Bulletin Volume 89 No 41 May 28 2018

Rotary Club of Sale www.rotaryclubofsale.org.au

Rotary District 9820 Incorporated

Last Meeting: • Chairman: Graeme Dyer

• Sergeant: Mike Smith

• Guest Speaker: David Cane, Apiarist.

• Guests and Visiting Rotarians: Rotarian Sharon Crozier, RC Sale Central, Betty Langley.

Monday May 28

David Crane Apiarist

Guest speaker David Crane with President Davis and Chairman Graeme Dyer.

President’s Announcements:

• Combined Changeover Dinner will be at the Criterion on Tuesday 12 June commencing at

6pm. RSVP to Laurie 31 May.

• District Changeover, Sunday June 17. See email sent to all members for details. Bus may be

organised. Stay tuned.

• Board Members: All Annual Reports to Neil ASAP to expedite report

compilation. • Many thanks to Keith for his excellent Bulletin production skills during Neil’s absence.

• Meeting next week at 5 Star.

Sergeant Mike chats to Betty and Noel during the fine session.

Victorian Bee Keepers at work.

Some Honeybee Facts

Honeybees are social animals, living in a complex society, with a queen, security guards, builders and repairers, cleaners,

nurses, undertakers, heating and cooling technicians, scouts, honey makers, pollen stampers, store workers and collectors

of nectar, pollen, water and resin.

During her lifetime each worker bee performs a number of these different tasks, and this with the uttermost dedication,

never complaining and never going on strike (not as far as we know).

Honeybees build amazing nests, consisting of sheets of honeycomb made from beeswax, produced by themselves.

A sheet of honeycomb is a construction of adjacent cells of perfect hexagonal shape, which is the most material-efficient

design for a light-weight construction of great strength.

The bee has a highly developed sense of smell, odorant chemoreceptors able to sense and distinguish flowers from a

great distance.

The bee has two sets of wings, which can be hooked together in flight, so they flap as one at 16,000 times a minute.

And no matter how she zigzags from flower to flower, she always beelines her way back to the home hive.

Bees navigate by utilising the light polarisation in the sky.

Bees communicate information in a symbolic language without match in the animal kingdom:

Guest speaker David Crane was introduced by long time friend Chairman Graeme Dyer. Graeme and David,

accompanied by David’s wife and fellow apiarist Jenny, has joined David in many of his camping holidays and

adventures. They have travelled all around the State and sometimes interstate in search of the elusive nectar. Graeme

described David as a good bushman and tour leader.

All members were intrigued by David’s story learning many facts about the amazing life of bees. For example, bee

keeping began at least 3000 years ago encouraged by the fact that honey was the only form of sugar that would keep

indefinitely, a huge advantage in pre-refrigeration days. Bee’s wax for candles was another important product in

ancient times.

There is only 1 queen bee per hive and she produces 3 times her own weight in offspring per day. Infertile females do

all the work and drones do basically nothing until a few get lucky and mate with the virgin queen on the fly. Sperm

stays healthy in her body for 3 years and much research is being conducted by IVF researchers to try to learn the

secret.

David runs 800 hives with 80,000 bees in each producing a minimum of 40 tons of honey per year.

President David thanked David for his talk which was enthusiastically acknowledged by members.

PP Rachel and visiting Rotarian Sharon enjoy the presentation.

Next

Meeting: Chair: Leo O.Brien

Sergeant: Leo.

Next Meeting

Monday June 4

5 Star Update 6.00 pm for 6.15

5 Star Dining Room Apologies to Laurie

0419132824

It is very important to ring, (not email) 0419132824 Laurie before 12 noon on the

day of the meeting with apologies and/or guests. No emails please as they are often

delayed, and the Club may be charged for late apologies.

Upcoming Programs

The forthcoming changeovers are listed.

• Sale & Sale Central combined Tues 12 June 2018

• District 9820 Sun 17 June 2018 Traralgon

• Latitude 38 Sun 1 July 2018 11:00am (on-line)

• Traralgon Wed 4 July 2018

• Maffra Thur 5 July 2018

• Yarram Wed 11 July 2018 (to be confirmed)

• Traralgon Central Mon 9th July 2018 – 6.15pm

Date Program Chair Sergeant Venue June 04 5 Star Leo O’Brien Leo 5 Star

June 12 Changeover – Criterion 6.00pm.

Member First

Name Partner

Davis Philip Elizabeth

Dyer PP PHF Graeme Alida

Exton PHF IPP Rod Gillian

Henwood Jeanette

Jeremiah Laurie Helen

Langley PP PHF Noel Betty

Lewis Christina

Lewis PP PHF Alan

Miller Keith Gwen

O’Brien Danny Vicki

O’Brien PP PHF Leo Debbie

Rijs PP PHF Adrian Louise

Ripper PP PHF Don Jude

Ross PHF Neil Maree

Smith PHF Mike

Smolenaars PP PHF Daniel Norrisa Wheal

Smyth PP PHF Laurie Jill

Strauss PP Rachel David

Strauss President David Rachel

Thomas Jenni

Tulloch PP PHF David Judy

Webb Carmel Lyndon

Webb PP Lyndon Carmel

Jenni and P.E. Jeanette – happy Rotarians!

A relaxed DG Don.