Location: Stanwood Library 9701 271st ST NW, Stanwood, WA
and on Zoom
1. Administrative
· Dues to SCBA (Venmo @StanwoodCamanoBeekeepers-Assoc), cash or check
· Dues to WASBA https://wasba.org/membership
· Hive Registration with WSDA (https://agr.wa.gov/services/licenses-permits-and-certificates/summary-descriptions/apiary-registration )
2. Guest Speaker – Dr. Dewey Caron
Dr. Caron will present “Bee Hive CSI – Dead Hives Have a Tale to Tell?”
If you have a hive that died over winter, please bring it along for Dr. Caron to review.
Dr. Dewey M. Caron is Emeritus Professor of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology, University of Delaware, & Affiliate Professor, Dept Horticulture, Oregon State University. He spent 40+ years teaching, doing bee extension and bee research at Cornell (1967-70), University of MD, College Park (1970-1981) and University of DE, Newark DE (1981-2009).
Since retirement in 2009, he spends 4-6 months each year in Bolivia, where he keeps Africanized bees and teaches beekeeping (in Spanish). The rest of the year he is in the northern hemisphere; his 5 backyard colonies in Tigard OR are docile European bees.
Dr. Caron’s published works include:
The Beekeeper's Handbook
Honey Bee Biology and Beekeeping
The Complete Bee Handbook: History, Recipes, Beekeeping Basics, and More
A Field Guide to Honey Bees and Their Maladies
Africanized honey bees in the Americas
Observation Hives: How to Set up, Maintain and Use a Window to the World of Honey Bees
Apidology Laboratory Notebook
Upcoming Events for the Stanwood Camano Beekeepers Association:
Stillaguamish Grange “Spring has Sprung”
WHEN: Saturday April 20, 2024, From 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
o We need people to come talk to the public about Beekeeping
Upcoming WASBA Events
o Pollinator and Fun Fest FREE
WHEN: Saturday, June 22, 2024
WHERE: Medicine Creek Winery, Olympia, WA
947 Old Pacific Hwy SE, Olympia, WA
o WASBA Annual Conference
WHEN: FRIDAY October 4 – Sunday, October 6, 2024
WHERE: Embassy Suites by Hilton Seattle North Lynnwood(20610 44th Ave W, Lynnwood, WA 98036)