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February 2025
RBA Monthly Meeting: Oxalic Vapourizing
Join us for an in person meeting (only) to discuss all things oxalic vapourizing. We will have several different models on hand to explore and ask questions. Due to nature of oxalic vaping, we won't actually be firing them up, but this is the closest you'll get to getting hands on with a a few different models. We'll also discuss, as a club, the possible purchase and management of vapourizers for members to use. New VP Barbara Forster-Rickard will also…
Find out more »March 2025
RBA Monthly Meeting: Getting Ready for Spring
RBA Members Jeff and Amanda Lee of Honey Bee Zen Apiaries Ltd will guide us through their tips and tricks for spring beekeeping tasks, such as doing post mortems, promoting colony build-up, treatment and swarm control as we all prepare for the upcoming season. This may be an in person meeting or a Zoom meeting. Stay tuned and check back closer to the date.
Find out more »April 2025
RBA Monthly Meeting: Swarm Season will be upon us
Join us for a discussion on all things swarm. Though spring seems slow this year it will happen. Several RBA members will be on hand to discuss their favourite swarm prevention technique as well as their tools for catching. Also, learn about the swarm list and if it's some thing for you. This will be an in person event.
Find out more »May 2025
RBA Monthly Meeting: Bring your questions
Bring your burning questions and enigmas! We are open for discussion on all timely (or untimely) beekeeping topics such as how to make splits, when to put on honey supers, alarm signals that point to brood disease, how to take notes following a hive inspection, etc. What to do when your bees are not thriving or how to handle chalk brood. Come early to chat, doors open at 7PM.
Find out more »June 2025
RBA Field Day – Hands on Field Day
As always speakers and events being finalized. But bring your suit, your appetite and perhaps something to contribute to the appie or dessert table. We'll supply the hot dogs and drinks.
Find out more »September 2025
RBA Monthly Meeting: The Hive as a Medicine cabinet
Join us as we talk about the health benefits of the bees and the products they produce as well as the ones we produce with them. Dr Bryn Hyndman, both an MD as well as a Naturopath will talk about the health benefits of honey. Other members bring their experience on a wider discussion of the other products such as propolis, tinctures and balms. Members are encourage to bring their own recipes to share. The discussion begins at 7:30 but…
Find out more »October 2025
RBA Monthly Meeting: Muhammad Fahim Raza, PhD
Meet the newest member of the BC Tech Transfer Team, Muhammad Fahim Raza, PhD.He'll share with us his experience and the newest work of the Tech Transfer team.
Find out more »February 2026
RBA Monthly Meeting: Alissa Cole from Urban Bee
As an experienced beekeeper, Alissa will be sharing some of her expertise in the area of buying Nucs and packages of bees.
Find out more »March 2026
RBA Monthly Meeting: Jane Lake
Come meet our new BC Minister of Agriculture, Jane Lake.
Find out more »April 2026
RBA Monthly Meeting: Julia Common
Join us this month with bee expert, Julia Common. She will delve into swarm prevention and colony build up as well as spring varroa treatments. https://urbanbeesupplies.ca/pages/instructors
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