Beekeepers,
As a reminder, the next Indy Southside Beekeepers Club meeting will be Tuesday, November 5, 2023.

Meetings are held at the Franklin Township Civic League office, 8822 Southeastern Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46239.

At this meeting we will be enjoying some pizza and making Candy Boards or Bricks for overwintering our hives. All are encouraged to attend, even if you don't need to make any. Even if you don't have any bees yet. It is a great networking opportunity to help out, know each other better and to learn more about beekeeping.

Bring your own beverage.
Please RSVP by November 2nd so we know how many pizzas to order. If you're not sure by then but can, come anyway.

Steve Pryor has sugar remaining from last year, and I will be bringing some in as well.

You will need to build your boxes and bring them to the meeting. Here are some of links for information on how to build. Or you can buy frames from many beekeeping supply outlets.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_WLCc21-Hk
https://www.funnybugbees.com/hardware-blog/howto-build-candy-boards-for-feeding-your-bees
Southeastern Indiana Beekeepers Association website has lots of good resources. Southeastern Indiana Beekeepers Association | (indianahoney.org) If you need to make the boxes for candy boards check their website. Search for "candy board" | Southeastern Indiana Beekeepers Association (indianahoney.org)
For Candy Board making you need sugar, vinegar (or Honey B Healthy), sugar board frames, and equipment. Some like to put tissue paper down and pack the sugar on top of it. (It's a little less messy in your car on the way home. Bring your buckets, tarps, big mixing spoons, a block of wood or other tool to tamp/pack down the sugar into the frame or mold, measuring cups and spoons. If you don't have it, someone else will and we can share. Here’s a recipe so you can gauge how much sugar to buy, you can figure about 8-12# of sugar for each candy board you make.

Recipe for the White Sugar Bricks
8 lbs. - 1 1/2 cups (12 oz.) water + 1 Tbsp. (Honey Bee Healthy or vinegar)
10 lbs. - 15 oz. water + 2 Tbsp. (HBH or Vinegar)
12 lbs. - 18 oz. water + 2 Tbsp. (HBH or Vinegar)
14 lbs. - 21 oz. water + 3 Tbsp. (HBH or Vinegar)
Another basic recipe is 10# sugar + 10 ounces water + 1 T Honey-B-Healthy or white vinegar. This one is harder to mix but seems to dry hard faster. If you have another recipe, please do a reply all and share with the Club members.
Make sure that you bring supplies and tools to the meeting.
This is the last 2024 Club meeting. Watch for an email with 2025 dates and check out the Indy Southside Beekeepers Club Facebook page or website at indysouthsidebeekeepers.com