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August 22, 2010
From the President…
Greetings Fellow Beekeepers:
Our thanks to Bill and Barbara Mattatall for hosting our July meeting. After a short meeting followed by some bee talk and a delicious lunch, many checked out Bill's honey house and apiary. This month's plant is Partridge Pea. An erect plant reaches a height of one to three feet. The leaves consist of ten to sixteen pairs of small leaflets that are somewhat delicate, and when touched will close up. The snowy yellow flowers, about one inch across, grow two to four in a cluster on the stem. The bloom period is July through September. The Partridge Pea may not provide a surplus of honey, but will keep the bees occupied until the later flowers furnish a fall flow. Its seed is a major food for quail and other birds as the seed remains in sound condition throughout the winter and early spring. Brenda and Roger Tracey at the YMCA Outdoor Center just southwest of Belleville will host our August meeting. Brenda's apiary is unique in that it is fenced in and complies with the City of Belleville Ordinance. Those wishing to keep bees in a populated area may want to check out Brenda's apiary. The August meeting is as follows: Sunday, August 29th at 2:00 p.m. at the YMCA Outdoor Center in Belleville, Illinois. Our Public Information Officer, Brenda Tracey, and hostess, will provide a map of the location along with her newsletter. As usual, bring chairs, a side
dish and/or dessert and veil as well as a tale of an experience you
had with the bees. Ken Schaefer
The purpose and function of the
association is the promotion of interest in bees and beekeeping by such
means as encouraging (1) good beekeeping (2) the utilization of bees for
pollination of agricultural crops, and (3) the dissemination of
information about bees and beekeeping.
Membership is open to anyone interested in beekeeping.
Annual dues are $10.to the St. Clair Beekeepers Association.
Members receive ten newsletters from the St. Clair Beekeepers
Association. Annual dues to
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