August/September Meetings Combined to be Slovinian Apiary Potluck on Sept 8th

We will not be meeting at the Health Department August 27th nor September 24th. Instead, we will go visit the Slovinian Apiary created by our member, Lowell, in Polson, Montana on Sunday, Sept. 8th. We will also be covering basic winterizing tips and it…

July 30th 6:30 pm Meeting

Don’t forget about our meeting Tuesday night at the Flathead County Health Department, Second floor at 6:30 pm! See you then!

June 25th Tuesday Meeting at the County Health Department

We’ll see you at 6:30 pm on the second floor Tuesday night this month! We’ll be talking about your July To-Dos and planning for our apiary visit this summer to a club member’s Scandinavian hives.

May 28th Meeting CANCELED

Due to influenza illness, Angela is unable to run the beekeeping meeting tonight, Tuesday 5/28. My apologies for the late notice. Please watch this page for news about our June meeting. If you have any beekeeping questions that were dependent on answers at tonight’s…

Beekeeper Colony Survival National Survey

Dear Beekeepers, Auburn University, with the support of the AIA, has worked hard to get a US colony loss and management survey up and running given that BIP is no longer administering one. The survey can be found at https://aub.ie/colonysurvey [aub.ie] It is now live…

In Need of a Meeting Leader for April 30th

Due to a medical procedure that has to be done on Tuesday the 30th, Angela will be unable to facilitate the April meeting that evening. She is looking for someone who is willing to greet people arriving and to lead general question and answers….

Bee Drivers Found! Contact Us for Bee-Pools

We now have volunteer driver pick-ups for the 3 following bee suppliers. If you would like to be added to the list that are picked up by these volunteers, please reach out to Angela (406) 871-6551 for more details. Please understand there will not…

Bee Nuc Drivers Needed & FVCC Class Information 2024

If you are picking up Nucs from Outdoor Bee Company in Missoula or packages from Western Bee in Polson and are willing to pick up the orders for other club members in Kalispell for extra gas money, please reach out to Angela ASAP (406-871-6551)….

February 2024 Meeting Tuesday 27th

Welcome to the next season of beekeeping in the Flathead! We have a special guest joining us this month: Christine Lambert from USDA Wildlife Services will be there to visit with us about Bear fencing for bees. See you on Tuesday the 27th at…

September Potluck at Apiary Meeting

Our last meeting of 2023 will be at John’s apiary on Sunday, September 24th at 12 pm! Location: 2190 Steel Bridge Rd, Kalispell, MT 59901-7823 Bring: A potluck dish, your veil, and (optionally) your honey to share taste testing Day: Sunday, September 24th at…