LEWIS COUNTY BEEKEEPERS' ASSOCIATION                                                          

Thursday, March 14

LCBA Monthly Meeting

Where:  Centralia College, Walton Science Center 121; 701 W. Walnut St., Centralia WA 98531.

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

What:  Bee Purchase: from 5 to 6:30, LCBA members can order package and nucleus bees. Prices will be posted when available. Also at this meeting: colony removal slideshow & discussion! LCBA President Kevin Reichert & Mentorship Coordinator Cody Warren will share some adventures from "carve-outs" past.

          2019 WSDA Apiary Fees

Are Due by April 1st (No Fooling!)

To get the form, click here, or visit:  https://agr.wa.gov/FP/Forms/PP/docs/6116-ApiaryRegistration2019.pdf 

For information about the apiary fees, click here, or visit:  https://agr.wa.gov/plantsinsects/apiary/default.aspx

Thursday, April 11

LCBA Monthly Meeting

Where:  Centralia College, Walton Science Center 121; 701 W. Walnut St., Centralia WA 98531.

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

What: “A Comparison of Hygienic and Flight Behavior Among Different Strains of Honey Bees” - Speaker, Megan Asche, Ph.D. student, WSU Entomology

Megan will be presenting on her Masters’ research performed at the WSU’s Honey Bee Lab. This work explored the foraging and hygienic behavior of honey bee strains. She will also be introducing her current research which investigates the apiculturally significant predator/prey relationship between yellow jackets and honey bees.

Thursday, May 9

LCBA Monthly Meeting