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…
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!
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 care2. Making splits & Queens3. May meeting…
Bee Informed Partnership Loss Survey
The BIP Loss survey is up for the 2021-2022 year until April 30th. Please consider taking this survey (at least the short version) to help collect data about our colony losses and the reasons for such. Thanks for contributing! Take the Survey Here
March 29th Meeting In Person/Zoom
This in-person meeting at the Flathead County Health Department at 6:30pm on March 29th will also be conducted on Zoom as we have a special guest speaker from Great Falls Montana, Amy Grisak, talking to us about her beekeeping experiences including her work with…
Further Information About Great Northern Honey Co Bee Packages
I spoke with Amy at GNHC and have more details to give you about their local bee packages: Packages will be at least $150, maybe slightly more depending on the queen cost They will be ready for pickup within the first 2 weekends of…
New Package Bee Source for the Flathead
We have added a new source for bee package purchasing from local company Great Northern Honey Co! While the bees do not overwinter in Montana, the company is locally based and makes honey from foraging here in Flathead County each year. Nucleus hives are…
February Meeting Canceled Due to Injury
Members, I apologize for the late notice but I have to cancel the February meeting tonight due to injuring myself this morning on the ice. I’m unable to walk and in a lot of pain. We will be having a special guest speaker for…
CANCELED – February Meeting Tuesday 22nd at 6:30pm – Swarm Traps
Don’t forget we have an in person meeting early because of the short month. Tuesday night the 22nd at the Flathead County Health Department. Angela will be repeating her ”How To Build and set Honey Bee Traps” presentation from last year and we will…