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
Kootenay Bee News
“How To Bee” Movie
Just a reminder for those who can make it in this weather 😦 https://tickets.demand.film/event/9124
Sad but informative…
First meeting of 2020!
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!
WK Beekeepers Semi-AGM
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
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
Pass Creek Fall Fair this weekend
Pass Creek Fall Fair is this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, 21, 22 September, from 8:00 until 17:00 on both days. I will be there most of the time on both days but we are still short of volunteers on all the shifts. There are 3 shifts each day for 3 hours each. So from 8:00… Continue reading Pass Creek Fall Fair this weekend
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
