Join us this month on a special field trip with Rassol Bahreini , an Apiculture Research Scientist from the Crop Diversification Centre North! He will be testing some hives for mites and demonstrating the recommended ways to treat for mites eg. apivar strips, formic acid and oxalic acid vaporization.
Annual General Meeting – running an organization takes dedication and a little time. Please come volunteer for a position, share your passion with bees and test your leadership skills.
Two of EDBA’s best beekeepers are once again looking to help train new beekeepers in 2020. The course offered by Malcolm and Craig is not part of EDBA but with their mentorship program and years of experience there is no better course in all of Alberta. We can’t recommend it enough! They will be running beginner beekeeper courses for the 6th year in NE and NW Edmonton.
The complete course will be given on 5 different occasions in 2020 but the final dates will be posted later. In 2019, for example they were on these dates (Jan. 27th, Mar. 2nd, Mar. 23rd, Apr 13th, and May 4th).
Topics covered include:
Urban beekeeping regulations
Location choices and Equipment
Installing bees and queens
What to check inside of a hive
Swarm prevention/creating extra queens
Basic Bee Biology
Mentoring opportunities
Wintering and Treatments
For registration, contact connellmjm@hotmail.com
Along with an EDBA membership you are sure to learn enough to be a very responsible beekeeper.
For the third year we are are offering the beginning bee course at a great price. It comes with free mentoring sessions included in the spring and summer. This course is sanctioned by the City of Edmonton.
The 2017 courses are from from 8:30am to 1:30pm on these Saturdays:
beginning bee course at a great price. It comes with free mentoring sessions included in the spring and summer. This course is sanctioned by the City of Edmonton.