Saturday, July 18
Workshop: Varroa Testing & Management
Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Workshop 10 a.m. to noon; Q&A over pizza & pop noon to 1 p.m.
Directions: please RSVP to secretary@lcba.community. The workshop is free, but please RSVP so that we can plan accurately.
Topics: LCBA mentors will lead small groups of beekeepers to evaluate colonies at the club apiary for Varroa. We'll review different methods for treating Varroa, as well as answer questions about honey supering/removal and other topics.
Saturday, August 1
LCBA's 12th Annual Summer Potluck
Come enjoy good food, good fellowship, & talk bees. Families welcome!
When & Where: 3-7 p.m., Lintott Alexander Park, Shelter #2; 1101 Riverside Dr, Chehalis (Off Hwy 6)
Facilities: We’ll have 10 large picnic tables & benches (altogether, facility can accommodate 100), wood-burning stove, electrical outlets, outdoor faucet, garbage cans/liners. Shelter #2 is adjacent to a large field, so you’re welcome to bring dogs, Frisbees, ball games!
Please bring: A dish to share, plate, cutlery – and family! All ages are welcome. LCBA will provide water, pop, napkins, & a couple main courses. FYI, park management requests no alcohol at this event.
Events: Drawing for 2020 Youth Scholarship Program: Bee gear, gift certificates, & fun items will bee available for those who buy $1 drawing tickets. If you’d like to help us involve more young people whose families are new to beekeeping, please consider bringing an item to donate! Gently used items are welcome & do not have to bee bee themed.
Wednesday, August 12
LCBA Monthly Meeting - Via ZOOM
Busting Varroa Mites with Dr. Danny Najera
Topic: Dr. Danny Najera, the “Mite Buster,” will share his research on Varroa control, tips on methods, and more! Bring your questions! At right, the "Mite Busters" patch designed by Dr. Danny Najera & his Green River College Honeybees team. For an article on Danny's work to save honey bees, click here: https://southsoundmag./ . Danny's group is also on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreenRiverHoneybees/
Time: 6 to 8 pm
How to Participate: If you haven’t done Zoom, or don’t have good access, no worries; we will set up our projector & screen at the Apiary with a laptop and those who would like to attend there are welcome – just RSVP to me. I will send out a link with the Zoom address to our membership list several days in advance of the meeting. If you haven’t Zoomed yet, no worries; it’s pretty easy (I have discovered that even an English teacher can do it!). You just click on the links, mute your microphone on your computer till you have a question or comment, and enjoy in the comfort of your own den. You can even disable the camera on your computer if you’d prefer to be invisible – or you can go wild and find your own Zoom background :)
Wednesday, September 9
LCBA Monthly Meeting via ZOOM
Dr. Dewey Caron: 2019-20 Bee Losses - Lessons from the Data
Time: 6 to 8 p.m.
Where: Online via ZOOM - an invitation link will be emailed to the mailing list, and those without good web access are welcome to attend at the club apiary - please RSVP to secretary@lcba.community .
Dr. Caron will share not only PNW data, but results specific to Lewis County beekeepers from both the Bee Informed Partnership and the PNW Honey Bee Survey.
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.
