Lane County (Oregon) Beekeepers is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: LCBA March Monthly Meeting

Date: Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Early Class: Installing Package Bees & Nucs

Log in 6:45pm for Q&A session

Class starts promptly at 7:15pm.

General Meeting: “Free Bees! The Art & Magic of Swarm Catching & Bait Hives” with Fonta Molyneaux

Log in at 8:00pm

Announcements & Presentation begins at 8:15pm

You may attend one or both presentations. Stay logged in if attending both.

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From the Rodale Institute Website about their Online Beekeeping Course:

Learn from the experts at Rodale Institute, the global leader in regenerative organic agriculture. Rodale Institute has been putting science behind regenerative organic farming for over 70 years. Now, Rodale Institute’s decades of research is right at your fingertips!

This course is for:

• Beginning beekeepers
• Beekeepers looking for no-treatment alternatives to their practices
• Anyone interested in learning more about honeybees and their place in our ecosystem

In this course, you will:

• Learn about honeybee biology
• Understand the complex behavior of different members of the honeybee colony
• Identify specialized beekeeping equipment and how to use it
• Develop a clear understanding of management of the hive throughout seasons
• Learn about management of pests and diseases of the honeybee

To enroll, visit their website here

We will meet this Tuesday, January 26th at 6:30 pm as usual but we have lost access to the Health Department during COVID. We will meet at the Northridge Lutheran Church at 323 Northridge Dr in Kalispell. Here is the a link to the meeting details. See you then!

Monthly Beekeeping meetings are on a break until after the New Year in 2021. We do not have a meeting place and since the bees have all gone to bed, we could all use a rest! However, please feel free to ask questions here or call Angela or Ingvar Ingvarsson with any questions or concerns. In January we will start talking about late winter/spring Preparations and planning for next year. Thank you all for another great year of beekeeping!

As many of you know, I was requested to conduct a research experiment and write a paper on it for my Master Beekeeping certification with the University of Montana. I received high marks on my paper and I thought I would share it with you all as it may effect your decisions as you decide how to winter your bees.

The National Honey Show is a world renown show in the UK that is offering free online attendance this year. It’s a great opportunity to see science, techniques, and more about beekeeping! October 22-24th.

Register Free Here

Members: I was just informed today by the county health department the meeting room is closed through December due to Covid. This month’s meeting will tonight, 9/29, will be moved to zoom at 6:30 pm. The Password for the meeting is 838422. Please install zoom on your computer or phone prior to the meeting:

Meeting Link

Don’t forget this Tuesday is the last of the month. We’ll be meeting in person at the Flathead County Health Department 6:30 – 8:30 (socialize at 6pm). We’ll also be streaming to the Flathead Valley Beekeepers Association Facebook page. Bring masks!

We’ll discuss winterizing setups and winter feeding and welcome some new members from the Beginning Beekeeping class at FVCC!