A Branch of the British Columbia Honey Producers' Association
North Okanagan Beekeepers Field Day Sunday April 30nd 2023 10 AM to 3 PM North Okanagan Beeclubs Bee Yard on Spiers rd. Kelowna Joe Lomond will have Kona Queens with him from Hawaii. If you need queen bees pre-order with Joe at 250 457 7193. The queen bees have to be pre-ordered and there will Read More …
reminder next meeting is Feb 27th 7PM to 9PM Building E; Room E309 North Okanagan Bee Keepers Meeting – November 21 – Okanagan College President – Keith Rae hosting 1. Introductions of the attendees 2. Keith’s Report – BCRPA has a slight increase to annual dues, to starting at $50.00 for up to 25 hives. Read More …
Sorry sent out the past post with the wrong date. It should have said March 13th for bee club meet up at our apiary on Spiers rd. To get there head East on KLO Rd, cross Mission Creek bridge and turn left onto Spiers Rd. Go 300 meters down and enter the field on the Read More …
James Altzenburger It is with a sad heart that I need to inform members of James passing on Wedensday the 18th of August 2021
Hive Irradiation If you have combs from questionable sources or do not know its history. Have had brood diseases like AFB, EFB, Chalkbrood, Sac Brood, Nosema, the new mystery disease (Dead bees look wet and black in colour) Brood frame sterilization is an 100 % effective way to kill these viruses and spoors. Our area Read More …
Hive Irradiation
We are still processing the John Nelson estate bee equipment. We feel club members should have first choice so will first give the info to our club members and then in a week or so put it on the website and/or facebook. First item is the pickup which is being stored at Ingrams (Okanagan Beekeeping Read More …
Keith welcomed all to the meeting, and indicated some hand sanitizer for everyone’s use. Any newcomers who are interested in being added to the email list should go to the club web page and send a message to James Atzesberger. He then introduced Tim Boumeester, who is the Bee Inspector, covering the area from Penticton Read More …
NEW PLACE, NEW TIME, an early meeting in the Club Bee Yard. Unfortunately, due to Covid-19 the College is not available for us to host a meeting at this time. In light of this and with the success of having had meet ups while doing hive inspections and working the bees, we have decided to Read More …