It's splitting time for successfully overwintered hives!!! Our VP, Dawn Beck provides this timely video Check It Out --- Dawn's Splitting Video
Welcome
to the Skagit Valley Beekeepers...
We're glad
you're
here. We are eager to share with you - our love and knowledge of
beekeeping. We welcome new beekeepers as well as experienced folks as
in the Skagit Valley Beekeepers Association. We have many members with
multiple levels of experience,
from
beginning backyard beekeepers to the big commercial operations. We are
interested in the different styles of
beekeeping and in the many phases of beekeeping before and beyond
honey production.
We hold monthly meetings with discussion and information presented
about beekeeping. We also provide once a year a more formal classroom
education using
the curriculum developed by the Washington
State
Beekeepers Association, which allows beekeepers to study
towards Apprentice,
Journeyman, and Master Beekeeper status.
What We
Offer: Monthly Meetings (2nd Thursday of
each
month). Our Mentorship
Program
& we host occasional field days.
Use of the club extractors and other tools.
Annual Certified Beginning Beekeeping
Class.
Social
opportunities: In July we have a potluck family
picnic,
in March
a potluck meeting with silent auction, and during a few days
in August - we set up our booth at the Skagit County Fair and share
with lots of visitors some of the joy of keeping bees.
SVBA Membership
is only $12.00 a year by check (use the Application form below) or $13.00 using our online payment system. Just click on the button. - We hope to see you at our next meeting!
(
Click here for Membership Application form
& instructions).
BEGINNING BEEKEEPER COURSE!!!
SVBA's annual course will be every Monday evening for 4 weeks (March 6,13,20,and 27) at the Burlington Library, 6-8:30 PM. The course is WASBA certified and will count toward your Master Beekeeper Certificate in your beekeeping future. Fee is $50 and includes 2023 SVBA Membership. Reserve your spot with Rob Johnson at rsjohnson2u@yahoo.com
ATTENTION
- New Beekeepers and wanna-bee Beekeepers... The SVBA will
hold field days occasionally
during the Spring & Summer months. These field days are free
and open to anyone interested about bees and beekeeping, just bring
your
suits and gloves...
Field
Day
Schedule - We
can always use volunteers to host field days...
Questions
or
Corrections? Contact our Web Page Administrator: Les Scott