Jeremy Rose, author of "Beekeeping in Coastal California" will be the guild guest speaker for our November 1, meeting.
Jeremy also a partner in the beekeeping company called "The California Bee Company, LLC" which exists to promote the health and well-being of honey bees. "We keep healthy bee hives using natural management methods. As an ongoing effort we are breeding healthy, gentle queen bees that have mite-resistant behaviors. Starting in 2011, we will be selling queen bees that are locally adapted to the California Coast." The California Bee Company also strives to encourage small-scale beekeeping, and in 2010 published Beekeeping in Coastal California, a concise book that describes beekeeping methods as well as the flowers used by honey bees in this unique area of the world.
Also this week:
FROM THE SAN MATEO BEEKEEPERS CLUB:
Special Guest Speaker:
Serge Labesque
Thursday October 7th at 7:30 pm
Doors open at 7pm but
NO BEEginners Corner
SERGE LABESQUE – OUR SPEAKER
THIS THURSDAY. VISITORS WELCOME!
We hope everyone has gotten the message that Serge will be our guest speaker this month. He’ll continue on the topic of Winter Prep, which Lothar Schicker also discussed last month. Bring pencil and paper for notes and questions: Serge has a wealth of information to share and promises to save time for a Q&A after his formal slide presentation.The last time Serge visited was April 2009 and we had one of our largest meeting turn-outs ever. “Serge’s goal is to maintain bee colonies by relying on the natural strength of local strains of bees, by completely eliminating the need for antibiotics or chemical compounds for pest and disease control, and through techniques that allow beekeepers to be self-sufficient practitioners.”
Beekeepers’ Guild of San Mateo County
Monthly General Meetings occur on the first Thursday of the month. Location: 1st Congregational Church, 751 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont, CA 94002 ** GENERAL PUBLIC WELCOME **
