We're Hitting the Road and Heading to the Kootenays!
Our Semi-Annual Meeting will be held in the beautiful East Kootenay! Our newest BCHPA Branch, the East Kootenay Beekeepers will be hosting us at the Prestige Rocky Mountain Resort. We are planning our business meeting on Friday and a full day of educational presentations on Saturday. As a bonus, we will also host a welcome reception on Friday evening. Join us in person in Cranbrook or online.
Are you new to beekeeping?
If you are a "newbee" just starting to keep bees, this event will offer some basic
and foundational educational sessions and will encourage you on your journey!
Join our Business Meeting Online
Friday, March 21, 2024 • 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
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Event Schedule
Business Meeting - Friday, March 21, 2025 - ZOOM Link
Time: Mar 22, 2024 8:30 AM Mountain Time | 7:30 AM Pacific Time
FRIDAY
BUSINESS MEETING
8:30 am - 4:00 pm Mountain Time
Welcome
Executive Reports
Committee Reports
Regional Reports
New Business
Lunch Provided
Provincial Apicultural Report
Tech Transfer Program Report
Buy BC Program
Risk Assessment Overview
DINNER
5:30 - 7:00 pm
Dinner on your own
WELCOME RECEPTION
7:00 - 9:00 pm
SATURDAY
PLENARY SESSIONS
8:30 am - 5:00 pm Mountain Time
Andony Melathopoulos:
Keeping Bees Out of Trees to Make More Honey
Liz Huxter:
Colony Increases for Backyarders and Small Scale Operators
Table Discussions - Spring Management
Shelley Hoover: Bee's Heat and Drought
Gillian Sanders:
Electric Fencing Designs to Effectively Protect Hives
Lunch Provided
Paul van Westendorp:
A 35-year Honey Bee Adventure
Christine MacDonald:
Backyard Bees to Booming Business
Open Discussion - Social Media Influences
Andony Melathopoulos:
Nectar and Pollen Plants of the Pacific Northwest (reloaded)