OCTOBER 2001

Sol's Space
Guest Speaker

Circumstances unforeseen our guest speaker will be Brian Sherrif from England. Brian will give us a slide show as usual and have some of his excellent products for sale.

Conference

Final preparations for the AGM to be held at the Coast Hotel October 25-27th will be made.

In view of our busy schedule for the evening the meeting will begin at 7pm.

Honey Judging Course

Any members interested in attending a honey judging course to be held at Bowen Park on Sunday October 28 cost $10 should contact Steve Mitchell Ph/Fax 250-746-9916/sgmitch@cow-net.com or Jan Hill 250-743-9747

Course instructors will be John Gates and Doug McCutcheon.

Best wishes, Sol

Honey & Photo Contest

Bring your photo entries Thursday evening at 7:00 for the conference’s beekeeping related photo competition and your honey samples to the Sunday honey judging course at Bowen Park.

Next Meeting

New Location

Forth Wednesday, October 24, 2001 at 7:00 p.m., at Fairview Community School. Located at Second street and Howard Avenue.

Room is located off second street parking lot. Two doors down from the Gym.

Reminder meeting will start at 7pm

Welcome to fall. The general consensus at the last bee meeting was that honey crops were indeed lower this year than the past few years. Now it is time to start preparing for the next honey crop. Hopefully everyone is finished feeding syrup, since the rise in humidity and lowering of the temperature outside will make the job of dehydrating the syrup difficult for the bees. Dry sugar on the top can be used when the weather conditions turn cold.

Time to REMOVE YOUR APISTAN STRIPS! Leaving them in over 42 days will promote mite resistance to the product.

Remember the bee conference is October 25-27. Registration Contact is Diana Prestidge – 468-9576. Friday night banquet is $30.00 and the Saturday educational day is $60.00 – including lunch. If you would like to volunteer contact Diana or Stan – 390-4879.

BCHPA Conference

Coast Bastion Hotel

Educational Day -- Saturday, October 27, 2001

9:00 a.m.

Margriet Dogterom PhD -  BeeDiverse TM Products

"What is the Best Location and Distribution of Honey Bee Colonies in Blueberry and Cranberry Fields?"

9:30 a.m.

Susan Cobey   Ohio State University,  Dept of Entomology

"Genetic Variation of Varroa and Alternative Strategies of Control"

10:30 a.m.

Coffee Break & Question Period  - Location to be announced

Lora Morandin   Student Researcher @ SFU

re:  discussion paper  

"The Effects of Imidacloprid on Honey Bees"

- Susan Cobey

- Margriet Dogterom 

11:00 a.m.

Jan V. Slama  MSc  - Extensive Researcher on Bee Products and Propolis for over 25 years - currently with Natural Factors in Kelowna

"Apitherapy / Apipharmacology and their Future"

12:15   Buffet Lunch

Apitherapy Division  with Guest Note Speaker Bradford S. Weeks, M.D.  Clinton WA

"Beekeepers and Apitherapy"

1:15

Question Period

Alice Miro & Desiree Tomassi   re: display--  "Once Upon a Bee" project

- Jan V. Slama

1:30 p.m.

Susan Cobey   Ohio State University

"Basic Bee Genetics, Selecting for Hygienic Behavior and Closed Population Breeding."

2:30 p.m.

Dr. Brad Weeks   Clinton WA   Previous President of American Apitherapy Society

"Apitherapy - The Dormant Treasure in Your Hive"

3:30 p.m.

Coffee Break  & Question Period   

-Hossein Yganehrad  re:  discussion paper on "Supplements and Their Influence on Bee Behavior"

- Dr. Brad Weeks

4:00 p.m.

John Gates  Apiculture Specialist

BCMAF Vernon B.C.

"Using Thymol to control Varroa Mites

"An Easy Test for Apistan Resistant Mites" – demonstration

Bee Swap

For Sale – 20 Frame SS Extractor, large holding tank and foundation maker – Joe Jelles, Lake Cowichan 749-3226.

For Sale - 77 hives and equipment for 200 hives, 30 frame Extractor SS, 2 large holding tanks, 1 cappings spinner. Will deliver for cost. Dave Fainbarin, Denman Island, 335-0114.