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Club Apiaries & Hands-On Classes

     Our general hive inspection outdoor classes for members are held this season at the Maltby Apiary as soon as weather warms in April or May through August, 10, 2025 Saturdays are 1oAM - noon early in the season although the time may change later in the season, additional classes can be held 10AM - noon when the weather warms sufficiently at the Maltby location. To volunteer in or work with the apiary manager at the Granite Falls location, text or call Ron at 206-719-3604 or email dizzybeeapiary@gmail.com to arrange times and dates.

    Advance registration is preferred, even if day of the class. For the Maltby site, text or call Eli 206-859-7392 or email eliochel@snokingbka.org, or Ron at dizzybeeapiary@gmail.com for the Granite Falls. Please indicate how many are attending and if you can not provide bee jackets and veils, we can.

     If you wish to be notified or reminded in a weekly email which apiaries are offering classes that weekend, email eliochel@snokingbka.org to be placed on the notification list. Please respond asap if you receive such a notification of openings and wish to attend.

     The annual Queen Rearing Workshop runs from May till about the 4th of July. For more information, click here.  To register for the workshop fill out this application.

      Other workshops covering Varroa treatments, the Harbo Varroa Sensitive Hygiene (VSH) assay and UBeeO (another VSH-type) assay will be offered after the 2025 Queen Rearing Workshop has ended.

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     We can only open hives and demonstrate inspection techniques if the weather is close to or about 60 degrees F and sunny. If we can’t open bee hives, there is still lots to show and demonstrate:

  1. 2 methods of oxalic acid vaporization (a popular treatment for Varroa) and how to light a smoker.

  2. BYOS (Bring Your Own Smoker) and we will help you light it and see how to keep it going.

  3. Winterization, feeding and hive management, apiary setup, etc.

  4. Broodminder sensor & FLIR photography

      If you are interested in seeing the Broodminder app used to upload data, we have a sensor at each apiary. Broodminder and FLIR are not essential for beekeeping but are fun to use to image what’s going on inside our hives, and they give us an excuse to “talk bees” during the fall/winter months.

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