July Meeting 7/25 at 6:30 pm
Our July meeting will be at the Health Department on 1st Ave as usual on Tuesday at 6:30 pm. Please let Angela know ASAP if you are willing to host a honey extraction and BBQ lunch at your apiary for the August meeting. 406-871-6551
June 6/27 Meeting at the Health Department
Our June monthly meeting will be at the Flathead County Health Department (2nd floor) at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, the 27th.
We will be taking volunteers for a July and August hosting for potluck lunch and apiary tour INSTEAD of meetings in the health department. Please contact Angela if you would like to host the club at your apiary with Saturday or Sunday dates you are available in July and August. Thanks! (406-871-6551 or [email protected])
Advanced Beekeeping Course
This course is being offered by Angela Tollerson at FVCC on May 20th and June 3rd (2 session class). You must have taken any Beginning Beekeeping course in the past or have at least 1 year experience keeping bees. A beginner course will be offered in September. See the link to sign up!
April 25th Meeting Reminder
Don’t forget about our monthly meeting Tuesday night at 6:30pm at the Flathead County Health Department (second floor)! We’ll be covering the May To Dos and reminding everyone how to install your new bees or queens and care for them as they start up. See you there!
Special Queen Breeder Guest for March 28th Meeting
We will have a special guest, Cory Stevens, speaking remotely to our club for the Tuesday, March 28th 6:30 pm meeting. Cory raises Varroa Sensitive Hygiene (VSH) queens that Angela has been using in her apiary for 4 years now without 100% die offs in our winters. We’ll be connecting in person from the Flathead County Health Department over Zoom with Cory. See you next Tuesday!
Bee Purchasing Reminder
We are fast approaching the deadline for most bee suppliers to be sold out (usually end of March). If you need bees this year please visit our Bee purchasing page here for sources. To help you decide here are some breakdowns of prices and details for our most used suppliers:
- Rod Smith: $200 nucleus colonies delivered to Kalispell with new queen Italian/Carni North American mix.
- Great Northern Bee Company: $150 package with Russian queen mix delivered in Kalispell
- Outdoor Bee Company: $180 nucleus colonies with Carniolan or Italian queen choice. Delivered in Missoula and overwintered in Spokane.
- Western Bee: Packages picked up in Polson
- Arlee Apiaries : SOLD OUT
February 28 Meeting
Welcome back everyone! I hope you enjoyed your winter break. Our club meetings are restarting for the year and the first one will be this Tuesday, the 28th, at 6:30 pm. As usual, we will meet on the second story of the Flathead County Health Department at 1035 1st Ave W in Kalispell. See you there!
Monthly Meetings Break Until February 28th
Thank you for a great 2022 season Beekeepers! We will take a break from monthly meetings until the last Tuesday of February. Feel free to reach out through this page or through Facebook with any questions. If you missed the meeting this week about winterizing, please watch it here:
September 27th Meeting – Winterizing
Don’t forget about our in person meeting at 6:30 Tuesday night at the Flathead County Health Department on the second floor. See you there!
August 30th Meeting with State Entomologist
This month our meeting will have a guest speaker! Alyssa Piccolomini, our official bee inspector and state Entomologist, will be here from Helena to talk about bee health. Get some benefit out of the annual dues you pay to the state for her time and efforts helping us with our bees! Please join us at the Flathead County Health Department 1035 1st Ave W (Second Floor) at 6:30 this Tuesday night!