Another rainy day, of course, my day off. No way to work in the garden or on the bees. But at least I can work on the newsletter and the membership list. I received four e-mails from people interested in becoming members from the new website. I will be sending them the newsletter and hope to receive their dues and meet them at the next meeting. Our club is growing in leaps and bounds, and with all this new young blood it certainly gives us old beekeepers and exciting transfusion of encouragement that our hobby is in great hands for the future.
We had a great day a few weeks ago with our grandson Adam at the Sweetbriar Nature Preserve in Smithtown. He enjoyed the lovely spring day and got to see the observation hive which is maintained by a member of our club. Adam was glad to see the bees really up close, since “Pop's” bees are off limits in our garden. When he gets a little bit older we hope he will take an interest in becoming a little beekeeper too.