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!
July 26th Meeting for 2022
Don’t forget about our in person meeting at the Flathead County Health Department in Kalispell Tuesday the 26th at 6:30 pm!
Need Volunteer to Lead June 28th Meeting
Angela will be on vacation for the June meeting and she needs someone to be the point person to stream the in-person meeting on Facebook on June 28th from the Health Department. You don’t have to have all the beekeeping answers, just call the meeting to order! And have a smart phone or device to stream it on Facebook. Send her a text or email: 406-871-6551 or [email protected]
May Meeting Tuesday 24th 6:30 pm
Don’t forget our in person meeting at the County Health Department is this coming Tuesday the 24th (NOT May 31st) Bring your questions!
Advanced Beekeeping Course FVCC in June
Angela will be teaching a non-credit course at FVCC this June for advanced beekeeping techniques. Only 20 spots are available for this class and require either any Beginning Beekeeping class completed or one year beekeeping experience. You can register at this link
Description: THIS CLASS MEETS ON TWO DATES June 4 and June 11, from 12:30-3:30pm both days. Learn advanced techniques about beekeeping like splitting, queen rearing, queen grafting, second year beekeeping and much more. On-site inspections and grafting on second class requiring protective personal equipment. Students who complete the course will receive an official Certificate of Completion. Prerequisite: Beginning Beekeeping or at least one year of beekeeping.
April Meeting Tuesday 26th
Don’t forget about our in person meeting at the Flathead County Health Department Tuesday night at 6:30 pm. We will also stream it on the Association Facebook page.
Agenda:
1. Installing packages & Nucs and first month of care
2. Making splits & Queens
3. May meeting will be the FOURTH Tuesday of the month on 5/24 due to a schedule conflict with the meeting site.