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2013 Apiary Registration Forms

Posted on December 27, 2012 by bob

2013 Washington Department of Agriculture apiary registration forms are now out. It’s that time of year again, folks. 2013 Apiary Registration

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November Meeting 11/6

Posted on October 17, 2012 by bob

7:00 – Beginner section. Assessing 2012 and planning for spring. 7:45 – Teatime and break 8:00 – Natural and Treatment-Free panel. Q&A Panel with practitioners of various natural/foundationless/treatment-free/organic etc. practices. 8:45 – Annual meeting pre-cursor.

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Annual Meeting – OOPS!

Posted on October 9, 2012 by bob

Last meeting I stated that the Annual General Meeting was next month, or November. That’ll teach me to make statements w/o double-checking the bylaws. Our Annual General Meeting is actually in December. That just means there’s even more time to … Continue reading →

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What does our Treatment-Free label really mean?

Posted on September 11, 2012 by bob

As I understand it, there was a bit of discussion at the last meeting over the use of the label “treatment-free”. Since there is no FDA definition of this term, it does have slight variations in meaning. So, let me … Continue reading →

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Snoqualmie Railroad Days

Posted on August 17, 2012 by bob

Come find us at Snoqualmie Railroad days this Saturday. We still need volunteers at the booth, so if you’ve got an hour or two contact leah and get yourself all scheduled up.

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Wanted: Club member honey.

Posted on July 30, 2012 by bob

New from the last board meeting. . . We agreed that’d we would solicit buying honey from members to sell at events. Club members are encouraged to sell some honey back to the club at $35/gal (someplace close to the … Continue reading →

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August Meeting – 8/7

Posted on July 25, 2012 by bob

Now that you have all that blackberry honey, what the heck do you do with it? August’s meeting will be all about honey extraction and wax processing. Weather permitting, we’ll take a trip out to the apiary. 7:00 – Apiary … Continue reading →

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Bees and Beer

Posted on June 28, 2012 by bob

Monday July 2nd 6:30 – Whenever. Issaquah Brewhouse In lieu of our regular monthly meeting (which would normally be July 3rd this month), we’re opting for a more informal gathering at the Issaquah Brewhouse (across from the Library). Have a … Continue reading →

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Apiary Field Day

Posted on June 28, 2012 by bob

Weather permitting, Bob Combs and Ken Reid will be hosting a field day at the Meadowbrook Apiary July 1st from 11:00 – 3:00. We’ll be poking around in a few hives. Bring your suit and your questions.

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Volunteers Needed Friday April 20th

Posted on April 10, 2012 by bob

Snoqualmie Tribe is hosting an Earth Day event in Snoqualmie from 11:00 – 2:00 Friday April 20th. We need some volunteers to staff an information booth at the event. Contact me, Bob Combs, if you’re interested and available.

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