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West Kootenay Beekeepers

A Branch of the British Columbia Honey Producers Association

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Category: Useful Information

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

meetings, pests and diseases, Raffle !!, Useful Information

September WKBeeks meeting

September 5, 2019 Axel

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

cool and interesting, Useful Information

Bee Forage Cover Crop Field Day

August 27, 2019August 27, 2019 Axel

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

cool and interesting, meetings, Useful Information

Bee Friendly Walkabout

July 9, 2019 Axel

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

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