Remember, there's no membership meeting this month! Instead, we'll be gathering at the fairgrounds to help set up for the upcoming Skagit County Fair. Come help us get set up and drop off your fair entries!

FAIR VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

We're still looking for volunteers to work shifts at the upcoming Skagit County Fair. Volunteers get a free admission pass to the fair and are entered into a raffle for the bees used in the observation hive! Available shifts are listed below: 

Thursday, 8/8

Friday, 8/9 

Saturday, 8/10

Sunday, 8/11

We're glad you're here! We're eager to share our love and knowledge of beekeeping with you. 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 big, commercial operations. We are interested in the different styles of beekeeping and the many phases of beekeeping before and beyond honey production.

We hold monthly meetings with discussions 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 work towards Apprentice, Journeyman, and Master Beekeeper status. 

What We Offer:
Monthly Meetings (2nd Thursday of each month).
Weekly Hive Sides & Monthly Field Days in our apiary.
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. JOIN US! - We hope to see you at our next meeting!
( Click here for Membership Application form & instructions). 

You can find our Facebook Page here: http://www.facebook.com/skagitvalleybeekeepers.

And we invite you to join our Facebook Group for lively conversations and the latest beekeeping news here: Skagit Valley Beekeepers Facebook Group.

Field Days - Educational Opportunities

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 in bees and beekeeping. Just bring your suits and gloves! 

Hive Sides will be held every Wednesday from 10-noon. Come help with the apiary and learn from the Masters

Field Days and Hive Sides will be held in the club apiary behind Terramar Brewstillery in Bow. We can always use volunteers to help with field days and hive sides.