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E a s t e r n A p i c u l t u r a l S o c i e t yEAS JOURNAL08

From The EAS 2009 President2008 Honey Bee Foundation AwardJuliana Rangel-Posada is the 2008 recipient of the

$5,000 Research award from the EAS Foundation for HoneyBees. Juliana submitted a request to support her PhD stud-ies entitled “Swarming: How is the mass departure trig-gered and what determines which bees leave?” The com-mittee recognized her request as the one most worthy ofsupport in our annual effort to recognize and help fundbee research from the EAS Foundation.

Juliana is at Cornell University where she is workingon her PhD degree with Dr. Tom Seeley in the Departmentof Neurobiology and Behavior. She is originally from Co-lombia, South America, moving to the U.S. in 1998 (andsubsequently becoming a citizen). She received her under-graduate degree from University of California, San Diegoin 2004. A student advisor, Dr. James Nieh (coincidently aformer student of Dr. Seeley), introduced her to honey beebiology. As an undergrad she conducted several projectswith honey and stingless bees.

At Cornell Juliana spent a couple of years working onstingless bee Melipona beecheii recruitment to food re-sources but decided to switch her focus to honey bees forher research emphasis. She is currently focusing on themechanisms and functional organization during the swarm-ing process. The EAS Foundation will support one of sev-eral related swarming biology efforts – specifically her test-ing of the hypothesis of what bee group, nest-site scoutsor forager bees, control the timing of swarm departure. Partof this work was conducted this summer on Appledore Is-land, Maine. In additional to Dr. Seeley, Heather Mattila,a Post-doc at Cornell and a former EAS Foundation recipi-ent, is participating in this EAS supported study.

Juliana will likely finish her degree next year. She hasexpressed an interest in bringing a report of her swarmstudies to the New York 2009 EAS meeting next August. Itis an interesting project and potentially of use to beekeep-ers in our efforts to mange this major feature of the bee’sannual seasonal cycle. Congratulations to Juliana – EASis pleased to support her studies.

THE EAS FOUNDATION has provided over $50,000 inresearch funding since inauguration in 1994. Funds aregenerated from donations from beekeepers and bee asso-ciations; Jim Fischer of Fischer Bee Quick has been a con-tinuing benefactor. Proposals are solicited annually withawards dependent upon funds available. We welcome do-nations from any interested individuals and thank all thosewho have contributed to helping make our support of suchresearch projects as this current one possible.

Dewey Caron

What’s Inside• Potherings From Our Chairman• A Recap of EAS 2008• From The Colonies• Divelbiss Award Winner

Fall, 2008

This is a curious time to be planning a beekeepingmeeting.

The election was decided just yesterday as I write thisand it makes little difference if the changes to be will beas dramatic as intended, or things get just a little bit dif-ferent because all will be turmoil until…well, until whendo you suppose?

Last August gasoline was $4.00 or so a gallon, whichcertainly affected EAS in Kentucky. High gas and long tripscurtailed many I imagine. Today it’s less that $2.00 a gal-lon, but what will it be again in August?

Meanwhile, Wall Street still has potholes, the futureof Colony Collapse Disorder remains an unknown, and theCalifornia water supply, and thus the price of almond pol-lination is, quite literally, up in the air.

These are indeed uncertain times.So what’s a meeting planner to do?For starters, we’ve looked hard

at our budget to make surethere’s no missing numbers orsloppy spots. We’ve trimmedand tailored it to fit exactlywhat we need and we’ve ex-amined every expense. Weare confident that with theuneasy economy at the mo-ment we have been very care-ful with your money. Moreover, we’ve looked hardest atthe largest expense we have . . . speakers . . . and lookedharder at what we have locally and still harder at what wewanted to import. And in the looking we have found excep-tional examples of good, local beekeepers who want to teachand help in the process. This, in and of itself has let uscarefully trim our budget and not only keep the quality in-tact, but actually improve what we thought we had. This isa good thing, and we are fortunate to have these talentedand capable volunteers at hand.

So what do we have? Good question, but I’ll tell younow, we have even better answers. Take a look.

For starters there is the two-tier short course that runsMonday, Tuesday and all day Wednesday (you get your

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E A S J o u r n a lJournal of the Eastern Apicultural

Society of North America, Inc.Volume 36, Number 4

Jim BobbChairman of the Board2011 Shearer RoadLansdale, PA 19446610.584.6778

chairman@easternapiculture.orgJimBobb@GCT21.net

Kathy SummersVice Chairman of the Board7011 Spieth RoadMedina, OH 44256330.461.1081 (cell)330.725.6677, Ext. 3215330.725.5624 (fax)

vicechairman@easternapiculture.org

Kim Flottum2009 President7011 Spieth RoadMedina, OH 44256330.722.2021 (home & cell)330.725.6677, ext. 3214 (work)330.725.5624 (fax)

president@easternapiculture.org

Kent Williams2008 President580 State Route 385 NorthWingo, KY 42088-8703270.382.2348

Loretta SurprenantSecretaryBox 300, 27 County Home WayEssex, NY 12936518.963.7593 (phone & fax)

secretary@easternapiculture.org

John TullochTreasurerP.O. Box 29Blountville, TN 37617423.574.1181

treasurer@easternapiculture.org

Potherings from our Chairman…I want to say a big thank you to

everyone who made EAS 2008 in Ken-tucky such a great success. Kent Wil-liams, his kin, and mates showed usSouthern hospitality at its finest.

If you were not able to join us inAugust, here are some of the thingsyou missed:

Education Both the ShortCourse and Conference werefilled with educational and in-triguing topics. One of my fa-vorites was a detailed queenraising program led by Jenni-fer Berry, where many attend-ees tried their hand at graft-ing day-old larva into queencells.

Food Beyond a doubt, thefood at Murray State cafeteriawas some of the best we havehad at any conference that Ihave attended. Toni Downsand others worked with thekitchen staff to include honeyin entrees at every meal.

Friends I only see mostof you once a year, and I waspleased to see so many of youarrive in Kentucky. I had ex-pected most from farther eastto fly to the conference—butmany drove and took the op-portunity to see MammothCave, Walter T. Kelley Com-pany, and other sites on thetrip. And some that drove tookthe opportunity to bring alongtheir friends.

Enjoyment Eveningevents, including a visit by Dr.Langstroth himself, enter-tained and delighted us. But,perhaps the most pleasurecame from the banter of KentWilliams and other leaders.The sharp wit, interesting sto-ries, jokes, tales, and anec-dotes kept everyone institches.

Just as one conference ends, theplanning for the next conference in-creases in intensity. The EAS Board

met last month in Ellicottville, NewYork to view the site for EAS 2009. Theresort and surrounding town offersmuch for our membership, friends, andfamily. The accommodations are top-notch. The adjacent town has manyhotels and motels. Nearby are camp-ing facilities and state parks.

Kim Flottum, EAS President, hasdisclosed his plans for the next con-ference. If you are interested in keep-ing bees in a natural way with few orno chemicals, do not miss this con-ference. Mark your calendar for August3-7, 2009.

As always, if there are any sugges-tions or comments, contact me. I en-joy hearing from you.

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Kentucky 2008Thank you Kent Williams, Phil Craft, Murray State

University staff, and the many volunteers for making uscomfortable and welcome at EAS 2008. A dozenMassachusetts beekeepers made the trip and “we all” hada great time. As the commissioner of Agriculture said“Kentucky is a local call” to heaven. Bonita and I left theconference with a new appreciation for the beautifulcountryside, and heartfelt hospitality of Kentuckians.Murray State was a wonderful venue for the conference.We were particularly pleased to see so much locally grownfood being included by the college food service. In a“homogenized” world bent on making everything the same,it was refreshing to get a local taste from Kentucky “Proud”farms. It is this local experience of being a part of theculture, tasting the food and seeing the landscape thatmake every conference unique. Kent and his team pulledthis off with characteristic good humor and a friendlyKentucky drawl.

Kim Flottum is next year’s President for EAS 2009. TheHoliday Valley Resort in New York has been reserved forour conference. It is a beautiful and luxurious setting withevery kind of recreational activity and relaxation on site. Iam excited that the theme will focus on non-chemicalbeekeeping. Kim’s initial line up of presenters include manywell known researchers testing non-chemical treatments,and beekeepers taking the lead in developing new “beehealthy” management practices. As we look at theenvironmental stressors contributing to the decline inhoneybee health, this conference promises to provide someanswers and a blueprint for the future. Reserve August 3-7 for EAS 2009.

I begin my second term as the EAS Director fromMassachusetts.

Increasing membership and identifying membershipneeds is my primary concern. The cost of our annualconference and meeting our growing operating costsrequires a new financial model for EAS. Having the fundingand a stable financial base is the key to our future. EAScontinues to be the leader in bringing beekeepers,educators, and researchers together. We can be the voicefor change. Our Chairman, Jim Bobb, has an ambitiousagenda for expanding the EAS role and committment tosupport members. Any newprograms, and efforts willrequire additional resourcesand active support from ourmembership. I urge each ofyou, as current members, toconsider doing three things;first reach out to otherbeekeepers and encouragethem to join EAS, secondconsider making anadditional donation to EASbeyond your annual or lifemembership dues, and mostimportant plan to attend theNew York conference in2009.

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A Word From Dan – Beekeeper Of The Year

Ohio’s EAS Director, Joe Kovaleski (center) was selected as The Bee-keeper Of The Year for 2009 at the recent Ohio State Beekeepers FallMeeting in Columbus. Picture with Joe are Ron Hoopes, OSBA Presi-dent and Carmen Conrad, OSBA treasurer and last year’s BeekeeperOf The Year. Congratulations, Joe!

Carol Mark brought her 4-H group to EAS 2008. Here they enjoya visit to the EAS beeyard.

Kent Williams (l), EASPresident 2008 withDan Conlon, our EASMassachusettsDirector.

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money’s worth with this year’s course)that has an advanced and a not-so-advanced level. The advanced group isbeing put together by Dr. NickCalderone from Cornell with topicsthat include IPM and Varroa, honeybee breeding and all that is needed forthis craft, including cell builders, graft-ing and wintering nucs, along withtours to Andy Card’s operation.

Level one, the August to AugustBeginner’s Level course will featuretours to the Card facility too, alongwith all manner of information for suc-cessfully getting from this summer tonext summer with healthy bees plusa honey crop. There’s never been any-thing like this in a beginner’s levelcourse, and the instructors includeEAS Master Beekeepers and a host ofothers who know what’s what on thiscritical topic. And, since the Wednes-day session of both sections of theShort Course runs all day, you’ll stillbe around for the Pig Roast onWednesday night at Andy Card’s place. . . see below for all those details.

Our Conference theme remainspositive and possible – Toward Non-Chemical Beekeeping - and our pro-grams reflect this attitude. BobBrachman and Dr. Tom Rinderer bothhave strong ties with the Russianhoney bee program and their resis-tance to varroa. Queen producers us-ing these bees will be available . . .Kirk Webster and others . . . telling ofthe advantages of using these bees.Other speakers include Dave Tarpy,Clarence Collison, Ross Conrad, NickCalderone, Paul Kozak, Jennifer Berry,Larry Connor, Kent Williams, AdamFinklestein, Mike Palmer, Tom Seeley,Jeff Pettis and a multitude of othersaddressing this timely topic . . . Chemi-cal Free Beekeeping.

And then there’s the tours . . .Commercial Beekeeper Andy Card andhis family have a big part of their op-eration just down the road and theyare going all out to help out with thisEAS Short Course and Conference.

We’ll get to examine their honeyhouse operations, look at moving beesa better way, how to manage 20,000plus colonies and a lot more from theircommercial perspective. It’s a view

most beekeepers seldom get to see,and this will be a great opportunity tofind out how they make it work.

Plus, on Wednesday night, boththe Short Course and Conference par-ticipants will be able to take part inthe Pig Roast at Andy’s . . . there’ll belots of BBQ Pork, chicken and all thetrimmin’s for every taste. You’ll havea chance to meet and greet all the folkswho come to EAS – from both the ShortCourse and Conference – and meet allthe speakers who will be there fromboth sections . . . we’ve never donethis before and you should take ad-vantage of this great opportunity.

The EAS Conference – TowardsNonchemical Beekeeping this year willbe something special . . . and worthevery penny.

But don’t forget the workshops. Wehave too many workshops. Vice ChairKathy Summers is in charge of theseand has a quite a lineup already inplace. Topics include working with wax,lots on the new marketing philosophy,plus just selling your honey and honeybee products, woodworking, crafts,cooking, ergonomics and beekeepingand….and the list goes on. I don’tthink we’ll have time to do everythingshe has planned, but we’ll try, andyou’ll still have more to choose fromthat you can imagine.

Our beeyard this year is being sup-plied by Bob Brachman, so they’ll beRussian bees, pure Russian bees you’llget to work with. You’ll find out all

about this unique class of honey beesand know all about them when youleave. And there will be lots and lotsand lots going on in the beeyard, allday everyday but Wednesday. In fact,you can probably stay outside all day,everyday if you want, working with ourBee Experts in the Beeyard.

We’re still working with the Con-ference Center, but preliminary plansare that if you choose to stay at theConference Center hotel, your break-fast will be supplied (right at the meet-ing site) the next day and comes withyour room. If you don’t stay at the ho-tel, breakfast will be on your own. Reg-istration for the EAS Short Course andConference includes lunch each day righton site, so you won’t have to even walkacross the street to get to eat. ShortCourse suppers on Monday and Tues-day will be on your own at the Confer-ence Center or in town, and forWednesday night for both the ShortCourse and Conference attendeesthere’s the Pig Roast at Andy Card’s.The Thursday night BBQ with a spe-cial local menu and the Friday nightAwards Banquet are traditional and wehope you can attend and enjoy theseevents, too.

So there you have it. An EAS ShortCourse and Conference you don’t wantto miss, planned in the midst of somefinancial and political uncertainty, butplanned so you can plan now to attendthis special event in western NewYork. – Kim Flottum, President 2009

EAS 2009 … Continued From Page 1

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EAS 2008 – If you missed it here’s a glimpse of the fun that we had.

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EAS 2008 – In the beeyard

Will Hicks, President EAS 2010.

Clare Waring and Ann Harmandin the beeyard.

Don Hopkins ofNorth Carolina.

Ed Levi

Bill Troup

Jennifer Berry

Jennifer Keller

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EAS 2008 – Vendors play a key role in oursuccess.

Steve Forrest of BrushyMountain Bee Farm.

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Bob Cole, C&H Books.

From Your Editor & Vice Chair –I’m wearing both hats at once this

time. It’s incredible to me that this year isalmost over. As we progress in years theytend to go way too fast. I hope you enjoythis recap of EAS 2008 – whether youwere there or not.

Kent Williams and his Kentuckyfolks, along with members of the boarddid a great job putting EAS 2008 together.We had a great time, although it wasslightly warm. A Big Thank You to Kentand everyone who was involved. It was along trip for some of us but well worththe effort.

In 2009 we are back up North inEllicottville, NY at the Holiday Valley Re-sort. Please read Kim Flottum’s article inthis issue spelling out a lot of great ideasthat are already in the making. Ellicottvilleis an absolutely beautiful town. We havevisited there a couple of times and it’s agreat place to hold our conference.

I’ll be honest with you it’s going to bea little pricey to stay at Holiday Valley,but we really want you to come to EAS2009 so please consider the other options.There is camping close by and other ho-tels and several bed and breakfasts. Weare doing our best as we plan next year tokeep costs as low as possible because weknow how bad the economy is and all ofthat gloom and doom. But it’s going to be agreat conference, just like always.

I’m working on planning workshopsand we’re going to have some excellentchoices there for you. First of all therewill be more women on the program thisyear demonstrating their talents as bee-keepers, craftswomen, marketers andmany other skills. On our last trip to NewYork I met Roberta Glatz who was one ofthe first women speakers ever to be on anEAS program. She has graciously agreedto be a part of EAS 2009.

Mark your calendar now for August3-7, 2009. We hope to see you there.

Now the Editor hat – we have hadmany of you request the Journal electroni-cally. So far, it is going pretty well. Theremay be some hiccups along the way, but Iwill continue to encourage you to thinkabout this. If you’re looking at a printedcopy this time, just think about seeing allthose photos and most of the advertise-ments in full color. It really does add tothe quality of the publication.

Also, send your contributions to me.If there is something you want includedin the next publication please get it to meby January 10 for the Winter 2009 issue.

I’ll see you in New York.– Kathy Summers (Flottum)

EAS folks lovebrowsing thevendor area.

Steve McDaniel

A special thank-you to all of our EASvendors. We couldn’t dothis without you. Forsure we wouldn’t wantto. Hope to see all ofyou next year in NewYork.

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Our 2008 Divelbiss Recipient – Obituary

The Eastern Apicultural Society losta friend a few weeks ago. MelanieDumont, 64, of Windsor, Maine passedaway on October 22, 2008. Melanie andher husband Paul have owned and runHumble Abodes Inc. for the 25 years.

Melanie was born in PhiladelphiaOctober 26, 1943 to Burton and MildredWorrell.

She was a graduate of BensalemHigh School in Pennsylvania.

Melanie was self-employed makingbeeswax candles, doing business asThe Wax Factory in Windsor for 12years. Along with Humble Abodes shewas co-owner of Sunshine Apiary Inc.with Paul. She was also a member ofThe Artistree Artisans Cooperative.

She is survived by her husband,Paul along with her father ofWarminster, PA and one brotherNorman Worrell of Feasterville, PA.

Melanie and Paul have been strongsupporters of EAS for many years. Mostyears they attended as vendors andalways placed ads in the Journal. Wewill miss her.

MELANIE DUMONT

Congratulations to Bill Troup – our2008 Divelbiss Award Recipient. Billhas been a strong EAS member andsupporter for many years. For the last

five or six years he has served as ourBee Wrangler doing what he likes best– working in the beeyard. In the pastBill has served as our Director fromMaryland.

Bill has kept bees for over 20 yearsand is always willing to give of his timeand efforts. He has taught shortcourses, does pollination, works parttime as an Apiary Inspector in Mary-land and with his wife Nancy runs about150 colonies specializing in nucleuscolony production.

Aside from beekeeping Bill is alsoinvolved in giving talks to garden clubs,Lion’s clubs and other groups. He lovestalking and teaching about bees andwherever there is a willing ear you canfind him there.

Thank you Bill, from the EasternApicultural Society. We appreciate allof your efforts in making us a betterorganization.

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Attention!Get Your Journal In Color

Would you rather receive yourEAS Journal as a pdf addressed toyour email? In an effort to improveour service to you we’d like to dothis. There are two big advantagesto you receiving your Journal as apdf through email. The first is thatI can send you a color version ofthe Journal. You can see all of thephotos and most of our advertisersin color. The second big advantageis that you will receive it evensooner than you already do. As soonas I hit that button it will arrive inyour inbox. You won’t have to waitfor it to be printed, labeled andmailed, you’ll already have it.

We started this new processwith the Spring Journal.

Please visit our website to signup – www.easternapiculture.orgif you would like to receive yourJournal in color.

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The Northern Virginia Beekeep-ing Teachers Consortium is offeringPractical Beekeeping for Beginners con-sisting of weekly classes held from 7-9 p.m. mid February to early April,2009.

Classes are open to adults and chil-dren age 9 and over. Classes are taughtby EAS Master Beekeepers and expe-rienced beekeepers.

For information on classes in yourarea contact the appropriate name fromthe list below:

Beekeepers of Northern VA (Arling-ton, Alexandria, Fairfas) Mondays,Falls Church High School. Pat Haskell,703.560.3484.

Gateway Beekeepers (King George,Westmoreland) Tuesdays, VA Coopera-tive Ext. Office. Mike Church,540.775.9740, mchurch@3n.net or JulieMoore, 540.644.1138.

Loudoun Beekeepers AssociationFridays, Saturdays, Loudoun CountyCoop Ext. Office. Billy Davis,5 4 0 . 9 0 3 . 9 2 7 4 ,honeybees.flintlock@gmail.com.

Northern Shenandoah (Clarke,Frederick, Warren) Thursdays, VirginiaArboretum, Blandy Experimental Sta-tion. John Lewis, 540.869.4919.

Northern Piedmont (Culpeper,Rappahannock, Orange, Madison,Fauquier) Tuesdays, Verdun Center,Rixeyville. Billy Davis, 540.903.9274,honeybees.flintlock@gmail.com or AnnHarman, 540.364.4660,ahworkerb@aol.com.

Prince William Regional Beekeep-ers (Prince William, Fauguier,Stafford), Thursday, St. Benedict Mon-astery. John Strecker, 703.335.2789 orPWRBeekeepers@gmail.com

Rappahannock Area Beekeepers(Spotsylvania, Stafford) Wednesdays,Marshall Center, Spotsylvania Court-house. Kim Fraser, 540.785.8769.

News FromVirginia The Foundation for the Preserva-

tion of Honey Bees, Inc. is a charitableresearch and education foundation or-ganized by the American BeekeepingFederation (ABF). The Foundation wasthe beneficiary of a generous gift fromthe Glenn and Gertude Overturf es-tate and is sustained by ongoing giftsfrom beekeepers and other supportiveindividuals. The Foundation Trusteesrecently received several generous con-tributions to support research on im-proving honey bee nutrition andhealth. The ability of beekeepers tomaintain strong and vigorous coloniesis critical to the production of manyfruit, vegetable and seed crops, as wellas the production of honey.

The Foundation is currently seek-ing research proposals related to im-proving honey bee health and nutri-tion. Bees are often needed to polli-nate crops that might not provide op-timum nutrition for the bees, neces-sitating supplemental feeding. Dis-eases and parasites of bees often re-quire suppression techniques untilresistant bee stocks are developed.Therefore, examples of studies mightinclude (but are not limited to) re-search and extension on novel meth-ods to control diseases and mites inhoney bee colonies; how nutrition mayinfluence disease and mite suscepti-bility; and/or a comparison of the nu-tritional benefit of artificial bee dietsunder different management regimes.

At this time, proposals may besubmitted for up to $50,000. As a non-profit organization, the Foundation for

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pages3.Research proposal, not to exceed

three pages. Each proposal must in-clude information under each of thefollowing subheadings:a. Justification for research (Why re-search is important)b. Goal(s) and specific objectivesc. Materials and Methodsd. Data analysise. Budget, including justification ofeach item

On a 4th page, include:f. Literature cited (not to exceed onepage; no other information should beincluded on this page)

Recipients will be selected andnotified by January 15, 2009.

All recipients will be expected toreport on their findings one year afterreceipt of funds by submitting a 1-2page report to the Board. A reminderwill be sent out to the recipients.

Electronic submissions are re-quired. Send research proposals to:

Troy Fore, Executive Director,Foundation for the Preservation ofHoney Bees,troyfore@honeybeepreservation.org.

Looking Ahead2009 – Holiday Valley

ResortEllicottville, NY

August 3-7

2010 – Appalachian StateUniversityBoone, NC

2011 – Rhode IslandDetails to be announced

If you have thoughts on a futuresite please contact either Jim

Bobb or Kathy Summers.

Please check yourmailing label on thisissue of the Journal.

If your name ismisspelled or there

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EAS ANNUAL MEETINGAugust 8, 2008

Murray State University, Murray, KY

Call to order: Chairman, Jim Bobbcalled the 53rd Meeting of the EasternApicultural Society of North Americato order at 11:15 p.m. on Friday, Au-gust 8, 2008.

Secretary’s Report: A motion wasmade by Aaron Morris and secondedby Ann Harman that the minutes beaccepted as printed. All board mem-bers voted in favor of the motion.

Treasurer’s Report: The BalanceSheet as of July 31, 2008 showed to-tal liabilities and equity of $181,467.55.Profit and Loss from January-August2, 2008 showed net income $6,900.63.The balance sheet will be publishedin the EAS Journal. A motion wasmade by Gus Skamarycz and secondedby Joe Kovaleski to accept thetreasurer’s report pending audit. Allvoted in support of the motion.

Past President’s Report EAS 2007DE: No report.

Past Chairman’s Report: Kim Flottumexplained in order to support the Policyand Procedure Guidelines regardingwho can sponsor and host an EAS An-nual Conference, two by-law amend-ments need to be made. The key ele-ment no matter who makes the pro-posal, is signed off by the Board ofDirectors. This is the final decisionmaking body, and that decision shouldbe in the best interest of the imageand integrity of EAS, and the annualEAS Conference.

The By-law amendments: Section4.3. The officers of the Society shallbe members in good standing - DELETETHE FOLLOWING: (except that Asso-ciation membership and Corporatemembership do not qualify). This en-try must be deleted so to permit aPresident to be from either an Asso-ciation not a State Member Associa-tion, or from a Corporation making aproposal.

Section 4.4.3.1: In order to build andmaintain a level of expertise on theExecutive Committee the VP of theSociety shall be nominated from thatState/provincial ADD THE FOLLOW-ING – OR CORPORATE MEMBER whichone year hence shall be the host as-

sociation OR BUSINESS for the annualconference.A motion was made by Gus Skamaryczand seconded by Aaron Morris to ac-cept both bylaw amendments. All votedin favor of the motion.President’s Report EAS KY 2008:Kent Williams reported that the ShortCourse had 96 in attendance and theconference around 300 in attendance.There went great speakers and greatfood. The Short Course had 96 in at-tendance.

Chairman’s Report:Speakers Fund Update: Jim Bobbstated that the Chester County Bee-keepers and Longwood Gardens havedonated money to the Speakers Fund.This Fund is to be used to offset con-ference expenses. Each year the cur-rent President must come up with$20,000 in order to break even.

EAS Education & Outreach Commit-tee: is being formed to assess anddocument the education resourcescurrently available to member stateand local organizations and to docu-ment areas where resources are lack-ing and prepare a proposal for EAS tomeet those needs. An Education andTraining Survey will be done.

Sites: EAS 09’: Kim Flottum reportedthat the Holiday Valley ConferenceCenter in Ellicottville, NY August 3-9,2009 will be the site for EAS ’09 Con-ference. Bee Culture will be the firstsponsor for the EAS short course andconference that is not a state beekeep-ing group. The Conference Center willsupply rooms and meals as a packagefor a registrant rather than EAS regis-tration dealing with the details. It iscomparable with 7 Springs. Program isprogressing well. Budget should befairly simple. Will focus on commer-cial beekeeping, Russian bees andharvesting. Canada will be invited toattend. There is lots of sightseeing inthe area. There will be no Honey Show.There will be two levels of beekeep-ing. The biggest change will be that theShort Course will be turned over tothe Master Beekeepers to do.

EAS 2010: Will Hicks reported thatNorth Carolina would host EAS 2010at Appalachian State University inBoone, NC. August 1-7, 2010. A siteinspection is needed.

EAS 2011: Ed Lafferty, RI reported

that EAS 2011 will be held at the Uni-versity of Rhode Island. Date to beannounced at a later date.

Committees:Editorial Report: Kathy Summersreported the deadline for the EAS Jour-nal is September 15, 2008. Because ofthe size of the journal some membersexperienced problems getting theirJournal. The post office is becomingharder and harder to work with andKathy encouraged members to con-sider getting the Journal electronically.There are currently 35 members doingso at this time.

Membership: Chairman Dan Conlonstated that we were a member organi-zation and it was important to get moremembers. He challenged everyone tobring one new member with them forthe next conference.

Nominations: Ann Harman offeredthe following nominations:President: Kim Flottum (CorporateMember); Vice President: Will Hicks,NC; Treasurer: John TullochA motion was made by Barry Thomp-son and seconded by Aaron Morris toaccept the slate of officers. All votedin favor of the motion.

Director Nominations:KY: Toni DownsMA: Dan ConlonMI: Dean HutchinsonNC: Dave TarpyTN: Jim GarrisonWVA: Gerry FitzgeraldVacant states:NH, MS, VT, WI, LA, ILVacant Provinces: Newfoundland, NewBrunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec, PEI.A motion was made by John Baker andseconded by Aaron Morris to accept theslate of directors. All voted in favor ofthe motion.

Master Beekeepers: Barry Thompsonreported that there was five new ap-plications with one retake. The newMB’s will be announced at the ban-quet.

Awards: Jim Bobb announced the win-ners.

Student Award: Geoffrey Williams,Acadia University, Wolfville, NovaScotia

J.I.Hambleton: Zachary Huang,

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Michigan State University, MI

Roger A. Morse/Weiss Teaching,Extension and Regulatory Award:Robert Berthold, Delaware Valley Col-lege, Doylestown, PA.

Divelbiss Award: To be announced atthe Banquet (Note: Recipient: WilliamTroup III, MD).

Chairman’s Award: To be announcedat the Banquet: (Note: Recipient:John Tulloch)

Foundation for Honey Bee Re-search: Dewey Caron reported thatthere was only one $5000 award offeredin 2008. The winner was JulianaRangel-Posada on “Swarming: how isthe mass departure triggered and whatdetermines which bees leave?”Other donations for the HBR Fundwere received but no thank you hadbeen sent out yet. We will get back ontract again. Dave Tarpy will take overthe chairmanship of the HBR Fund.

Historian: The Historian report is dueat EAS ’09 NY.

Life Members: Aaron Morris statedthat we had 18 new Life Members in2008. 2/3 of EAS membership is LifeMembers.

Website: Aaron Morris reported thatthe website was lacking history of thesociety and we need to define to thepublic who don’t know us who we are.Aaron encouraged everyone to checkthe website to see what is missing.

Resolutions: Aaron Morse offered thefollowing resolution prepared by ToniDowns and Tammy Horn, EAS SocialPrograms Team ‘08.As EAS 2008 concludes its annualconferences, the Board of Directorswishes to acknowledge the people whoprovided leadership in the followingareas:· that KY State Apiarist Phil Craft pro-

vided leadership with a solid infor-mative program, innovative speakersand CDs recording the program’sdocuments for attendees;

· that the attendees at EAS 2008 rec-ognize and appreciate the use of highquality, locally grown produce as wellas the inclusion of honey in variousrecipes prepared by Chef Tim Bruce,Winslow Cafeteria, the Murray Ca-tering Dept. and sourced by Rhonda

Lamb and her department;· that the volunteers staffing the reg-

istration table – Gordon and BobbieVernon, John and Grace Moore,Jerry and Susan Stewart, Randolphand Audrey Richards, HarrisOverholt, Martin Hickey and Joe Tay-lor – performed the duties associ-ated with registration in an efficientand tireless manner while beingcourteous and friendly;

· that the volunteers responsible forthe social events – Toni Downs andTammy Horn – performed their du-ties in a manner over and above thatnecessary to merely accomplish thetask, making the social events trulyenjoyable;

· that the volunteers responsible forconducting the honey show – CarolMark and Mary Kay Franklin – wereexcellent in the execution of theirduties related to the 2008 HoneyShow;

· that all the volunteers including PaulLacefield, Justin Martin, EllieSchnarr, Crystal Estes, RichardBroyles, Aaron Morris, MichaelSwintosky, Dawn Fagen, GerryFitzgerald, John Hartley, Paul Dilland Valerie Williams assisted when-ever and wherever possible cheer-fully and efficiently;

· that the staff at Murray State – DanLavit, Janeen Winters, IT staffRachel and Jordan, Michael andAdam, the Wellness Center staff,and Jim Bauer and Sherry Wilkinsprovided a solid network of techni-cal and social support, providingspontaneous service for tasks un-defined in their contracts andtrouble-shooting when necessary;

· that the ice cream and seeds pro-vided by Häagen Dazs demonstratedcorporate commitment to the re-search needed for honey bee-relatedissues and just as importantly, thecommunity in which that researchis fostered and encouraged;

· that the Chairman Jim Bobb pro-vided timely information in the formof The Daily Waggle and thus, mademore possible the flexibility neededto publicize changes in schedules,speakers, musicians, and other so-cial news;

· that Rachel Bryson, the AmericanHoney Princess, was a visible assetto Social Events and Programs, per-forming and defining her dutiesgracefully and without reservation.

· that the Kentucky Farm Bureausponsorship of the BBQ dinner with

Kentucky Proud ingredients estab-lished state awareness of the bee-keepers’ impending needs, thestate’s reliance upon bees for itscontinued food supply and diversity,and sets a precedent for future bee-keeper-state partnerships.

There are, no doubt, other individualsand groups that should beacknowledged for the EAS 2008conference logistics, but as the Boardprepares for 2009, it wishes to respectthe talents of the Kentucky beekeepingcommunity that worked together tomake this year’s conference a success.A motion was made by Dewey Caronand seconded by John Tulloch to ac-cept the resolution as presented. Allvoted in favor of the motion.

Old Business: None.

New Business:

Fall Board Meeting: October 18, 2008at Holiday Valley Conference Centerin Ellicottville, NY

Gus Skamarycz strongly suggestedthat EAS hold a Honey Show in 2009and that EAS go back to the HoneyShow rules that Roger Morse setupmany years ago.

Adjournment: A motion was made byElaine Holcombe and seconded by DaveLaney to adjourn at 12:15 pm. All votedin favor of the motion.

Submitted by: Loretta M. Surprenant,EAS Secretary

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From The ColoniesNews • Events • Gossip From The EAS Beeyard

2008 Society Board of DirectorsALABAMAJim Carmack 2011201 17th Ave. N.W.Birmingham, AL 35215205.854.8334director.al@easternapiculture.org

CONNECTICUTJohn Baker 201052 Headquarters RoadLitchfield, CT 06759860.567.8427director.ct@easternapiculture.org

DELAWAREWarren Seaver 20113619 Bayside Dr.Dover, DE 19901director.de@easternapiculture.org

FLORIDAvacant 2011

GEORGIARobert Brewer 2009P.O. Box 369Hiawassee, GA 30546706.896.5249director.ga@easternapiculture.org

ILLINOISvacant 20011

INDIANAvacant 2010

KENTUCKYToni Downs 20121315 Watkins LanePleasureville, KY 40057502.845.8987 (h)502.753.7127 (w)502.429.8869 (fax)director.ky@easternapiculture.org

LOUISIANAvacant 2010

MAINECarol Cottrill 2010164 Wyman RoadRumford, ME 04276director.me@easternapiculture.org

MARYLANDDavid Morris 20109309 Montpelier DriveLaurel, MD 20708301.725.6185240.485.7767 (cell)director.md@easternapiculture.org

MASSACHUSETTSDaniel Conlon 2012Warm Colors Apiary2 South Mill River RoadSouth Deerfield, MA 01373413.665.4513director.ma@easternapiculture.org

MASTER BKPRS.Barry Thompson 200913201 Moran DriveNorth Potomac, MD 20878301.947.4652director.mb@easternapiculture.org

MICHIGANvacant 2012

MISSISSIPPIvacant 2011

NEW BRUNSWICKvacant 2010

NEW FOUNDLANDvacant 2011

NEW HAMPSHIREvacant 2012

NEW JERSEYDavid Peregmon 201133 Chestnut StreetPennsville, NJ 08070856.678.4651director.nj@easternapiculture.org

NEW YORKAaron Morris 2010P.O. Box 246Round Lake, NY 12151518.899.6113director.ny@easternapiculture.org

NORTH CAROLINADavid Tarpy 2012Ent. Department, NCSUP.O. Box 7613Raleigh, NC 27696-7613919.515.1660919.515.7746 (fax)director.nc@easternapiculture.org

NOVA SCOTIAvacant 2009

OHIOJoe Kovaleski 2009167 Rosslyn Blvd.Steubenville, OH 43952740.632.7500director.oh@easternapiculture.org

ONTARIOKeith Forsyth 2009436 Maple AvenueGrimsby, ONT L3M 3B9905.945.4928director.on@easternapiculture.org

PENNSYLVANIAWarren Miller 2009P.O. Box 64Mingoville, PA 16856814.383.4331director.pa@easternapiculture.org

PRINCE EDW. ISLvacant 2010

QUEBECvacant 2009

RHODE ISLANDEd Lafferty 2011423 Fruit Hill AvenueNorth Providence, RI 02911401.353.6644director.ri@easternapiculture.org

SOUTH CAROLINASteve Genta 20093450 Fork Shoals RoadGreenville, SC 29680864.243.9013director.sc@easternapiculture.org

TENNESSEEJim Garrison 2012P.O. Box 83chapel Hill, TN 37028615.377.7696 (w)931.364.4454 (h)director.tn@easternapiculture.org

VERMONTvacant 2010

VIRGINIABilly Davis 2009P.O. Box 415Purcellville, VA 20134540.751.0071director.va@easternapiculture.org

WEST VIRGINIAGerry Fitzgerald 2012398 Carylyle RoadMartinsburg, WV 25401director.wv@easternapiculture.org

WISCONSINvacant 2008

HISTORIANRichard ChapinRR 1, Box 102AMontrose, PA 18801570.278.1094 ph & faxhistorian@easternapiculture.org

EAS JOURNALKathy Summers7011 Spieth RoadMedina, OH 44256330.461.1081 (c)330.725.6677, Ext. 3215journal@easternapiculture.org

CHAIRMAN EMERITUSKim Flottum7011 Spieth RoadMedina, OH 44256330.722.2021330.725.5624 (fax)kim@beeculture.com

WEBMASTERRick Hough9 Royal Crest Dr. #12Nashua, NH 03060603.459.8844webmaster@easternapiculture.org

EAS belongs to most of our region’s StateAssociations in order to keep up with what’sgoing on in the Colonies. If we don’t yetbelong to your Association contact Loretta sowe can sign up. And, send your newsletter toour Editor so we can keep up.

November 22, 2008 The 3rd AnnualSouthern New England Beekeepers As-sembly will be at the Unitarian Society ofNew Haven in Hamden, CT. This is an all-day event; lunch will be available and ven-dors will be present. It is co-sponsored bythe Backyard Beekeepers Association; CTBeekeepers Association and the WicwasPress. For more information, visitwww.sneba.com.

The 14th Annual Auburn UniversityBeekeeping Symposium will be heldFebruary 7 at the Lowder Building, College ofBusiness, 415 West Magnolia Ave, Auburn,Alabama.

The featured speaker will be ClarenceCollison. The session froms from 8:45 a.m.to 3:45 p.m.

For more information contact AngieRodgers, 334.844.5006, rodgeas@auburn.eduor Sherry Ferrell, 330.236.3684,Ferrell.6@osu.edu.

Southern Adirondack BeekeepersAssociation will hold their 2009 SABASeminar February 21 at Lecture Center One,University of Albany, New York. The cost is$30 before February 11 and $40 after thedeadline.

For more information contact Anne Frey,518.895.8744 or SABA@capital.net or visitwww.adirondackbees.org.

The North Escambia BeekeepersAssoc. of Pensacola, Fl. and vicinity issponsoring a Beekeeper Chautauqua at theNorthview High School in Bratt, Fl. February21, 2009. Speakers to include Dr. LiliaDeGusman USDA Honeybee Research LabBaton Rouge, La. David Westervelt. FDACS,Honeybee Research, others not confirmed atthis printing. There will be a tract forbeginners as will as experienced. We areplanning a Honey Judging show for honey,beeswax candles, photos of anything dealingwith Honeybees and the apiary, cooking withhoney, sewing and gadgets (old andhomemade) for the honeybee industry. Forupdated information please visit Peaches’web site. http://www.beekeepersfriend.com<http://www.beekeepersfriend.com/> Forlast minute registration and information call850-456-6218 and leave message.

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