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…
Bee Package Polson Pickup Offer
We have had a local club member, Rachel Webster, offer to pick up any bee packages from Polson ordered from Western Bee by our Kalispell area members. If you are ordering packages from Western Bee please contact me by email or using the form…
January 25th, 2022 ONLINE Only Meeting
Due to the high peak of Covid cases this week in the Flathead, we will not be meeting in person at the health department for January. Angela will be streaming the January To Do’s from the club’s Facebook page page located here. I apologize…
Meeting Break till January 2022
Please remember as announced at our last meeting that we are on a break from beekeeping meetings until the last Tuesday in January. Happy Holidays!
October 26th 6pm Potluck & Honey Tasting
The 26th Tuesday night meeting will be a harvest potluck and sharing honey from our apiaries. It has been moved back to 6pm instead of 6:30 for a better dinner time. Hand sanitizer will be provided at the beginning and end of the food…
Winterizing Apiary Visit Saturday Oct 9
Kyle Johnson has invited us to visit his apiary October 9th at 1pm in Columbia Falls. There we will do quick inspections to see the strength of the bees, what resources they might need, and demonstrate how to winterize them. See the following for…