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Bee kind committee meeting minutes 1-29-2023 @4pm
Minutes by lead Ben Rogers
10 in attendance Ben, Jesse, Bee, Janice, Rob, Richard, Jay, Gaye, Ken, and Bruce 

Introductions and open Discussion about what everyone wants to do with bees. Several people are interested in classes this spring, making hive boxes for their home, using bee products made locally by good people, sharing honey harvesting supplies, queen rearing, merit badge for kids, bees pollination benefits in the garden, and potentially caring for bees at the maker space.

Discussion about what we have been working on already:
-classes
-Building hives for home sites 
-honey dippers
-departments that might want to use wax
-apiarists who we have talked to and what they recommend 
-Storage for bee supplies in one of the classrooms
-currently no bees allowed on site

Discussion on what we should work on
-concerns around bees and how to address them 
     Allergic reactions 
     Cost of epi pen
     Recommendation of benadryl 
     Space requirements 
     Health of bees
     Legal liability
     Abandonment 
     Signage
-how to educate the general public

Open discussion 
     Do we want hives at MakeICT? -everyone yes
     What are the next steps as a committee?
     -Schedule first 5 week beginner bee keeping course. 
     -Present to board to update our intent
          Bee kind committee board request 2-16-2023(insert link when available)
     -Ben, meet with apiarist again and discuss best sites, future classes, Schedule this summer and getting supplies for the space
     -we should meet again to plan further after hearing back from the board.

Meeting called to close at 4:58