Long Time No See/Talk…
First & Foremost – I hope everyone is doing well amid this most unforgettable year & that your hives have benefited from any extra time you may have found yourself with. I know some people have suffered losses directly/indirectly due to Covid & my sincere condolences go out to you. While not Covid related, I personally lost both of my Grandfathers this summer, a hard loss to navigate as a family on its own, only compounded by the current issues.
Second – I apologize for the long delay in emails/meetings, this has been a difficult year for myself as my personal/work life has been all-consuming. As we near the end of the year, we really need to look at a way to spread out some of the responsibilities as a group, as it’s a lot for any one person to manage but could easily be shared between a few.
As I’m sure most of you know our meeting location – the KDH Library – has been closed since the spring… If anyone has any suggestions for another location or an open outdoor space that we could try our meetings at, let me know!
The idea of Zoom Meetings has been raised, which is possible to conduct but I know there are many in our group that aren’t tech-savvy… that being said, if anyone is interested in that or is willing to figure it out, please let me know! I think now more than ever it is important to get any wrinkles of our social lives ironed out as we are social beings, and rely on them more than we realize during trying times.
I am open to any ideas or advice on how to best meet our group’s needs… but I need to hear from yall about what those might bee!
Third – How is everyone doing?
Please feel free to reply and fill me in on yourself & any good/bad news you may have to share, how your Hives are doing & any issues you found yourself facing this season… I’ve heard it was a plague of wax moth this year (lost a couple myself) & some Hive Beetle issues.
Side Note:
Is everyone receiving the NCSBA emails with the updated elections & suggestions they send out? You would receive these if you are a paid NCSBA Member…. I will consider sending out emails with those messages if I hear of interest from enough people.
I look forward to getting our group back up and running while ensuring the safety of us all, as well as hearing feedback from each of yall.
-Dalton Hyde
2020 OBBG President