Wednesday, November 11
LCBA Monthly Meeting
6 - 8 pm via ZOOM
Speaker: Dr. Dewey Caron; Topic: Working with Africanized Bees
Many beekeepers have noticed that sometimes a package or nuc colony imported from California will turn out to be a “hot” hive: though Africanized bee colonies can’t thrive in our wet Southwest Washington climate, that doesn’t stop their genetics from getting into our apiaries. Dewey has worked with Africanized bees and their keepers in Bolivia each winter for many years, and he will share his experiences in working with these – shall we call them “dynamic”? – highly honey-productive bees. To get the Zoom link, please RSVP to secretary@lcba.community.
2021 Youth in Beekeeping Scholarship Application Deadline: Friday, December 11, 2020
Forms are available on our website: visit the Youth Scholarship page and click on 2021.
Also, we will be raising funds for our 2021 Youth in Beekeeping Scholarship program. More news soon!
2021 Beginning Beekeeping Classes
7 Saturdays, 9 am to noon, starting Jan 9
One section face to face, Peace Lutheran Church, Chehalis
One section fully online via Zoom (same dates/times)
Registration is through Centralia College Continuing Education. For details, click here.
Bee Q &A in the Time of Coronavirus & Social Distancing
* LCBA's Education Link on this Website has information & links to resources & videos on topics throughout the beekeeping year. Click on "Education" in the toolbar, above.
* LCBA's Facebook Page: See news items & post questions about bees & beekeeping; get answers from experienced beekeepers. Go to https://www.facebook.com/LewisCountyBeekeepers/?ref=bookmarks or, on FB, search for Lewis County Beekeepers Association.
* Private LCBA Facebook Discussion Group: LCBA members can join a discussion group on the club Facebook page.
* LCBA's Mentor Program: New & nearly-new beekeepers who are members of LCBA can also contact their mentors by phone, email, & work out their own way of social distancing for in-person help with their bees.
*Email with Questions! Beekeepers are also welcome to email secretary@lcba.community with questions.
These are challenging times, friends… please take good care of yourselves, and may we all bee happy spending more time with our families.
