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West Kootenay Beekeepers

A Branch of the British Columbia Honey Producers Association

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Useful Information

Calling All Sugar Bucket Black-listers

April 23, 2020 Axel

If you were at our last beekeepers meeting (March) and went home with a bucket full of sugar, I NEED THE BUCKETS BACK!! The sugar donations are coming in fast and furious and I have nothing to put it in. So on your next trip into town (Castlegar) please drop the buckets at my place… Continue reading Calling All Sugar Bucket Black-listers

cool and interesting, movie / video, Useful Information

Honey Bee – Nature of Things

March 13, 2020 Axel

I'm looking forward to this. You will probably enjoy it also; https://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/features/telling-a-single-bees-story-in-a-creative-new-way  

cool and interesting, meetings, Raffle !!, Useful Information

March, April Meetings

March 2, 2020March 2, 2020 Axel

The monthly meeting for March will be this coming Sunday, 8th at Paul's place ( http://www.kootenaybeekeeping.com/ ) at the usual time from 13:00 to 15:00. Remember that the spring time change is this weekend so don't be late. 🙂 Liz Huxter will be giving a presentation on the Bee BC grant ( https://iafbc.ca/bee-bc/ )that she… Continue reading March, April Meetings

cool and interesting, pests and diseases, Useful Information

Feed Your Bees Some Yogurt??

February 11, 2020 Axel

Interesting article on how probiotics helped bees withstand AFB; https://research2reality.com/energy-environment-nature/creatures/probiotics-protect-honey-bees-disease/

cool and interesting, meetings, Useful Information

WK Beekeepers February meeting

January 27, 2020 Axel

Our February meeting will be this coming Sunday, on the 2nd at Paul Taylor's place from 13:00 to 15:00. Not quite enough sugar collected yet for a decent raffle...but, Beekeepers Kate and Ryan will again do a presentation on their Bee BC projects which this time will include the building of the "Bee Barn" for… Continue reading WK Beekeepers February meeting

beginner, cool and interesting, courses, Useful Information

Cranbrook Intro Beekeeping Course

January 24, 2020 Axel

Lance and Bobby have asked me to post this for those potential beekeepers who may be living near Cranbrook; Cranbrook Introductory Beekeeping Course BCHPA Certified Instructor, Lance Cuthill Classroom sessions; Saturday, 29 February and Sunday, 1 March 2020, with a spring field day to follow when weather permits. Cost: $190 Contact: 250-426-6049

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chemicals, cool and interesting, pests and diseases, Useful Information

Sad but informative…

January 8, 2020 Axel

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/07/honeybees-deaths-almonds-hives-aoe  

cool and interesting, meetings, Useful Information

First meeting of 2020!

January 1, 2020 Axel

Our first meeting of 2020 will be this coming Sunday, 5 January at Paul's place from 13:00 to 15:00. Beekeepers Kate and Ryan received some Bee BC grant money last year and will have a presentation of the progress of their projects. https://iafbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/BeeBCBrochureV2.pdf Not exactly sure if we will have enough donated sugar for a… Continue reading First meeting of 2020!

cool and interesting, meetings, Useful Information

WK Beekeepers Semi-AGM

October 25, 2019 Axel

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

meetings, Useful Information

NO October meeting

September 27, 2019 Axel

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

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Upcoming Events

  • BCHPA Semi AGM March 24, 2023 at 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Kamloops
  • BCHPA Semi AGM March 25, 2023 at 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Kamloops
  • Beginner Beeks Field Day#1 April 30, 2023 at 10:00 am – 3:00 pm 431 Rosedale RdnCentral Kootenay J, BC, Canada
  • Beginner Beeks Field Day#2 May 28, 2023 at 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Bee Bus Apairy, Ootischenia
  • Day of the Honeybee May 29, 2023

Upcoming Events

  • BCHPA Semi AGM March 24, 2023 at 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Kamloops
  • BCHPA Semi AGM March 25, 2023 at 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Kamloops
  • Beginner Beeks Field Day#1 April 30, 2023 at 10:00 am – 3:00 pm 431 Rosedale RdnCentral Kootenay J, BC, Canada
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