Guild meeting this Wednesday
The May guild meeting is coming up this Wednesday. In additions to the usual topics (introductions, the good bad and ugly) Marja will be talking about swarms. More info here.
We’ll be talking about non-honey hive products like salves and tinctures as well a mead making. Details on the events page. If you have questions, are looking for a mentor, etc, come early to chat with other guild members. The meeting starts at 7:00pm. Please, respect the El Rio residents: Do not park inside the…
Dates are starting to be set for upcoming beekeeping classes in the area. Our event calendar has been updated with some of them, and we’ll add more as we hear about them. Of special note is a free beekeeping overview workshop for beginners being held this weekend in Ben Lomond by Mountain Feed and Seed….
The September guild meeting is tomorrow, September 2nd. This month we welcome Deanna Giuliano from the California Native Plants Society, Santa Cruz Chapter as our speaker. She will be talking to us about native plants and pollinators. September Guild Meeting As always: Socializing at 6:30, meeting at 7:00 Please, respect the El Rio residents: Do not park inside the park,…
Just a reminder that we will not be having a regular Guild meeting this month. Instead, the steering committee will be meeting to organize the meeting topics and speakers for the new year. We will resume our regular meetings next month on February 1st. If you are interested in getting into beekeeping, the February meeting is the…
The February Guild Meeting is this Wednesday. We have a great speaker from UCSC – Christof Bernau – coming to talk to us about bee-friendly plants. Also, if you’re thinking of getting into beekeeping, this is the time of year to get started! Come to the meeting at 6:30, where you’ll have an opportunity to…
As you likely know, the recent news about an aggressive hive of africanized bees found in Concord has been making the rounds in the last several days. Of course this has created alarm among some people, and has begun to generate some questions to the Bee Guild site. I started writing a response to one of these questions,…
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