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June 2016 shy Volume 22 shy Issue 6

~Presidents Report~

Franclyn Heinecke

Late breaking news about our WSU pollinator gardens

We have received a $500 grant from the South Sound Chapter of the Native PlantSociety to purchase plants for our pollinator gardens at the WSU campus

Additionally they will have plants for us during their fall plant sale And we haveheard from Woodbrook Native Plant Nursery in Gig Harbor that they will give us

greatly reduced prices for several varieties to plant in our hedgerows Yeah

June meeting ndash Hives in the lsquoHood

Blackberry flow is on Are your colonies ready to store all of that great nectar After that when do you start getting your colonies ready for fall There are lots of things to think about during the beekeeping year

Come to the June meeting to talk with your beekeeping neighbors

possibly find a mentor and get your questions answered

There is no meeting the first Monday of July (the 4th) but mark your calendars

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now for our Annual Picnic and Honey Extraction Day ndash July 16th

Got supper

Some members come to the beekeeping class and meeting straight from workor find they could really use a hearty snack during the evening Former study

grant recipient Hannah Carter has developed a program to take preshypaidsandwich orders and bring your food to the meeting See her item in this

newsletter It costs only $1050 must be preshypaid and because of the nature ofthis service refunds will not be made if you donrsquot pick up the food yoursquove

ordered Let Hannah know with at least three days advance notice along withyour payment

Dr Dewey Caron returning for an October 1st workshop

Members really enjoyed and learned a lot from Dr Dewy Caronrsquos interesting andinformative talk in May Hersquoll be with us again the first weekend in October for adayshylong workshop on fall management Details will be coming soon But markyour calendars now for Saturday October 1 to learn even more from Dewey There will be class sessions and handsshyon apiary visits weather permitting

Time to start thinking about officers for 2017

Elections will be here before we know it PCBA has four elected positions ndashpresident vice president secretary and treasurer And there are several

positions that are appointed by the newly elected president ndashapiary education membership programsspeakers and others as determined by the president The elected officers and appointed chair people serve as the

PCBA Board of Directors

Being a Board member allows you to be a part of the direction of PCBA earnsyou 15 points per year toward your advanced beekeeping certificates and is agood learning experience on how nonshyprofit boards function Serving as a

volunteer nonshyprofit Board member also can help you with your career movesas it shows different levels of leadership and involvement

This will be my last term as president ndash term limits shelf life pull date and all

that It has been an honor to serve as your president for these past two years Ihave learned a lot and will continue to be involved in PCBA in several ways mostly to make sure the Parkland and WSU forage projects are

completed as promised

Itrsquos time for someone else to take the helm and help lead the organization to itsnext phase We formally take nominations beginning in August with elections atthe November meeting If yoursquore interested let us know and consider attendingthe monthly Board meetings to come up to speed on PCBA issues The Board

meets the third Monday of the month 6 PM at the Puyallup public library

Current PCBA Board members are President Franclyn Heinecke Vice President Alisa Shorey

Secretary Lisa Garnett Treasurer Scott Larsen

Committee chairs are Apiary ndash Jeff Jones Education ndash Larry Golden

Membership ndash Christine Viene ProgramsSpeakers ndash Marge Pearson and at large Bob Pietilla

Andy Matelich coordinates the booth at the spring and fall fair Laurel Wright heads up our library Cory Pederson is our webmaster

Nicole Hickman edits our newsletter Hannah Carter has taken on refreshments

There are many ways you can get involved and help guide the direction forPCBA We hope you will consider taking on an elected or appointed position of

leadership

~Hospitality~

Hannah Carter

Are you looking for dinner at the next meeting How about a sandwich I am Hannah Carter from the hospitality committee and we are offering boxed

lunches from Honey Baked Ham for $1050 a piece The lunches are

1 Grilled chicken Caesar saladCrisp romaine lettuce grilled chicken seasoned croutons

Parmesan cheese and Caesar dressing

2 Prime Roast Beef Tender roast beef cheddar cheese lettuce tomato tangy horseradish

sauce guldens mustard red onions on a fresh ciabatta roll

3 Mediterranean Veggie Delight Flavorful sun dried tomato humus spread on toasted multigrain breadwith leafy greens cucumber tomato red onion rings and sliced olives

4 Honey Baked Turkey Classic

Honey Baked Smoked or Roasted Turkey Swiss cheese lettuce tomato savory mayo rich hickory honey mustard on a fresh bakers roll

5 Honey Baked Ham Classic Honey Baked Ham Swiss cheese lettuce tomato savory mayo

rich hickory honey mustard on a fresh bakers roll

If there are any questions about the menu please contact meat pcbahospitalitygmailcom This is a board approved program

~ProgramsSpeakers~

Marge Pearson

Help Needed

We need set up help with the BBQ in July We need about 2 people to man the Honey house

~Reports~

~Minutes~Minutes from the General Meetings and the Board Meetings can be found here

~Education~

Larry Golden

Top Bar Hive Of one our active duty members donated a top bar hive to the club Theymoved it here from Hawaii so it needs some upgrades I have made

some modifications to it I need to get the roof set up for Washington weather I am looking for some cedar shingles to put on the roof If you have some that

you can donate please let Larry know We will be raffling the top bar off

Itrsquos time for someone else to take the helm and help lead the organization to itsnext phase We formally take nominations beginning in August with elections atthe November meeting If yoursquore interested let us know and consider attendingthe monthly Board meetings to come up to speed on PCBA issues The Board

meets the third Monday of the month 6 PM at the Puyallup public library

Current PCBA Board members are President Franclyn Heinecke Vice President Alisa Shorey

Secretary Lisa Garnett Treasurer Scott Larsen

Committee chairs are Apiary ndash Jeff Jones Education ndash Larry Golden

Membership ndash Christine Viene ProgramsSpeakers ndash Marge Pearson and at large Bob Pietilla

Andy Matelich coordinates the booth at the spring and fall fair Laurel Wright heads up our library Cory Pederson is our webmaster

Nicole Hickman edits our newsletter Hannah Carter has taken on refreshments

There are many ways you can get involved and help guide the direction forPCBA We hope you will consider taking on an elected or appointed position of

leadership

~Hospitality~

Hannah Carter

Are you looking for dinner at the next meeting How about a sandwich I am Hannah Carter from the hospitality committee and we are offering boxed

lunches from Honey Baked Ham for $1050 a piece The lunches are

1 Grilled chicken Caesar saladCrisp romaine lettuce grilled chicken seasoned croutons

Parmesan cheese and Caesar dressing

2 Prime Roast Beef Tender roast beef cheddar cheese lettuce tomato tangy horseradish

sauce guldens mustard red onions on a fresh ciabatta roll

3 Mediterranean Veggie Delight Flavorful sun dried tomato humus spread on toasted multigrain breadwith leafy greens cucumber tomato red onion rings and sliced olives

4 Honey Baked Turkey Classic

Honey Baked Smoked or Roasted Turkey Swiss cheese lettuce tomato savory mayo rich hickory honey mustard on a fresh bakers roll

5 Honey Baked Ham Classic Honey Baked Ham Swiss cheese lettuce tomato savory mayo

rich hickory honey mustard on a fresh bakers roll

If there are any questions about the menu please contact meat pcbahospitalitygmailcom This is a board approved program

~ProgramsSpeakers~

Marge Pearson

Help Needed

We need set up help with the BBQ in July We need about 2 people to man the Honey house

~Reports~

~Minutes~Minutes from the General Meetings and the Board Meetings can be found here

~Education~

Larry Golden

Top Bar Hive Of one our active duty members donated a top bar hive to the club Theymoved it here from Hawaii so it needs some upgrades I have made

some modifications to it I need to get the roof set up for Washington weather I am looking for some cedar shingles to put on the roof If you have some that

you can donate please let Larry know We will be raffling the top bar off

4 Honey Baked Turkey Classic

Honey Baked Smoked or Roasted Turkey Swiss cheese lettuce tomato savory mayo rich hickory honey mustard on a fresh bakers roll

5 Honey Baked Ham Classic Honey Baked Ham Swiss cheese lettuce tomato savory mayo

rich hickory honey mustard on a fresh bakers roll

If there are any questions about the menu please contact meat pcbahospitalitygmailcom This is a board approved program

~ProgramsSpeakers~

Marge Pearson

Help Needed

We need set up help with the BBQ in July We need about 2 people to man the Honey house

~Reports~

~Minutes~Minutes from the General Meetings and the Board Meetings can be found here

~Education~

Larry Golden

Top Bar Hive Of one our active duty members donated a top bar hive to the club Theymoved it here from Hawaii so it needs some upgrades I have made

some modifications to it I need to get the roof set up for Washington weather I am looking for some cedar shingles to put on the roof If you have some that

you can donate please let Larry know We will be raffling the top bar off

during the Washington State Fair

Education You should be doing inspections ever 10shy14 days You should have your bees inplace and seeing lots of eggs larva and capped brood If you see eggs feel freeto cut out your swarm cells If your hive is doing well you should have enough

bees to put on a second box

As I have helped some people do hive inspections please be aware that deepscan weigh up to 80shy100 pounds at the peak of the season A western can be 50shy70 pounds Now is the time to change up boxes before the bees start buildingand laying If you need to move to smaller lighter boxes do so You can over

winter a deep and two westerns and switch them out next spring

~PCBA May 2016 Membership Report~

Active Members 247

May meeting attendance 120

Due in May 2016 Ashlee Tarbox John Clancy Jill Jensen StephanieHalvorson Verena Schumacher John McIlhenny Walter Motz Faith SmithMike Leskajan William Archer Michelle Pate Phillip Friend Kim Ingram

Douglas Giles

Due in June 2016 Robert Bennett Michael DeAngelo Larry Golden MarcoZumba Ken Meitzler Holly Coryell David Dow Ben Armstrong

Due in July 2016 Andrew Meyers Anneliese Simons Stephen Poorer

Diane Rasch Deborah Bessette Vivian Peng Kathy Timmons Mark Holden

Due in August 2016 Jack Etzel Lin Miller Rebecca Morris BrianPredmore Dan Ghornley Haviland Griffin Lindsay Sturn Kerrt Kremer

Brian McCarty Robert Osborn Alan Altman

26 New Member(s) Harold Garn Gary Lusso Charlotte Vassey Alan

McIlrath Michele Peterson Barbara Roth Rod Schauer David Sattler HollySota Billie Whaley Jeff Ehli Samantha Rizzo Sandy Villar Eric

Kimbrough Joanne Templeman Jim Maher Kyle Dillehay Damon GulickBraden Rasmussen Cole Smith Dawn Heelan Kurt Langeberg David

Beardsley Adeline Rang Nancy Wright Elizabeth McGowan

If you feel there is a discrepancy between who is due and who has alreadypaid to email Christine at pcbamembershipoutlookcom

~Upcoming Events~ June 6th

615pm shy Beginning Beekeeping Class615pm shy Journeyman Meeting730pm shy PCBA general meeting

June 17shy18th

WSU Workshops in Pullman

June 19th

Sue Cobey queen rearing workshop

June 20th

6pm shy Board Meeting at Puyallup Public Library

June 30th

Zoo Training

July 4th

No general meeting class

July 9th

Forage Project prep work

26 New Member(s) Harold Garn Gary Lusso Charlotte Vassey Alan

McIlrath Michele Peterson Barbara Roth Rod Schauer David Sattler HollySota Billie Whaley Jeff Ehli Samantha Rizzo Sandy Villar Eric

Kimbrough Joanne Templeman Jim Maher Kyle Dillehay Damon GulickBraden Rasmussen Cole Smith Dawn Heelan Kurt Langeberg David

Beardsley Adeline Rang Nancy Wright Elizabeth McGowan

If you feel there is a discrepancy between who is due and who has alreadypaid to email Christine at pcbamembershipoutlookcom

~Upcoming Events~ June 6th

615pm shy Beginning Beekeeping Class615pm shy Journeyman Meeting730pm shy PCBA general meeting

June 17shy18th

WSU Workshops in Pullman

June 19th

Sue Cobey queen rearing workshop

June 20th

6pm shy Board Meeting at Puyallup Public Library

June 30th

Zoo Training

July 4th

No general meeting class

July 9th

Forage Project prep work

July 16th

Apiary Day Honey Harvest Picnic

July 23rd

Forage Project prep work

August 1st

615pm shy Beginning Beekeeping Class615pm shy Journeyman Meeting730pm shy PCBA general meeting (talking about Puyallup Fair)

August 29th

General Meeting shy pick up Puyallup Fair Tickets

September 1st

No general meeting class (due to volunteering at the Puyallyup Fair)

View complete event information here

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