This is the first time that we recorded a speaker
on DVD as an experiment. It’s not Hollywood
quality, but you get to see and hear it all. I plan
to record future speakers and have a DVD of each
presentation in our club Library.
As you know, our Library has been updated to become a 21st Century on-line resource. So, you will be able to see the speaker DVDs available here on our Club website and we will be able to track who borrowed each one and when it should be returned for other members to access.
Everyone raved about Howland! And he refused to accept an honorarium or travel expense money after driving 100 miles each way from/to Connecticut. He asked for a donation to his club, the Backyard Beekeepers Association in CT, which we made. The BYBA has been a wonderful partner with our Club. Let’s not forget how Patty Pulliam from CT filled in at the last minute in November to teach us how to make candles and cosmetics from beeswax too.
Howland also auctioned a bottle of his prized mead for proceeds to our Club, won by Dave Alexander. Then, he autographed the “Beekeeping for Dummies” books brought by members.
One thing we could not capture on the DVD is the mead tasting! Mmmmead! We had two bottles of Howland’s mead. And members Sport and Cate Moran brought some of theirs, plus bottles from the Long Island Meadery. Thanks, Sport and Cate! Everyone was in good spirits, befitting St. Patrick’s Day weekend!
This is funny - on the DVD, you will see me putting hors d’oeuvres in the oven in the background behind the speaker and checking on them. I baked 100 hot appetizers, to complement the mead. Members Joseph and Rae Billone brought gorgeously decorated trays of amazing home-baked cream puffs and cookies for dessert.
Other members brought goodies too. But I must admit that I was too frenzied, playing “Martha Stewart for Beekeepers” for a crowd of more people than have ever been in my tiny apartment to give an accounting here. But, Thank You all!
As always, please know that everything everyone does for our club is recognized with gratitude!
Good news: Our “winning streak” continued! Every month since I became Club President, our Club has gained at least one new member. This month, we welcome Karen H. from Bohemia, Karen G. from Southold, Arthur N. from Miller Place, Kevin K. from Selden and a hopeful new member beekeeper Maureen C. from Orient.
At the “Meading”, I distributed copies of the DVD of the Virginia State Beekeepers Association Novice Course. It’s a Microsoft Power Point presentation.
I apologize for the delay in getting these DVDs to prospective Novice Course instructors and students. The reason for the delay is that the Virginia group e-mailed a series of additions/corrections for the 2008 beekeeping year, which required work to incorporate into the DVD.
I continue to hope that we will have volunteers among our Master Beekeepers and experienced beekeepers to lead a Novice Course this year. Please, we need you. With the public’s attention on Colony Collapse Disorder due to media coverage, this is an unprecedented time to grow beekeeping on Long Island.
I am receiving new inquiries from new hope-to-be-beekeepers about a Novice Course, and right now, I don’t know how to meet their needs, except to match them with a member in or near their town who might be their mentor.
Please consider these advantages of adopting the “Virginia Model” of a Novice Course:
The unique aspect of the program is that it is a means for bee clubs to generate revenue by offering the course with a required tie-in to club membership dues. Plus, it provides compensation to the Master Beekeepers and other mentors who volunteer to lead the course. Before this model, in most if not all bee clubs, everyone who teaches is a volunteer, and everyone who learns pays nothing for the privilege.
There are seven lessons, presented on CD to view on a computer. There’s a CD for students and a CD for instructors.
If you would like to be an instructor or mentor, please email me at president@longislandbeekeepers.org. If need be, we can split up the teaching/mentoring responsibility.
Here’s another important note: If our Club adopts the Virginia new beekeeper program, any student who orders equipment from Brushy Mountain Bee Farm gets free shipping.
www.brushymountainbeefarm.com
One more note about next month’s meeting on Sunday, April 13 at 2:30 PM at the Holtsville Ecology Site: The speaker is someone very special to me. Years ago, I was the after-dinner speaker at the Pennsylvania Beekeepers Association banquet. Shortly thereafter, I got a new personal training client named Jennifer Danenhower. Jen lived in my Manhattan apartment building. Imagine my surprise when she informed me that she knew I was a beekeeper – out of the blue! How did she know? Her Dad remembered me from the PA meeting!
Well, I also remembered her Dad’s excellent presentation about his Comb Honey Secrets. And I’ll never forget his comb honey – it is a thing of beauty with perfect packaging and amazing flavor. I have given it as gifts to comb honey lovers. Her Dad is Herman Danenhower – our April speaker!
I invited Herman because comb honey is an excellent alternative for beekeepers who do not have an extractor or access to one, and as our Club grows, beekeepers may fit into that category. Experienced beekeepers may also wish to expand into producing comb honey.
Thanks you, everyone. Please know that your participation in every way is valued and appreciated.
Always remember – YOU make our club the BEST it can BEE!
As you know, our Library has been updated to become a 21st Century on-line resource. So, you will be able to see the speaker DVDs available here on our Club website and we will be able to track who borrowed each one and when it should be returned for other members to access.
Everyone raved about Howland! And he refused to accept an honorarium or travel expense money after driving 100 miles each way from/to Connecticut. He asked for a donation to his club, the Backyard Beekeepers Association in CT, which we made. The BYBA has been a wonderful partner with our Club. Let’s not forget how Patty Pulliam from CT filled in at the last minute in November to teach us how to make candles and cosmetics from beeswax too.
Howland also auctioned a bottle of his prized mead for proceeds to our Club, won by Dave Alexander. Then, he autographed the “Beekeeping for Dummies” books brought by members.
One thing we could not capture on the DVD is the mead tasting! Mmmmead! We had two bottles of Howland’s mead. And members Sport and Cate Moran brought some of theirs, plus bottles from the Long Island Meadery. Thanks, Sport and Cate! Everyone was in good spirits, befitting St. Patrick’s Day weekend!
This is funny - on the DVD, you will see me putting hors d’oeuvres in the oven in the background behind the speaker and checking on them. I baked 100 hot appetizers, to complement the mead. Members Joseph and Rae Billone brought gorgeously decorated trays of amazing home-baked cream puffs and cookies for dessert.
Other members brought goodies too. But I must admit that I was too frenzied, playing “Martha Stewart for Beekeepers” for a crowd of more people than have ever been in my tiny apartment to give an accounting here. But, Thank You all!
As always, please know that everything everyone does for our club is recognized with gratitude!
Good news: Our “winning streak” continued! Every month since I became Club President, our Club has gained at least one new member. This month, we welcome Karen H. from Bohemia, Karen G. from Southold, Arthur N. from Miller Place, Kevin K. from Selden and a hopeful new member beekeeper Maureen C. from Orient.
At the “Meading”, I distributed copies of the DVD of the Virginia State Beekeepers Association Novice Course. It’s a Microsoft Power Point presentation.
I apologize for the delay in getting these DVDs to prospective Novice Course instructors and students. The reason for the delay is that the Virginia group e-mailed a series of additions/corrections for the 2008 beekeeping year, which required work to incorporate into the DVD.
I continue to hope that we will have volunteers among our Master Beekeepers and experienced beekeepers to lead a Novice Course this year. Please, we need you. With the public’s attention on Colony Collapse Disorder due to media coverage, this is an unprecedented time to grow beekeeping on Long Island.
I am receiving new inquiries from new hope-to-be-beekeepers about a Novice Course, and right now, I don’t know how to meet their needs, except to match them with a member in or near their town who might be their mentor.
Please consider these advantages of adopting the “Virginia Model” of a Novice Course:
The unique aspect of the program is that it is a means for bee clubs to generate revenue by offering the course with a required tie-in to club membership dues. Plus, it provides compensation to the Master Beekeepers and other mentors who volunteer to lead the course. Before this model, in most if not all bee clubs, everyone who teaches is a volunteer, and everyone who learns pays nothing for the privilege.
There are seven lessons, presented on CD to view on a computer. There’s a CD for students and a CD for instructors.
If you would like to be an instructor or mentor, please email me at president@longislandbeekeepers.org. If need be, we can split up the teaching/mentoring responsibility.
Here’s another important note: If our Club adopts the Virginia new beekeeper program, any student who orders equipment from Brushy Mountain Bee Farm gets free shipping.
www.brushymountainbeefarm.com
One more note about next month’s meeting on Sunday, April 13 at 2:30 PM at the Holtsville Ecology Site: The speaker is someone very special to me. Years ago, I was the after-dinner speaker at the Pennsylvania Beekeepers Association banquet. Shortly thereafter, I got a new personal training client named Jennifer Danenhower. Jen lived in my Manhattan apartment building. Imagine my surprise when she informed me that she knew I was a beekeeper – out of the blue! How did she know? Her Dad remembered me from the PA meeting!
Well, I also remembered her Dad’s excellent presentation about his Comb Honey Secrets. And I’ll never forget his comb honey – it is a thing of beauty with perfect packaging and amazing flavor. I have given it as gifts to comb honey lovers. Her Dad is Herman Danenhower – our April speaker!
I invited Herman because comb honey is an excellent alternative for beekeepers who do not have an extractor or access to one, and as our Club grows, beekeepers may fit into that category. Experienced beekeepers may also wish to expand into producing comb honey.
Thanks you, everyone. Please know that your participation in every way is valued and appreciated.
Always remember – YOU make our club the BEST it can BEE!
Hi everyone!
A good time was had by all the March 16 “Mead Madness” presentation by Howland Blackiston, the author of “Beekeeping for Dummies”, at my home in Manhattan! If you were not able to attend, here’s exciting news: a DVD of Howland’s talk will be available from the Club Library.
A good time was had by all the March 16 “Mead Madness” presentation by Howland Blackiston, the author of “Beekeeping for Dummies”, at my home in Manhattan! If you were not able to attend, here’s exciting news: a DVD of Howland’s talk will be available from the Club Library.