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
Kootenay Bee News
Iotron Sterilization Run #2
Jeff and Amanda are doing another Iotron run next week. It will be the last run this spring. Jeff anticipates that there should be enough Bee BC funds left to do a third run in the Fall. So ……… Cranbrook area beekeepers need to contact Lance Cuthill, Creston folks should contact Jeff himself or Dan… Continue reading Iotron Sterilization Run #2
April Annual General Meeting
Hello Beeks. This is your reminder of our next meeting this coming Saturday (NOT SUNDAY) 6 April at the Castlegar Public Library downstairs meeting room, starting at 13:00. Our agenda items will be; 1. Report back from the BCHPA semi annual held March 21 - 23 in Kamloops. 2. For those beekeepers who sell their… Continue reading April Annual General 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
Iotron Sign-up
Following the Iotron presentation at the March meeting, please see the Iotron Order Sheet attached. We have no idea if or when this will happen, because we need to determine what the demand will be on your part as a beekeeper. So if you are interested in doing this, please fill out the order sheet… Continue reading Iotron Sign-up
!!MARCH MEETING (TOMORROW) CHANGE OF VENUE!!
Due to illness, our meeting location has changed to the "large meeting room" at the Castlegar Library. This is in the basement. It can be accessed via the stairs near the librarian counter, or outside via a sidedoor on the right (stairs with an available chairlift). Date and time remain the same, just a location… Continue reading !!MARCH MEETING (TOMORROW) CHANGE OF VENUE!!
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
Development of a Pest Management Plan
For those of you who missed this week's paper, attached is a pdf of the application by Drinkwater Environmental Services to develop a pest management plan for the Southern Interior. They are asking for feedback by Friday, February 22, 2019. We will be discussing this issue at the February meeting. Pest Management Plan NoticeDownload
