LEWIS COUNTY BEEKEEPERS' ASSOCIATION

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

UpComing Events

Saturday, September 22

LCBA at Seedpod Farm's

Fall Harvest Festival & Craft Fair

Where: 2330 Howard Avenue, Centralia WA 98531

When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

What: LCBA will have our Observation Hive & Honey Tasting at Seedpod's family-friendly fall festival - there will be many fun events for kids of all ages! For details on submitting your honey for the People's Choice Tasting contest, click here. We'll also have beekeeping equipment to display, volunteers to answer questions, & some fun give-away items! For more details about the Festival, visit www.seedpodfarm.com.

Saturday, October 6

Candy Board Workshop

When: 10 a.m. to noon

Where: Please RSVP to secretary@lcba.community for directions

What: Candy boards can help bees survive southwest Washington winters, & there are several ways to make them. LCBA mentors will demonstrate the hard candy approach as well as a no-cook option! We'll also look at how to make winter patties with pollen.

Thursday, October 11:

LCBA Monthly Meeting

Speaker: Dr. Dewey Caron on Pacific Northwest Bee Loss Surveys & Strategies for Maximizing Survival

When: Social Time 6 – 6:30 p.m.; Talk & Q&A, 6:30 to 7:30; Break & Business Meeting, 7:30 to 8:45

Where: Centralia College, Washington Hall 103, 701 W. Walnut, Centralia WA 98531

What: Color us excited, because LCBA was THE top responder to this year’s Pacific Northwest Bee Loss Survey! This means that Dewey’s data and insights will be even more relevant to us than usual. Thank you to all our beekeepers who responded to the PNW & BIP Surveys!

Thursday, November 8:

LCBA Monthly Meeting - Topic TBA

Friday, November 16:

2019 LCBA Youth in Beekeeping Scholarship Program

Deadline for Applications

For information about LCBA's Youth in Beekeeping Scholarship program, visit our Youth Scholarship Program page; for application materials for 2019, visit our 2019 applications page.

Saturday, December 8th:

LCBA's 10th Annual Holiday Potluck at Borst Park Kitchen #1, Time 3 pm

Above, Seedpod Farm's spring festival; below, a hard sugar candy board placed on top of frames as beekeepers prepare bees to over-winter.

Above, Dr. Dewey Caron will bee LCBA's October speaker; below, LCBA 2017 Youth Scholarship students Rylie & Emily at one of our workshops:

Above, LCBA's 2017 Youth in Beekeeping Scholarship students recapped their first year in beekeeping at our holiday potluck.

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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