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Monthly NewsletterTHE COWICHAN BUZZ
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- January 2022
- February 2022
- March 2022
- April 2022
- May 2022
- June 2022
- August 2022
- September 2022
- October 2022
- December 2022
Download – Cowichan Beekeepers Buzz Jan 2022 PDF
What we can learn from winter bees. Cowichan Beekeeper programs going forward.
Download – Information to help you get started with beekeeping (Cowichan Beekeepers)
Beekeeping is an activity that could be a hobby, a job, an agricultural pursuit, or a commercial endeavor. Beekeeping has a steep learning curve but doesn’t let that scare you. Join a club, get support and share your learning!…(Read More)
Download – Cowichan Beekeepers Buzz Feb 2022 PDF
In February beekeepers tend to wonder what is going on in their hives. Winter is one of the times of the year when a beekeeper doesn’t need to spend as much time with the bees compared to other times of the year…(Read More)
– Remembering Guy Lacasse (Passed away)
– More wintering activities/ideas
Download – Cowichan Beekeepers Buzz Mar 2022 PDF
Why it is important to be “plugged into” the beekeeping community.
Bee Anatomy, Cowichan Beekeepers T-shirts for sale, and hive facts.
Hive loss is not a subject any beekeeper really wants to talk about, except me? Anyone else? This March, I surveyed beekeepers in Cowichan on what their honey bee colony wintering rates were for 2020-2021 and 60% of all the reported honey bee colonies died between September and March…(Read More)
It is difficult to overstate the importance of growth in spring and early summer for farming, beekeeping, and gardening…(Read More)
Download – Cowichan Beekeepers Buzz Jun 2021 PDF
What is one of the best things a beekeeper can learn to support honey-bee health in Cowichan besides treating their bees…(Read More)
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Download – Cowichan Beekeepers Buzz Jan 2021 PDF
Beekeeping is an activity that could be a hobby, a job, an agricultural pursuit, or a commercial endeavor. Beekeeping has a steep learning curve but doesn’t let that scare you. Join a club, get support and share your learning!…(Read More)
Download – Cowichan Beekeepers Buzz Feb 2021 PDF
In February beekeepers tend to wonder what is going on in their hives. Winter is one of the times of the year when a beekeeper doesn’t need to spend as much time with the bees compared to other times of the year…(Read More)
Download – Cowichan Beekeepers Buzz Mar 2021 PDF
As the weather warms up we hope our bees emerge from the winter as strong hives. Those of us whose bees died over the past winter are likely still saddened, and we are all mourning our losses…(Read More)
Download – Cowichan Beekeepers Buzz Apr 2021 PDF
Hive loss is not a subject any beekeeper really wants to talk about, except me? Anyone else? This March, I surveyed beekeepers in Cowichan on what their honey bee colony wintering rates were for 2020-2021 and 60% of all the reported honey bee colonies died between September and March…(Read More)
Download – Cowichan Beekeepers Buzz May 2021 PDF
It is difficult to overstate the importance of growth in spring and early summer for farming, beekeeping, and gardening…(Read More)
Download – Cowichan Beekeepers Buzz Jun 2021 PDF
What is one of the best things a beekeeper can learn to support honey-bee health in Cowichan besides treating their bees…(Read More)
*Please Note: We do not have a regular meeting or Newsletter in July.
: The Fall Harvest Dinner/Social is in November.
Download – Cowichan Beekeepers Buzz Aug 2021 PDF
It gives me great pleasure as Chairperson of the Honey Division of the Cowichan Exhibition to invite Beekeepers to participate, share and learn at the Cowichan Exhibition…(Read More)
Download – Cowichan Beekeepers Buzz Sept 2021 PDF
Late August/Early September is one of the busiest times of year for beekeepers. Some beekeepers are moving hives back to common bee yards for easy monitoring over the winter (in the summer many bee-keepers spread out their hives to maximize hive access to forage)…(Read More)
Download – Cowichan Beekeepers Buzz Oct 2021 PDF
All your final winter preparations for putting your bees to bed for the winter should be completed before October…(Read More)
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