This is a reminder of our upcoming meeting on Sunday, 3 November at the Castlegar Public Library in the downstairs meeting room from 13:00 to 15:00. This will be our semi-annual general meeting with the main topics being the report from the BCHPA meeting in Prince George, and also a discussion of the otherwise healthy… Continue reading WK Beekeepers Semi-AGM
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NO October meeting
There will be NO meeting for the West Kootenay Beekeepers in October. This is because the BCHPA General Meeting is happening in Prince George on the first weekend, October 4th - 6th. And then the second weekend is Thanksgiving, 12th - 14th. So our next meeting will be Sunday, 3 November at the Castlegar Public… Continue reading NO October meeting
September WKBeeks meeting
Our first meeting of the new beekeeping year will be this coming Sunday, 8 September at Paul Taylor's place from 13:00 to 15:00, http://www.kootenaybeekeeping.com/ There is quite a list of topics to talk about including, in no particular order; 1. Apimondia 2019 in Montreal, 2. local fall fairs and events, 3. the BCHPA - AGM… Continue reading September WKBeeks meeting
Bee Forage Cover Crop Field Day
Please excuse the absolute short notice of this posting. There have been a number of issues and glitches holding this up which I won't bore you with..... The announcement is that there will be a field day tomorrow, 28 August, the full title of which is; Bee Forage Enhancement and Cover Crop Trial Field Day.… Continue reading Bee Forage Cover Crop Field Day
Bee Friendly Walkabout
Helen and Corky are opening the farm gates at Against the Wind Farm and Nursery to the general public this coming Sunday, 14 July. This will be from noon, 12:00 until 17:00. Helen has offered to do a special walkabout for us from 11:00 to 12:00 to talk about the many pollinator friendly flowers, bushes,… Continue reading Bee Friendly Walkabout
May Meeting
Hello Beeks. This is your reminder of our next meeting on Sunday 5 May at Paul’s place, 987 Bridgeview Road, in sunny Ootischenia, starting at 13:00. Our agenda items will be; 1. Report on community information days, recent (Salmo and Taghum Earth Days Easter Sunday, 21 April, Kootenay Co-op Earth Day, 24 April) and future… Continue reading May Meeting
Iotron Sterilization Run
I got the following e-mail from Jeff Lee of Swan Valley Honey in Creston, this morning; "Amanda and I just got back last night from a run to the coast. We are now planning to do a SECOND run to IOTRON, right after the BCHPA Semi-Annual. We will be taking the big truck to Kamloops… Continue reading Iotron Sterilization Run
March Meeting
Hello Beeks. This is your reminder of our next meeting this coming Sunday 3 March at Paul’s place, 987 Bridgeview Road, in sunny Ootischenia, starting at 13:00. Our agenda items will be; 1. Report back from the Easy Kootenay March 2 Workshop, including the information on the Iotron sterilization run. Jeff Lee will give an… Continue reading March Meeting
February Meeting
Hello Beeks. This is your reminder of our next meeting this coming Sunday 3 February at Paul’s place, 987 Bridgeview Road, in sunny Ootischenia, starting at 13:00. Topics of discussion will include; 1. Laena will again be taking names of anyone interested in order to expand our mentorship and swarm lists. 2. We had a… Continue reading February Meeting
Cranbrook Workshop March 2nd
Lance Cuthill of the East Kootenay Beekeepers asked me to post this notice of their upcoming workshop. I have heard that seats are filling up fast, so register soon if you are interested. ************* BETTER YOUR BEEKEEPING *************** KOOTENAY & BOUNDARY FARM ADVISORS WORKSHOP ***************************************************** INFORMATION: Saturday, March 2, 2019 Eagles Hall –… Continue reading Cranbrook Workshop March 2nd
