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
UpComing Events
Thursday, October 12:
LCBA Monthly Meeting
Dr. Dewey Caron: Southwest Washington Bee Losses & Management Practices
Where: Centralia College, Washington Hall 103When: 6-6:30 social time; 6:30 - 7:30, speaker; 7:45 - 8:45, business meeting & Beekeeping Q&A
Thursday, November 9:
LCBA Monthly Meeting
Mentorship Coordinator Dan Maughan: Adventures in Commercial Pollination - Taking Bees to the Almonds, the Apples, & the Cherries
Saturday, December 9:
LCBA Holiday Potluck at Fort Borst Park Kitchen #1
Time TBA
Fun, fellowship, & a drawing to support our 2018 Youth in Beekeeping Scholarship Program; also, our 2018 elections. There will be more details in our October and November 2017 Newletters.
January - February, 2018
LCBA's Beginning Beekeeping Class
Dates & times: Saturdays, 9 a.m. to noon, Jan. 13, 20, 27, Feb. 3, 10, 17
Place: Centralia College, Washington Hall 103, 701 W. Walnut, Centralia WA 98531
This class is offered through Centralia College's Continuing Education Program.
Click here for our course brochure.
Below are details about our beginner's curriculum:
"Your First Year of Beekeeping"
6 3-hour class meetings through Centralia College's Continuing Education Program
For beginners: learn to keep bees successfully in southwest Washington’s unique conditions. Topics: basic bee biology/behavior, equipment & apiary set-up, seasonal management, identifying & managing parasites & diseases, honey harvesting, over-wintering, & more. Students completing the course earn LCBA’s diploma.
Course Materials:
Lewis County Beekeepers’ Association’s manual lays out basics for beginners; LCBA’s PowerPoints & demonstration materials supplement manual with visuals. In-class Q&A welcome; children welcome, too.
Course Instructors:
LCBA board members with many years of beekeeping experience: Education Coordinator Peter Glover, Secretary Susanne Weil, Founder/Vice-President Bob Harris, & guest instructors from the LCBA Board.
Post-Course Support:
LCBA’s free Mentor Workshops give hands-on guidance in working bees. Students who join LCBA are eligible for discounts on spring package / nuc bee orders & free consultations with an individual “bee mentor.”
How to Register:
Registration costs $40 and goes through Centralia College by phone, mail, or in person - sorry, no online registration. Registration starts late November 2017. Here's how it works:
First, get a registration form at
http://www.centralia.edu/academics/cont-ed/
Course Code: available November 2017
Register & Pay by Phone w/Credit Card:
Call (360) 623-8940, ext. 427 or 623
Or Register In Person:
Enrollment Services, TransAlta Commons, 2nd Floor, 600 W. Centralia College Boulevard, Centralia WA
Questions? Email secretary@lcba.community or call 360 880 8130.
Above, Dr. Dewey Caron (image, New York City Beekeepers' Association)
Above, Mentorship Coordinator's son Tim helped his dad bring bees to the almonds in February 2017; below, LCBA members at our 2016 Holiday Potluck.
Above, a student pulling honey frames during a break in LCBA's 2017 Beginning Beekeeping class; below, Mentorship Coordinator Dan Maughan leads a lesson managing bee parasites:
Below, students examining mite drop boards for parasites, foreground, as instructors take questions during a class break, background:
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If you're a Facebook member, put "Lewis County Beekeepers Association" in your FB browser to see events, bee news, & more.
Monthly Meetings are at Centralia College, 701 W. Walnut St., Centralia WA 98531
Centralia, WA 98531
ph: 360 880 8130
fax: N/A
susanne