President’s message (February 2023)
While the rest of the continent seems to be suffering from extreme cold we have had temperatures that let the bees fly out periodically and remind us that they are still alive …
2023 Sterigenics
The club is planning a trip to the Sterigenics facility (Port Coquitlam) for CRBA members to send beekeeping equipment for sterilization using electron beam irradiation. This has been an annual club …
President’s message (April 2021)
Driving back from Cobble Hill, I had a New Zealand queen quietly sitting in my shirt pocket; a couple of worker bees along for the ride. This queen was marked …
President’s message (March 2021)
It’s the end of another year in the life of bees and this week, as packages of bees begin to show up, the cycle begins anew. Equipment has to be …
President’s message (February 2021)
I am feeling housebound. I feel like I need to drive to the outyards near China Beach and make sure they are still there. Y’know, just in case bears have knocked all …
President’s message (January 2021)
Christmas Day and Boxing Day were highlighted by Zoom calls with the extended family. New Years Eve reached midnight with friends on a Zoom call and my meetings with other board …