President’s message (June 2023)
This month I’ve included some somber news to start, but then some very optimistic news after that. Hive Survival At our May meeting, Shirley Richardson reported out on the Hive …
President’s message (May 2023)
Website Password The password to the members-only side of our website has been changed for this year as it always does after our Annual General Meeting. The new password was …
President’s message (April 2023)
Spring is here! Or, so I’ve been told… There is some evidence of that. The plum trees are in bloom and some more adventurous flowers are joining them, but overall the …
President’s message (March 2023)
Along with snowdrops and heather sprouting up along our roadways in the few warmer days so too have cement blocks, painted green boxes and the occasional red box. The former vegetation …
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 …
President’s message (January 2023)
The Christmas lights are packed up and ornaments put away for another year. The annual family Christmas newsletter has been added to the binder and if you didn’t send us a …
President’s message (November 2022)
Larry Lindahl always says: “My two best years for honey production were 1977 and next year.” I may be paraphrasing Larry, but I would say more than a few members …
President’s message (October 2022)
My mother went into hospital this past week and, at 98, she may not leave. She had been, amongst many things, president of her Legion Branch, all women and she was …
President’s message (September 2022)
My bees have stayed home and not gone off to their own summer camp in the fireweed, so I have been much more cognizant of forage in the immediate area. There …
President’s message (August 2022)
While Bill Fosdick is away on vacation, Bill Cavers, our Membership Secretary, has put pen to paper and crafted this sage advice for new and not-so-new beekeepers: A stinging commentary on …