2013 begins the eighth year of the Columbia Area Beekeepers Association.  We typically meet on the first Sunday of each month at 2pm in the Conference Building at the Tennessee Agriculture Experiment Station in Spring Hill.  The Station is located north of the Spring Hill high school on US Route 31.  The general public is invited to attend.  Easiest access to the Conference Building is to use Denning Lane which is about 1000 feet north of the main entrance.  Take Denning to the back of the farm and turn right into the first gate, cross the cattle guard, and then make an immediate left on the first road and the Conference Building is located directly ahead.

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We will be meeting at our usual meeting site at 2 PM on June 2.

APIARY REGISTRATION:

   It's free and can be done online easily.  Just type in the following link on your browser:   tnbeekeepers.org  and then click on the TN Hive Registration line or the picture above it.  When this page opens, find the "click here" link to open the form in a PDF format and you are ready to go.

HONEY EXTRACTORS:

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CABA has 2 manually powered extractors that can be used by any current member.  The extractor will hold 4 shallow or medium honey frames, or 2 deep frames. One extractors is stored at my house and the other at Jason Dodson's.  Please contact either of us to reserve an extractor.

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Jason Dodson   2274 Nashville Highway  931-698-4959

Dick Brickner   6518 Breckenridge Cv     931-381-1187

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The extractor has a cold capping knife and a scratcher included.  If you do not have filters for your honey, both of us have Kelley's polypropylene filters in 600 micron and 200 micron mesh that fit in the top of a 5 gallon bucket.  It is recommended that you use one of each.  These cost $7 each and will last a lifetime.

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OFFICERS:

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     Jack Wohlfarth,   president   931-215-5389       jack.do@charter.net

     Dick Brickner,   vice-president  931-381-1187   bricknerdn@charter.net

     Alan Woodruff,   treasurer   931-540-2899        ajw@ajw5.com

     Marilyn Lorz, membership chairperson             marilynlorz@hotmail.com
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BEE SWARM REMOVAL:

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Have a swarm on your premise that needs removal? Call the following persons:

    

     Richard Brickner,  931-381-1187

     Jeff Hale, 931-527-4011 (res), 931-638-0934 (cell), removal from buildings  

 

  

MASTER BEEKEEEPER COURSE:

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The Master Beekeeper courses offered in Tennessee are posted at:   http://bees.tennessee.edu/

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BEEHIVE INSPECTIONS:

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The following members are state certified beehive inspectors.

Jason Dodson      698-4959

Don Lockhart      381-8115

Jack Wohlfarth   215-5389

Tom Voss           388-3716

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