2021 Meeting Schedule

Wednesday, Jan 20th
Focus: Circle Talk and Planning for this year 
Specific topics

• Building equipment
• Treating
• Bee forage

Wednesday, Feb. 17th

South Island Bee Inspector: Topic of American Foul Brood
Tara Galpin’s email : tara.galpin@gov.bc.ca

Business Meeting followed with Budget approval for spending on Cowichan Beekeeper website.

Wednesday, March 17th
Focus: Queen Rearing and 2 up and coming queen producers in BC (Armstrong and Langley). (Heather Higo [President of BCHPA] and UBC university prof.)
Winter Survival surveys (Ian Low
Presentation backyard beekeeping Pamphlet for CVRD ( Ian Low)
Discussion of Community Mite treatment Initiative (Larry Lindahl, Ted Leischner, Ian Low)

Wednesday, April 21st
Focus:Beekeeping Techniques for progressing your hives forward
The sugar roll demonstrated

Wednesday, May 19th,
Focus: How to do splits and mite control techniques

Wednesday, June 16th
Focus:

Wednesday, August 19th
Focus:Hornets and their biology

Wednesday, September 16th
Focus:Giant Asian Hornet with 

Wednesday, October 21st
Focus: Annual General Meeting
Honey Contest
Wednesday, November 18th
Focus: Social and 

2020 Meeting Schedule

No meetings December and January

Wednesday, February 19th
Focus: 


Wednesday, March 18th
Focus:

Wednesday, April 15th
Focus:

Wednesday, May 20,
Focus:

Wednesday, June 17th
Focus:

Wednesday, July 15th
Focus:Bee Forage
​Ted Leischner

Wednesday, August 19th
Focus:Hornets and their biology

Wednesday, September 16th
Focus:Giant Asian Hornet (brought specimens from Nanaimo and pictures)
Mark Schilling

Wednesday, October 21st
Focus: Annual General Meeting
Honey Contest
Wednesday, November 18th
Focus:

2019

Wednesday, February 20th
Speaker: Rod & Jo Moody of Rod & Jo Moody Apiaries, Cowichan Bay.
Subject: Queen Rearing

​Wednesday, March 20th
Speaker: Gerry Rozema, beekeeper
Subject: Colony Growth

Wednesday, April 17th 
Speaker: David MacDonald, Provincial Bee Inspector
Subject: Bee Health & Inspection Procedures

Wednesday, May 15th 
Speaker: Gerry Rozema
Subject: Understanding Splits

Wednesday, June 19th 
Speaker: TBA
Subject: TBA

Wednesday, July 17th 
Speaker: TBA
Subject: TBA
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Wednesday, August 21st
Speaker: Ian Low
Subject: Discussion regarding the creation of a mountain bee yard in 2020.

Wednesday, September 18th 
Speaker: John Magdanz
Subject: Beekeeping in Germany

Wednesday, October 16th 
Subject: Cowichan Beekeepers Society AGM and 2010 executive elections

Wednesday, November 20th 
Speaker: Discussion
Subject: How to prepare for over-wintering your hives.