The Richmond Backyard Membership lately met on the Madison County Public Library the place members had been offered with a really informative program on beekeeping by Mr. Sherman Sparks and Mr. Eddie Wilson of E & S Bee Providers.
This system was accessible nearly for members.
Attendees obtained data on beekeeping as a interest or vocation, and likewise on the method of how bees produce honey.
Members realized in regards to the three distinct sorts of honey bees throughout the hive which consists of the employee, the queen, and the drone. Every of those particular person bees has their very own function. The employee is feminine and retains the hive functioning. They collect pollen and nectar, feed younger larvae, produce honey and beeswax, together with many different important duties. The queen’s major job is to put eggs whereas the drone is the male bee whose solely obligation is to mate.
One of the vital fascinating info supplied by Mr. Sparks and Mr. Wilson was the employee bees should fly round 112,000 miles and go to 4.5 million flowers to assemble sufficient nectar to make one pound of honey. A single employee bee will merely produce roughly 1/12 teaspoon of honey, whereas a whole colony can produce a mean of fifty to 75 kilos of honey per hive.
Mr. Sparks and Mr. Wilson additionally spoke in regards to the distinction in processed honey discovered on grocery retailer cabinets and native uncooked honey which can present extra well being advantages.
As well as, Mr. Sparks displayed his beekeeper’s go well with which consisted of a particular jacket, gloves, and hat with veil. In response to Mr. Wilson, there are roughly 120 members of the Madison County Beekeepers Affiliation.
Anybody enthusiastic about buying honey, wax, or different beekeeping merchandise might contact Eddie Wilson or Sherman Sparks of E & S Bee Providers. They might be reached at 606-392-1262 or 859-339-5004.
Along with this system, scrumptious refreshments with a bee-related theme had been supplied by Katherine Rhodus. The enterprise assembly was carried out by Co-President Brenda Underwood and inventive development reveals had been offered by Kay McCarty, Jan Quigg, and Lolly Rist.
The aim of The Richmond Backyard Membership is to assist members and the neighborhood change into extra appreciative of the sweetness, pleasure, and satisfaction of gardening. Conferences are held the fourth Tuesday of every month, except in any other case famous.