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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210529T100000
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UID:903-1622282400-1622289600@nwbee.ca
SUMMARY:Regular Meeting - Checking for Queens
DESCRIPTION:Regular 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 to pack honey away.  Our next module is the honey harvest sometime in mid to late June.  See you soon.
URL:https://nwbee.ca/event/regular-meeting-checking-for-queens/
LOCATION:Queens Park\, Queens Park Tennis Courts\, New Westminster\, British Columbia\, V3M 1V2\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210522T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210522T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T125124
CREATED:20210519T165436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210519T165436Z
UID:901-1621677600-1621684800@nwbee.ca
SUMMARY:Regular Meeting - Checking New Queens we Made
DESCRIPTION:Regular 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\, making a split for Erin 2\, and much more.  See you soon.
URL:https://nwbee.ca/event/regular-meeting-checking-new-queens-we-made/
LOCATION:Queens Park\, Queens Park Tennis Courts\, New Westminster\, British Columbia\, V3M 1V2\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210515T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210515T120000
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CREATED:20210513T053945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210513T053945Z
UID:898-1621072800-1621080000@nwbee.ca
SUMMARY:Regular Meeting - Collecting and Storing Bee Pollen and Propolis
DESCRIPTION:Regular 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.  We will also demonstrate both tasks on our live hives.  We have several hives to check so bring a smoker\, veil\, and hive tool if you want experience.  See you soon.
URL:https://nwbee.ca/event/regular-meeting-collecting-and-storing-bee-pollen-and-propolis/
LOCATION:Queens Park\, Queens Park Tennis Courts\, New Westminster\, British Columbia\, V3M 1V2\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210508T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210508T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T125124
CREATED:20210506T233353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210513T053628Z
UID:882-1620468000-1620475200@nwbee.ca
SUMMARY:Regular Meeting - Supering for the Honey Flow
DESCRIPTION:Regular 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 our colonies and rolling for varroa\, which is a mandatory monthly task for every successful beekeeping operation.  Also\, we will have an additional session for those who want to review the basics of beekeeping: what a beekeeper does through the year\, how to light a smoker\, how to conduct a colony exam\, etc..
URL:https://nwbee.ca/event/regular-meeting-supering-for-the-honey-flow/
LOCATION:Queens Park\, Queens Park Tennis Courts\, New Westminster\, British Columbia\, V3M 1V2\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210424T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210424T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T125124
CREATED:20210419T181330Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210419T181330Z
UID:855-1619258400-1619265600@nwbee.ca
SUMMARY:Regular Meeting - Making a Split
DESCRIPTION: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! \nQueen rearing starts Saturday\, May 1\, unless raining.
URL:https://nwbee.ca/event/regular-meeting-making-a-split/
LOCATION:British Columbia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210417T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210417T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T125124
CREATED:20210413T015624Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210419T181048Z
UID:850-1618653600-1618660800@nwbee.ca
SUMMARY:Regular Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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. \nQueen rearing is the next module\, but we will not cover that until late April or early May. \n\nThirteen attended\, plus two guests (contractor and his wife). Fencing for expanded yard will be installed Wednesday. Contractor has agreed to build storage shed\, donating his labour\, club will pay for materials. To be determined if club members will assist in construction. Following Q&A session: member brought dead queen to examine; pros and cons of top entrance for hive; evaluating a used frame for re-use; lots of chalk brood has been observed in local populations; queen cups and queen cells; confirmed that there seem to be fewer honey bees and fewer insects generally. Field work: checking for nectar\, pollen\, brood\, chalk brood and varroa; examined and cleaned off bottom boards; Hive 4 collapsed due to laying worker.
URL:https://nwbee.ca/event/regular-meeting/
LOCATION:British Columbia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210410T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210410T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T125124
CREATED:20210331T172124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210331T172124Z
UID:846-1618048800-1618056000@nwbee.ca
SUMMARY:Regular Meeting - Everything You Need to Know about Preventing Swarms\, and More!
DESCRIPTION:Lots to cover about swarms – prevention\, capture\, and caring !  Check out module 6 on the Education page.  Big day.  Bring a chair. \nBring a smoker and veil if you want experience in the bees.  We are checking for colony health and we are feeding.
URL:https://nwbee.ca/event/regular-meeting-everything-you-need-to-know-about-preventing-swarms-and-more/
LOCATION:British Columbia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210403T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210403T103000
DTSTAMP:20260423T125124
CREATED:20210331T155937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210331T155937Z
UID:840-1617444000-1617445800@nwbee.ca
SUMMARY:No Meeting - Just Distributing Pollen Patties
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://nwbee.ca/event/no-meeting-just-distributing-pollen-patties/
LOCATION:British Columbia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210327T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210327T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T125124
CREATED:20210324T155424Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210409T185552Z
UID:837-1616839200-1616846400@nwbee.ca
SUMMARY:Regular Meeting - Just Feed & Queen Check
DESCRIPTION: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! \n\nFourteen in attendance. A Q&A session: why honey separates\, storing smoker\, supplements for bees\, evaluating why colony failed to overwinter by examining frames brought in by member\, what is best winter feed. Fieldwork: examined hives – slow start because of cold weather.  Anna C.
URL:https://nwbee.ca/event/regular-meeting-just-feed-queen-check/
LOCATION:Queens Park\, Queens Park Tennis Courts\, New Westminster\, British Columbia\, V3M 1V2\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210320T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210320T120000
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CREATED:20210317T023113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210324T160139Z
UID:833-1616234400-1616241600@nwbee.ca
SUMMARY:Spring Build-up\, Equalizing\, Making Increases
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThen we need to feed packages and overwintered colony. \nIf you want to get your hands sticky\, bring a veil\, smoker\, and hive tool…. \nIf raining\, bring umbrella’s and rain gear … \n\nFifteen people in attendance. Club COVID supervisor reviewed club policy. Discussion with handouts about colony being a superorganism\, not just a collection of individuals; and the importance of and how to manage population growth (see Module 5). Fieldwork: hives given pollen patty\, topped up syrup and dusted with antibiotic for EFB prevention; and for the first time applied “blue shop towel” (see Randy Oliver method) to control varroa mites.  Anna C.
URL:https://nwbee.ca/event/spring-build-up-equalizing-making-increases/
LOCATION:British Columbia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210313T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210313T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T125124
CREATED:20210307T224635Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210315T183141Z
UID:823-1615629600-1615636800@nwbee.ca
SUMMARY:Diseases & Pests
DESCRIPTION:Meet in the bee yard to review bee diseases and pests.  See Module 4. \nWeather permitting\, we will roll for varroa.  Also need to check and feed our packages! \n\nFifteen 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 covering nose and mouth and maintaining a 6 foot distance adhered to); only six members in the bee yard at one time; use hand sanitizer before entering bee yard. Discussion with handouts of bee diseases (see Module 4). Field work: lighting smoker demonstration; assessed overwintered colony\, included rolling for varroa; four new colonies assessed\, antibiotic applied and sugar syrup topped-up.
URL:https://nwbee.ca/event/diseases-pests/
LOCATION:British Columbia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210309T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210309T110000
DTSTAMP:20260423T125124
CREATED:20210305T192531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210305T192705Z
UID:820-1615284000-1615287600@nwbee.ca
SUMMARY:Package Bee Queen Release
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://nwbee.ca/event/package-bee-queen-resease/
LOCATION:British Columbia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210305T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210305T170000
DTSTAMP:20260423T125124
CREATED:20210305T192317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210305T192355Z
UID:817-1614931200-1614963600@nwbee.ca
SUMMARY:Pouring Packages
DESCRIPTION:Meet at 10 am to pour four packages in the Queen’s Park yard.  See photo in the 2021 picture album. \nWe 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 1:1 syrup to hold off starvation until they warm up enough to eat the frame of honey we gave them on the weekend.  Four days from now\, we will release the package queens and check the overwintered colony to ensure they are eating their pollen patty and honey.
URL:https://nwbee.ca/event/pouring-packages/
LOCATION:British Columbia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210304T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210304T190000
DTSTAMP:20260423T125124
CREATED:20210302T041129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210305T192014Z
UID:767-1614880800-1614884400@nwbee.ca
SUMMARY:Package Bee Pickup at Honeybee Centre
DESCRIPTION:Pick up your package bees at Honeybee Centre Thursday\, March 4\, at 6 pm. \nTour of the facility open to everyone who attends. \nPackages picked up and tour provided.  We are going to meet at the Queen’s Park yard to pour four club packages in the morning.
URL:https://nwbee.ca/event/package-bee-pickup-at-honeybee-centre/
LOCATION:Honeybee Centre\, 7480 176 Street\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3S 7B1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210227T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210227T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T125124
CREATED:20210225T160314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210303T041851Z
UID:706-1614420000-1614427200@nwbee.ca
SUMMARY:Assessing Overwintered Colonies
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the first field day of the year! \nWe will be assessing overwintered colonies and fixing those that need it. \nCheck out “Module 1 – Management of Overwintered Colonies” in the Education section of the website. \n\nClose to 15 people attended.  Discussion with handouts on how to assess an overwintered colony.  Discussion with handout on the bee sting and how to test for and how to treat an anaphylactic reaction.  Field work: assessed over-wintered colonies: of the 8 colonies\, only one survived (#13). Queen failure seemed to be the cause of most colony deaths\, with suggestion of starvation and stress in two of the colonies. Four brood chambers prepped to receive packages this Thursday.  Anna C.
URL:https://nwbee.ca/event/assessing-overwintered-colonies/
LOCATION:Queens Park\, Queens Park Tennis Courts\, New Westminster\, British Columbia\, V3M 1V2\, Canada
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