Updates

We thought it would be fun to have a 'honey tasting' at this month's meeting. We'll supply the sample cups and tasting sticks –– you bring the honey!  We'll also have a refractometer to check moisture content. If you bottle your honey for resale, bring in your finished product. We'd love to see all the […]

Curious about Top Bar Hives? Join us this month as club member Chuck Jachens discusses the management techniques and construction of top bar hives. Chuck will also be comparing the differences and similarities to Langstroth hives. For the second half of our meeting we'll be discussing what's going on in your hives during autumn and […]

Saturday, August 174:00 pm$10/personBluestone Meadow, PlacervilleRSVP today Our annual summer social is right around the corner, with John and Carolyn Havicon hosting at their beautiful Bluestone Meadow venue. Enjoy an evening of music by the Quartz Mountain Ramblers, delicious Mexican fare, drinks, dessert and great company! To sign up, click the 'Summer Social RSVP' button […]

This month we welcome entomologist Steve Peterson, who has been managing and conducting research on solitary bees for over 20 years. Steve will give an in depth talk on the life cycle, nesting materials and management steps of these bees. He is currently managing a population of blue orchard bees (aka orchard mason bees). We’ll […]

This month we welcome club member Wendy Mather from the UC Davis Extension, California Master Beekeeper Program. Now in its fourth year, Wendy will be talking about what the program entails, how to enroll, its current progress and future goals. We’ll also be holding our raffle. All re-gifted, gently used or plant donations are greatly […]