Membership is open to anyone who is interested in bees or bee
culture. Dues are $15.00 per calendar year (December 31 - December
31) for the first in the family joining.
(Members joining after 1st October receive
membership till the end of the following year.)
Those joining in June or later in the year may pay $7.50 for 1/2
year. Additional members of that family wanting voting privileges
shall be assessed dues at $1.00 per year. Youth memberships (18
years of age and younger) are $7.50 per year. New memberships and
renewals should be submitted to the Treasurer.
The association
is a not-for-profit IRC 501(c)5 agricultural-educational
organization; run by dedicated volunteers; supported primarily by
membership dues (subscriptions). The IRC status means that the association is a tax-exempt organization. While donations are
always welcome, they are not tax deductible as a charitable
contribution but membership dues and
subscriptions may be deductible as ordinary and necessary business
expenses.
The Bee Buzzer,
our monthly newsletter, is the official publication of the
Northeastern Kansas Beekeepers' Association, Inc. and is published
monthly. Commercial ads are accepted in the newsletter for a fee,
non-commercial ads by paid-up members are accepted free for charge.
The association library is free to all
members. Books may be checked out at meetings and kept for a period
of 30 days. The honey bee publications,
The American Bee Journal, or
Bee Culture, as well as
The Speedy Bee can be subscribed through the Treasurer.
The ABJ and Bee Culture through association membership are offered
at a 25% and 21% discount, respectively.
The Association meets each month on the
first Sunday at 2:30 p.m. except during the months of May, July,
August, and October when the meetings will be held the first Monday
of the month. The association is a non-profit organization; elected
officers serve without pay. Everyone is invited to attend the
meeting. Check The Buzzer each month for the actual date,
time, and location.
Interested in becoming a member of
NEKBA? Membership is only $15 annually (January to December) and
includes a member subscription to The Bee Buzzer Newsletter.
Help support NEKBA and the world of beekeeping.
For more information or questions about
the club, please contact the any of the club officers; or write or
send an inquiry to the editor,
NEKBA, Attn Joli Winer, 19201 S Clare Rd, Spring HIll, KS 66083,
or email me, club Treasurer, at the address shown below.
General
Meetings:
Dates, times,
and locations.
The following list of club meetings will be held during the 2010
season:
General Meetings:
Dates, times, and locations.
The following list of club meetings will
be held during the 2010 season:
January
4,2010 7:00 PM Monday at Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont,
Meeting Room, Lawrence, KS.
First 15 (minutes)- will be the installation of our 2010
officers.
Program- "Pruning & Taking Care of Fruit Trees,
Shrubs, and Plants" presented by Ray Ladd. Tips & Tricks to
Repairing Old Equipment" presented by Cecil Sweeney.
February 1,
2010 7:00 PM Monday
Bass Pro Shop -
Olathe, KS
** Pls
note this time and date have been switched to Monday evening 7:00 PM
as the room at the Lawrence Library was unavailable to us on Sunday.
March 14 & 21, 2010
Sunday afternoons...see the flyers (below) for details.
Note: in lieu of our March monthly meeting, we are sponsoring a
workshop: March 14 and March 21, 2010 "Beginner's
Beekeeping Workshop" at the Johnson County Fairgrounds, Gardner, KS
(just off I-35).
April 5, 2010
7:00 PM Monday,
Bass Pro Shop - Olathe, KS, Conservation Room.-
Installing Package Bees, Making Nucs & Splits and Re-queening as
presented by Kristi Sanderson.
May 3, 2010
7:00 PM Monday
at Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont, Catching swarms and
supering your hives for honey.
June 5 2010
8:30 AM Saturday. It's our
annual all day Saturday "Fun Day" to be held at the
Douglas County Fairgrounds. Guest Speakers will be
Dr. Chip Taylor from the University of Kansas . Please join us.
July 5, 2009
7:00 PM Monday at
Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont, .
August 29, 2010.
Bee Bee Que Picnic. August and September 2009 meetings will be combined, meeting at
Zimmerman's Kill Creek Farm, Honey Judging and pot luck picnic,
Desoto, KS.
September
2009-combined with August--(see August meeting information).
October 5, 2010
7:00 PM Monday. Topic:
Wintering bees.
November 1,
2009 7:00 PM Monday
Topeka, KS -
location to be announced in the newsletter.
December 5,
2010 Sunday Our annual holiday
dinner at the Ernie Mille Nature Center, Olathe, KS
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