashing mentality (blame it on the foreigners). Sadly, this
"fashion" seems to have jumped over to the world of insects with the honey
bee as the latest victim.
    The show airs (Eastern times):
Wednesday, March 21, 2000 10:05pm-11:05pm
  Monday, March 27, 2000 1:15am- 2:15am
  Thursday, March 30, 2000 2:25am- 3:25am

The date of our march meeting is the 16 not the 17  it is the third
thursday of the month
     george pres.

We would like to remind you of this upcoming event.

Bee Meeting

Date: Thursday, March 16, 2000
Time: 7:00PM - 9:00PM CST (GMT-06:00)

Noble Beekeepers Association
3rd Thrusday of the month
214 N Main Street
Noble, OK  73068

Two days ago at the Central Oklahoma Beekeepers Association
meeting I got a copy of their Bylaws.  I am attaching a re-worked
copy for our Association.  This is still just a working copy.  The
Bylaws Committee has not completed going over them, but I
thought you should see what we have up to this point....Whitney

Whitney L. Boutin, Jr. wrote:
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> Two days ago at the Central Oklahoma Beekeepers Association
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Thank you WHitney,
   Now I see that your name is Boutin, not Bouton!! Well I will correct
that in the minutes and I apologize for brutalizing your last name
during the meeting.
   Chris,
     Were you going to type up a membership list that included names,
addresses and phone numbers? The list you gave me was the accounting
list, but I will need to maintain an address list. If you are not
planning on doing that, I will keep a current list off of the receipt
stubs you give me. However, I would like to avoid unneccessary duplicate
work for either of us. Please email and let me know if I am to start the
list or if you already have one started. Thank you. Shauna Evans

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> Two days ago at the Central Oklahoma Beekeepers Association
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George,
  I need to get your direct email address so that I may get meeting
information to you. I am going to send you copies of minutes for last
two meetings through the mail. Shauna

My e mail address is GRichtmeye@...
                                  George

we will be making splets saturday will tell were we meet later
                                          george

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Wish I could be there. I have kid's soccer games all day. Next time.
Shauna

Will the rain has stop we will split some hives saturday will meet all of you
who want to learn how to make  spilts meet me at the Cleveland Fairgrounds At
ERobinson in Norman at 9:00 or 9:30 A.M
                                           George

Hi Chris and Whitney and George,
   I need to notify you that I have a new email address:
yogababe1@.... I tried to email you from that server and it said I
needed to join the bee website. Is there something specific I need to
do?
   Also I need a fill in for April's meeting. My son Lucas is graduating
into the Boy Scouts that night. He has his sights set on Eagle Scout and
he is just the boy to do it. Anyway, his induction is at 7:00 the same
night as the Bee club. Shauna

The bee meeting on Thursday the 20  will be one hour later because their we
be church services that nigth we will meet at 8pm not at 7pm
                                           George

Thanks George,
   Got your message. Have called several people to bring snack. No reply
yet but I will keep working on that. I also just realized I looked at the
wrong date on calendar and will be to meeting on time. Let's make it a
short meeting since it starts so late, ok?
   Thanks for the notice.

                                          Shauna

will do be home by 930pm
                     george

SHAUNA; I WILL BRING SOME SORT OF SNACK TO THE MEETING.  SORRY YOU HAVE BEEN
UNABLE TO ELICIT SOME RESPONSE.  JAMES REYNOLDS.

-----Original Message-----
From: Shauna L Evans [mailto:yogababe1@...]
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2000 7:22 PM
To: NobleBeekeepers@egroups.com
Subject: Re: [NobleBeekeepers] Thursday April 20


Thanks George,
   Got your message. Have called several people to bring snack. No reply
yet but I will keep working on that. I also just realized I looked at the
wrong date on calendar and will be to meeting on time. Let's make it a
short meeting since it starts so late, ok?
   Thanks for the notice.

                                          Shauna

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I caught 3 Swarms of Bees this week. Guess i should of split them but
this will work too.

Thank you Jim for bringing snack to meeting. Shauna

You are welcome Shauna, but you should tell Jim instead. Gray

We would like to remind you of this upcoming event.

Bee Meeting

Date: Thursday, April 20, 2000
Time: 7:00PM - 9:00PM CDT (GMT-05:00)

Monthly Meeting
United Methodist Church
204 N. Main Street
Noble, OK  73068
405-872-8385

I thought we were meeting at 8:00 instead of 7:00pm? Please verify time.
Shauna

it has been changed to 8oo pm this thursday because they are haveing churh
services that night