LEWIS COUNTY BEEKEEPERS' ASSOCIATION                                                          

Monthly Meetings are at Centralia College, 701 W. Walnut St., Centralia WA 98531
Centralia, WA 98531

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Spring Youth Fair, May 3-4

KIDS CAN BE BEEKEEPERS, TOO! 

See Photos:  Left column, visitors at the Fair; right column, LCBA Kids Working with Bees!

LCBA brought our Observation Hive for our first time exhibiting at Lewis County's Spring Youth Fair, May 3-4, 2014.  We were swarmed by kids of all ages! 

Many thanks to our 15 volunteers for helping get kids excited about bees.  Thanks, too, to the National Honey Board for sending us free brochures to give to families - booklets for kids to cook with honey, recipe cards, the story behind honey, & more.

Lewis County Beekeepers - May 2014 Spring Youth Fair

 

Above, LCBA President Norm Switzler shows the observation hive to a boy & his mom visiting LCBA's exhibit; below, LCBA Youth Scholarship student Joevanie Montalvo helps visitors find the queen:

 

Lewis County Beekeepers - May 2014 Spring Youth Fair

 

Lewis County Beekeepers - May 2014 Spring Youth Fair

 

Above, sharp-eyed Sierra spotted the queen; below, can you find her?

 

Lewis County Beekeepers - May 2014 Spring Youth Fair

 

Lewis County Beekeepers - May 2014 Spring Youth Fair

 

Above, visiting family enjoys the observation hive; below, LCBA member Amie & visitors watch the queen laying eggs....

 

Lewis County Beekeepers - May 2014 Spring Youth Fair

 

Lewis County Beekeepers - May 2014 Spring Youth Fair

 

 Lewis County Beekeepers - May 2014 Spring Youth Fair

 

Lewis County Beekeepers - May 2014 Spring Youth Fair

 

Above, LCBA Vice President Dave Gaston & wife Kaye explain hive components to a grown-up visitor; below, member Gottfried Fritz gives a visitor a taste of comb honey:

 

Lewis County Beekeepers - May 2014 Spring Youth Fair

 

Lewis County Beekeepers - May 2014 Spring Youth Fair

 

 

Lewis County Beekeepers - May 2014 Spring Youth Fair

 

Above, Youth Scholarship student Mason Gaul (upper right) helping out at the observation hive; below, member Gordon & President Norm pointing out features of the observation hive bees:

 

Lewis County Beekeepers - May 2014 Spring Youth Fair

 

Lewis County Beekeepers - May 2014 Spring Youth Fair

 

Above, member Linda Newton with visitors; below, Linda's daughter Terrie showing a visitor how to find the queen....

 

Lewis County Beekeepers - May 2014 Spring Youth Fair

 

Below, part of Jen Reiman's first prize winning exhibit on what's going on with honey bees.  Jennifer took LCBA's Spring apprenticeship course and earned her WSBA apprentice certification with flying colors:

 

Lewis County Beekeepers - May 2014 Spring Youth Fair

 

Lewis County Beekeepers - May 2014 Spring Youth Fair

 

Above, Michaela holds up her hand to feel the heat bees generate inside the observation hive; below, Michaela with mom Terrie, grandmother Linda, & President Norm:  three generations of beekeepers!

 

Lewis County Beekeepers - May 2014 Spring Youth Fair

 

Lewis County Beekeepers - May 2014 Spring Youth Fair

 

Above, observation hive is swarmed; below, member & new LCBA Apprentice class graduate Trevor plays guitar accompaniment on Saturday morning, giving us a great atmosphere:

 

Lewis County Beekeepers - May 2014 Spring Youth Fair

 Lewis County Beekeepers - May 2014 Spring Youth Fair

 

Lewis County Beekeepers - May 2014 Spring Youth Fair

 

 

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Michaela, our queen bee

 

Above, Michaela, our Queen Bee, donned her costume & shared her love of bees with lots of kids visiting our booth ~ & gave out our GloryBee honey stix ;)

 

Lewis County Beekeepers - May 2014 Spring Youth Fair

 

Above, Dahlia working her bees - notice that she's confident & skilled enough to work them without gloves; below, Dahlia at a colony removal (photos by Gordon Bellevue):

 Lewis County Beekeepers - May 2014 Spring Youth Fair

 

Above, LCBA Youth Scholarship student Joevanie Montalvo, Toledo High School, preparing to install his first package bees; below, Joevanie looking pretty happy after successful installation:

 

Lewis County Beekeepers - May 2014 Spring Youth Fair

 

Lewis County Beekeepers - May 2014 Spring Youth Fair

 

Above, LCBA Youth Scholarship student Mason Gaul removing a swarm of bees from an outbuilding at Toledo High School:  the bees had recruited into a wall that had previously had a colony of bees living in it, as the comb attested.  Helping him is LCBA Mentor & "Bee Team" leader Rob Jenkins; below, after removing bees:

 

Lewis County Beekeepers - May 2014 Spring Youth Fair

 

 

Lewis County Beekeepers - May 2014 Spring Youth Fair

 

Above, Michaela welcomes guests to her apiary; below, smoking her bees before installing a nuc:

 

Lewis County Beekeepers - May 2014 Spring Youth Fair

Lewis County Beekeepers - May 2014 Spring Youth Fair

 

Above, Dahlia helping at a hive inspection; below, holding a  bee:

 

Lewis County Beekeepers - May 2014 Spring Youth Fair

 

Below, Chris seems happy to have bees all over his suit!

Lewis County Beekeepers - May 2014 Spring Youth Fair

 

Lewis County Beekeepers - May 2014 Spring Youth Fair

 

Above, Michaela shows Sophia how to press foundation into a frame at our April 5 hive assembling workshop; below, Michaela, mom Terrie, & new friends Isa & Sophia pose with a stack of new hive bodies & supers for Michaela's and grandmother Linda's apiaries:

 

Lewis County Beekeepers - May 2014 Spring Youth Fair

Lewis County Beekeepers - May 2014 Spring Youth Fair

 

Above, LCBA member Sharette Giese & daughter Alesha pose with their prize-winning Woogie Bee honey at the 2013 Southwest Washington Fair; below, Alesha poses with her first prize beeswax candle: 

 

Lewis County Beekeepers - May 2014 Spring Youth Fair

 

Lewis County Beekeepers - May 2014 Spring Youth Fair

 

Above, Michaela with her new package bees at this year's package bee pickup; below, Nina with a drone at last year's bee pickup day:

 

Lewis County Beekeepers - May 2014 Spring Youth Fair

 

 

Lewis County Beekeepers - May 2014 Spring Youth Fair

 

Above, Anneke with drone at 2013 package bee pickup; below, Michaela with one of this year's drones:

 

Lewis County Beekeepers - May 2014 Spring Youth Fair

 

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Monthly Meetings are at Centralia College, 701 W. Walnut St., Centralia WA 98531
Centralia, WA 98531

ph: 360 880 8130
fax: N/A

susanne.beekeeper@gmail.com