who ya'gonna call?
Help Is On It's WayMENTORS
Mentors are here to help and guide members of the Cowichan Beekeepers when they have an issue.
Gordon MacKay
Contact by email: gordon_mackay@yahoo.com
Member of: Cowichan Beekeepers Society.
Location: Duncan, BC
Marie Cairns
Contact by email: 5354cairns@gmail.com
Keeping bees since 2016.
Currently Vice-president of the Cowichan Beekeepers Society
Member of the B.C. Honey Producers Association.
Location: Cowichan Station, BC
Ted Leischner
Keeping bees since 1973
Contact by phone: (250) 510-4490
Member of the Cowichan Beekeepers Society
Location: Duncan, BC
Swarm Catchers
Marie Cairns
250 815-0054
Ian Low
250 709-1661 (not availavle weekdays 8am -3:30pm).
Duncan, Cowichan Bay, Mill Bay and Cobble Hill
David Mohler
250 929-6852
Paul Petersen
250-732-0197 or redqueenapiaries@yahoo.ca
Duncan, Cowichan Bay, Mill Bay and Cobble Hill
Danielle Winter
250-701-5075


Honey Vendors
— Hardie Honey — Duncan 250-746-4389
— Happylow Apiary — Ian Low – Mill Bay 250-743-3628
— Cowichan Bee Supply —
Pat & Jim Peach – Duncan 250-709-7339
— Pattie Whitehouse — Metchosin 250-478-3319
— Winter Acres Apiary —
Danielle Winter – 250 701-5075 – winteracresapiary@gmail.com
— Tie Fraser — Mesachie Lake 250-932-1110 – Chapelwood Cottage Apiaries
Honeybee Suppliers
— Alba Plants —
Producer of Nucs and Queens
Cowichan Valley raised stock
Gordon Mackay
250-746-1555
gordon_mackay@yahoo.com
— Happylow Apiary —
Local Nucs, Local Packages & Local Queens
BC Bee Breeder – Vancouver Island stock
Ian Low
1-250-709-1661
bees@happylow.net
Location – Mill Bay, BC
— Red Queen Apiary —
Nucs, Packages, and Queens
Paul Petersen
250 732-0197
redqueenapiaries@yahoo.ca
— Winter Acres Apiary —
Producer of Queens
Danielle Winter
1-250-701-5075
General Suppliers
Cowichan Valley Bees and Supplies Ltd
– Special Discount for CB Members
Retailer of Nucs, Woodware, Frames, Foundation, Feeders, Apparel, Tools and Meds
Pat & Jim Peach
5735 Menzies Road, (Sahtlam) Duncan, BC V9L 6G7
250-709-7339 and 250-746-5601
info@cowichan-bees.com


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