Diseases & Pests
Meet in the bee yard to review bee diseases and pests. See Module 4. Weather permitting, we will roll for varroa. Also need to check and feed our packages! Fifteen […]
Spring Build-up, Equalizing, Making Increases
Saturday morning in the bee yard. Discussion on spring build-up, equalizing, and making increases. See Module 5 in the Education section of the website. Then we need to feed packages […]
Regular Meeting – Just Feed & Queen Check
Queens Park Queens Park Tennis Courts, New Westminster, British Columbia, CanadaRegular meeting this Saturday. Just feed and brood check. No module this week - too early in the season to discuss swarms. We can discuss whatever issues club members are […]
No Meeting – Just Distributing Pollen Patties
No meeting today, however, please come at 10 am if you need pollen patties. The 1 pound patties are from Global Patties and contain 15% pollen. Club members only can […]
Regular Meeting – Everything You Need to Know about Preventing Swarms, and More!
Lots to cover about swarms - prevention, capture, and caring ! Check out module 6 on the Education page. Big day. Bring a chair. Bring a smoker and veil if […]
Regular Meeting
Regular meeting this week with no specific topic to be discussed. Bring questions. Bring show and tell. Weather is supposed to be warm and sunny - perfect for detailed colony […]
Regular Meeting – Making a Split
Regular meeting this Saturday. We will make a split using brood and bees from multiple colonies. Please bring questions and any show and tell items! Queen rearing starts Saturday, May […]
Regular Meeting – Supering for the Honey Flow
Queens Park Queens Park Tennis Courts, New Westminster, British Columbia, CanadaRegular meeting this Saturday from 10 to noon at our Queen's Park bee yard. We will be discussing when to super for the honey flow. Then we will be checking […]
Regular Meeting – Collecting and Storing Bee Pollen and Propolis
Queens Park Queens Park Tennis Courts, New Westminster, British Columbia, CanadaRegular meeting this Saturday with a 20 minute discussion on how to collect and store bee pollen and propolis. Check out Module 9 in the Education section of our website. […]
Regular Meeting – Checking New Queens we Made
Queens Park Queens Park Tennis Courts, New Westminster, British Columbia, CanadaRegular meeting this week with no scheduled discussion. So bring questions and show-and-tell items. We will be working all colonies - checking the new queens we made three weeks ago, […]
Regular Meeting – Checking for Queens
Queens Park Queens Park Tennis Courts, New Westminster, British Columbia, CanadaRegular meeting this Saturday. Bring show-and-tell stuff. We will be checking for queens in our five nucleus colonies and checking our two big colonies to ensure they have enough room […]
Regular Meeting – Equalizing Once Again
Queens Park Queens Park Tennis Courts, New Westminster, British Columbia, CanadaRegular meeting this Saturday. We will be equalizing once again and checking for the honey flow. Blackberries will open soon and all colonies need to be ready to take advantage […]