Bees Alive Club

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Join us on Thursday, November 7th for FOOD, FELLOWSHIP, & FUN! We would love to have you join us!

Nominations for 2025-2026 Bees Alive Club Board Members will be announced!

Time: 7:00-9:00 PM

Meeting Location:

Nixa Senior Center

404 S. Main

Nixa, MO 65714

Click HERE for a map to our meeting location.

Guest Speakers:

• Daniel Tatar from Sho-Me-Honey, Strafford MO
• Alexa Pavlov from Buzz Beekeeping, Rogersville MO.

Bees Alive Club Board elections will be coming up at our November meeting with the election being held in December. If you are interested in holding a spot on our planning team, reach out to any of the current board members for more information. Thanks!

It's not too late to pay your dues for 2024! There are many perks to becoming a member of the club! It's easy to join our club as either a new member or to simply renew your membership!

Simply log into beesaliveclub.org to find the membership area under the shop section. You can securely pay your $25.00 dues from the comfort of your own home!

You can also join or renew your B.A.C.membership for 2024 at our upcoming meeting! Cash or check is preferred.

Some perks to being a BAC member include...

• being put on a swarm list
• ability to have a mentor
• checking out books from the BAC library
• access to our club's honey extractor
• access to our Oxalic Acid Vaporizer
• participate in the monthly raffle
• having the opportunity to be on the BAC Sub-Committees
• the ability to vote
• getting an official BAC Member sticker

2024 membership = $25.00 Individual (1 vote, 1 person) or Family (1 vote, 2+ people)

A big thank you to EVERYONE who opened their apiaries for our Bees Alive Club Field Days! These were amazing for hands on learning! Will be seeking volunteers to host the 2025 field days! Field days are held one Saturday per month April through September.

Ingredients:

• 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil (or canola oil)
• 1 ½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into small cubes (about ½ inch)
• Salt and black pepper
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional, adjust for heat)

Optional Ingredients:

• Brown rice, sliced green onions, sesame seeds, chopped peanuts, lime wedges to squeeze over chicken

Directions:

1. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
2. Lightly season the cubed chicken with salt and pepper. (Go easy because the soy sauce has plenty of sodium.)
3. Add the chicken to the skillet and brown on one side, about 3-4 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, make the glaze. Whisk the honey, soy sauce, garlic and red pepper flakes, if using, in a small bowl until well combined.
5. Add the sauce to the pan and toss to coat the chicken pieces. Cook until chicken is cooked through, 4-5 more minutes.
6. Serve with steamed rice and top with green onions, sesame seeds and a squeeze of lime juice, if desired.

October 26, 2024

The MO State Beekeepers Association Fall Conference will be held in Arnold, Missouri at the Family Life Center. This one day event will feature six simultaneous tracks of classes!

The keynote speaker is Dr. Larry Connor, owner of WicWas Press and a renowned author of many books about Beekeeping.

Other speakers will include:

Theresa Martin, author of Dead Bees Don't Make Honey, who will make several presentations on keeping bees healthy and preparing them to survive the winter.

Sheldon and Courtney Brummel from the University of Nebraska will present research on Hygienic Behavior, comparison of winter survivability in different types of hives, and The Great Plains Master Beekeeping Program.

Other topics will include:

Value Added Hive Products, Planning for Pollinators-USDA Financial Assistance, Treatment for Bee Stings and Emergencies, Medicinal Uses for Honey and Other Hive Products, Benefits of Swarming, Honey Recipes, an all day Beginner Track, and many more!

A Vendor Hall will contain one of the tracks with vendors making presentations of new products and specials on the equipment they sell. More information as well as registration info can be found at mobees.org after August 1st.

October 31, 2024

Calendar Photo Deadline

Judging for all photos entered will take place at our November meeting. Pictures can be submitted by email to Hanna at hannasbees@gmail.com.

November 7, 2024

Nominations for the 2025-2026 Bees Alive Board will be coming up at our November meeting

with the election being held in December. If you are interested in holding a position on our planning

team, reach out to any of the current board members for more information!

December 5, 2024

This meeting will be our annual BAC Christmas dinner! We will provide a meat dish! We encourage everyone to come up with your favorite holiday side dish or dessert to share! Plan on festivities because we will be having a dirty santa game and...stealing is encouraged! LOL This gift does not have to be beekeeping related either! Be creative and let's have some fun!

At this meeting, we look forward to closing presentations from our 2024 scholarship students AND

all paid members will be voting on our 2025-2026 board members!

December 8, 2024

Plan on joining us for the Nixa Christmas Parade. More info will be shared soon!

January 9, 2025

This meeting will be held on the 2nd Thursday to allow for members to travel to the North American Honey Bee Expo 2025 in Louisville, KY. This event is one of the largest shows with amazing speakers. Follow this link for more information and registration https://www.nahbexpo.com/.

Also, Cathy Misko will be speaking on her 35 years of beekeeping with the last 15 being treatment free. You won't want to miss this presentation!

MSBA Missouri Specialty License Plate

If you haven’t registered yet, NOW is the time to be among the first to have the coolest plate in the state! Go to mobees.org/beefriendly to register!

Start spreading the word.... We have opened the application process and it will be closing at our February meeting.

Our scholarship is offered to youth between the ages of 15 and 18, who are residents of the SW MO area and enrolled in public, private or homeschool. The program provides all the equipment necessary for the recipient(s) to become a hobbyist beekeeper. Recipient(s) will receive an orientation and/or a book on beginning beekeeping, have a mentor, and get to have their own hive to learn from and take care of during the process. The direct mentorship and close supervision lasts one year, which is long enough to ensure the student(s) has had enough time to be on their own in the hobby. Upon successful completion of the scholarship requirements, the recipient(s) will receive a recognition certificate and full ownership of the hive.

BAC Youth Scholarship Program Application

Please print, complete, and return the application to Hanna Price either in person, by mail, or email before January 30, 2025.

By Mail: 2873 Medical Springs Rd. Galena MO 65656

Email: hannasbees@gmail.com

For more information or questions, please contact a member of our BAC Board.

• Honey bees have been producing honey from flowering plants for more than 20 million years.

• In order to make just one pound of honey, worker bees must fly over 55,000 miles and visit about two million flowers!

Bees Alive Club has a Bee Buddy Program and it's easy to enroll! At our next meeting when you sign in, you simply mark if you want to be a Bee Buddy or want to have a Bee Buddy! There will also be a place to mark if you want to become part of a swarm list! If you have any questions, contact Clayton Caperton at (303) 210-3048.

Contact us with any questions or concerns.

We'd love to 'BEE' of service!

President: Hanna Price (417) 559-9044

Vice President: Clayton Caperton (303) 210-3048

Secretary: Jennifer Walles (417) 693-3147

Treasurer: Al Kenngott (417) 830-1773

Education Director: Dave Loftin (417) 827-9391

Hospitality Chair: Cathy Huber (417) 263-2090

Director of First Impressions: Carolyn Janus (417) 413-6678

Newsletter Editor: Karie Janus

Is there something you'd like to have posted in an upcoming BAC newsletter? We'd love to share your photographs & stories!

Email Karie Janus at: beesaliveclub2023@gmail.com