Events

Join us for the first field day of the year! We will be assessing overwintered colonies and fixing those that need it. Check out "Module 1 - Management of Overwintered Colonies" in the Education section of the website. Close to 15 people attended.  Discussion with handouts on how to assess an overwintered colony.  Discussion with […]

Pick up your package bees at Honeybee Centre Thursday, March 4, at 6 pm. Tour of the facility open to everyone who attends. Packages picked up and tour provided.  We are going to meet at the Queen's Park yard to pour four club packages in the morning.

Meet at 10 am to pour four packages in the Queen's Park yard.  See photo in the 2021 picture album. We met and poured four packages.  Pretty windy and cold, so each package was brought out of the truck cab one of the time.  All went well.  The overwintered colony was fed about 50ml of […]

Meet at the Queens' Park yard to release queens from the four packages poured on Friday and to check the overwintered survivor colony to ensure they are eating.

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 people in attendance. Club COVID supervisor reviewed club policy: provincial guidelines to be followed (members with COVID symptoms should not attend, attending members wear mask […]

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 and overwintered colony. If you want to get your hands sticky, bring a veil, smoker, and hive tool.... If raining, bring umbrella's and rain gear […]

Regular 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 currently facing and enjoy fellowship at the same time.  Maybe an update from the garden club members?  See you soon! Fourteen in attendance. A Q&A […]

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 purchase them at $2.50 each.  Limited supply, so just take what you need for this spring.  More will be available this fall.

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 you want experience in the bees.  We are checking for colony health and we are feeding.

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 examinations.  One of the package colonies may need to be collapsed.  Bring a smoker and veil if you want to get your hands dirty. Queen […]

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 1, unless raining.