Online Seminar on Honey Bee Viruses 9/16 12:30 pm
The following seminar takes place in the UK, so this would be 12:30 – 1:30 pm on September 16th for us Mountain Time zone folks. Cost is just under $4 to register.
September To-Do’s
We did not have an August meeting this year so I thought it important to list your action items for right now. Verify you have a laying queen – We have several members discovering they lost their queen recently. We are just hitting a…
Volunteers Needed for August Apiary Tour
Members, As mentioned last month at our meeting, we will not be having a traditional meeting at the health department or online this Tuesday, but will instead be visiting volunteers’ apiary or apiaries. Who would like to volunteer their bee yard and give us…
Why Is My New Hive Swarming?
It’s been reported by a handful of people in our county and a bit south of us that their new colony they just installed from a Nuc this year swarmed! I witnessed myself a healthy hive with what seemed like plenty of room building…
June 2020 Meeting at the Health Department
Our usual spot is on schedule to meet in person! See event details here: https://flatheadvalleybeekeepers.club/events/june-meeting-in-person/
August Bee Volunteer Opportunity for Community Education
Our club was contacted from the Center for Sustainability and Entrepreneurship in Whitefish. They are having a community function much like “Free the Seeds” and would like our club to have a table at the event. It is August 1st from 10am – 2…
May 2020 Meeting Facebook Stream
If any of you missed our online May meeting, you can view the stream on our Facebook page linked below. For those of you without Facebook, I apologize but I wasn’t able to record the Zoom meeting. If you have any questions about what…
May Online Zoom Meeting
The Health department will not allow us to meet in groups of greater than 10 until June. Our May meeting will also be online using the Zoom platform. Please check to see if you need to download the Zoom software or apps before the…
April online meeting Tuesday 6 pm
We will be discussing Winter Autopsies, Splitting and Queen rearing techniques, and May To Dos: Meeting Link: https://meet.google.com/qsy-fydx-sga or Join by phone +1 617-675-4444 PIN: 112 742 459 9821# You can attend a Google Meet through your browser or if you want to use…
Free Online Beekeeping 101 from Penn State till 4/30/20
This is exciting, you can take the Beekeeping 101 class online from Penn State for FREE if you register by April 30th, 2020. Please take advantage of this even if you aren’t totally new to beekeeping. I assure you there is always something to…