Inland Empire Beekeepers Association
This page is devoted to activities and news from the Inland Empire Beekeepers
Association. It meets the 2nd Friday of every month at the Spokane County Ag Extension
office by the County Fairgrounds, at 222 N. Havana. The executive board meets at
6:30-7:00, followed by a social hour till 7:30 when the general business meeting starts.
The business meeting ends at 8:30. *8:30 to 9:30 is Program hour. The association is
affiliated with the Washington State Beekeepers Association.
Membership dues are $5.00 for an individual or $10.00 for the entire family. This
includes your receiving the Inland Beemail which is published by the association.
The association is the trustee for the Walt Peterson Joy in Beekeeping Trust
Fund which seeks to help young people and first time beekeepers get started
with there first colony of bee's. Each year the association picks one young person to
receive a grant from the trust.
Web Link to the association Home Page: http://inlandbeemail.com/
Inland Empire
Beekeepers
Association
IEBA NORTH YARD
The
IEBA/WSBA North Yard is a joint venture between this Association, the Washington State
Beekeepers Association, and the Washington State University Entomology Department.
Visit our Web site at www.inlandbeemail.com
Go to the IEBA Apiary and Queen Rearing Yard and sign up for
notifications and all the info on the yard
There will also be a work schedule when
members will be there to work the hives and to mentor new beekeepers.
2014
Beekeeping Class Signup info:
EBA Events
Calendar
Inland Empire Beekeepers
Association
Schedule for 2014 vs. 1
Dates and time may change
Classes may be cancelled if an instructor is not available
Courses open only to members of the Inland Empire Beekeepers
Association
Date |
Subject |
Program Topics/Notes |
10 Jan |
IEBA Monthly
Meeting - 6:30 PM |
IEBA Budget
Monthly What to Do: Wintering, Yearly Hive
Management Plan |
14 Feb |
IEBA Monthly
Meeting - 6:30 PM
New Beekeeper Questions 5:006:30 |
Monthly
What to Do:
Emergency Feeding
Feeding |
15 Feb
(Saturday) |
Basic Beekeeping
Class
Group A
Classroom portion 9-5 pm |
County Extension
Office |
1 Mar
(Saturday) |
Basic Beekeeping
Class
Group B
Classroom portion 9-5 pm |
County Extension
Office |
14 Mar |
IEBA Monthly
Meeting - 6:30 PM
New Beekeeper Questions 5:006:30
Equipment Construction Demo 5:00-6:30 |
Monthly
What to Do: Feeding & Stimulating Hives, Splits, Nucs, Emergency Re-Q,
Emergency feeding, Honey Bank |
21 Mar |
2nd
Year Beekeeping
County Extension Office
6:00 8:00 PM |
See course syllabus
|
28 Mar |
2nd
Year Beekeeping
County Extension Office
6:00 8:00 PM |
See course syllabus |
4 Apr |
2nd
Year Beekeeping
County Extension Office
6:00 8:00 PM |
See course syllabus |
5 Apr |
Train the
Trainer Class
0900-1030
2nd Year Beekeeping Field Day
1200 (noon) |
County Extension
Office
See course syllabus |
11 Apr |
IEBA Monthly
Meeting - 6:30 PM
New Beekeeper Questions 5:006:30 |
Monthly
What to Do:
Mite Eval, Spring Mite Treatment, Swarm Mgt, Prep
for Splits & Nucs |
12 Apr |
Package
Installation Class
-Basic Beekeeping Students-
1st group at 11:30 AM
New group every 30 minutes |
Parking lot of
County Extension
How to install a package
Students install IEBA packages
11:30, 12:00, 12:30, etc. |
3 May |
Field Day 1
Basic Beekeeping Course |
See course
syllabus
Group A: 9-1200 am
Group B: 1-4 pm |
TBD |
Farm Fair |
POC: Scott Ingles |
TBD |
6th
Grade Conservation Day |
POC: Scott Ingles |
9 May |
IEBA Monthly
Meeting - 6:30 PM
New Beekeeper Questions 5:006:30 |
Monthly
What to Do: Mite checks, Emergency Nucs, Supering, Swarm Control, Splits,
Queen Eval/Re-Queen |
TBD |
Fair Exhibits |
How to exhibit your
honey and other products from the hive. |
24 May |
Field Day 2
Basic Beekeeping Course |
See course
syllabus
Group A: 9-12 am
Group B: 1-4 pm |
13 June |
IEBA Monthly
Meeting - 6:30 PM
New Beekeeper Questions 5:006:30 |
Monthly
What to Do: Requeening, Queen excluder use, Fine Tuning Supering, Mite checks |
21 June |
Field Day 3
Basic Beekeeping Course |
See course
syllabus
Group A: 9-12 am
Group B: 1-4 pm |
11 July |
IEBA Monthly
Meeting - 6:30 PM
New Beekeeper Questions 5:006:30 |
Monthly
What to Do: Honey Flow Discussion, Pulling Honey, Extracting, Winter
Requirements, Mite Evals & Treatments |
2 Aug |
Field Day 4
Basic Beekeeping Course |
See course
syllabus
Group A: 9-12 am
Group B: 1-4 pm |
8 Aug |
IEBA Monthly
Meeting 6:30 PM
New Beekeeper Questions 5:006:30 |
Monthly
What to Do: Hive Evaluation, Sampling, Mite Treatments, Re-Queening |
10 Aug
(Sunday) |
IEBA Annual PICNIC
& Graduation Ceremony |
12:00 PM,
Sullivan Park
|
29 Aug |
IEBA Meeting
September Meeting 6:30 PM
New Beekeeper Questions 5:006:30 |
Monthly
What to Do: Mite & Hive Eval, Feeding, Winter Prep |
20-24 Aug |
Idaho State Fair
|
|
5-14 Sep |
Spokane State Fair
|
|
10 Oct |
IEBA Monthly
Meeting - 6:30 PM
New Beekeeper Questions 5:006:30 |
Monthly
What to Do:
Wintering, Wintering Nucs |
14 Nov |
IEBA Monthly
Meeting
Thanksgiving Feast
6:30 PM, Eats 7:00 PM |
Monthly
What to Do:
Guest Speaker |
12 Dec |
IEBA Monthly
Meeting
Christmas Celebration 6:30 PM |
Election of
Officers
Monthly What to Do: Picture
Presentation/Year in Review |