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  - 2018 Winter MeetingMountain High Beekeepers Coopertaive 2018 Winter meeting is coming on Sunday, February 18 at the Extension Office in Longmont, CO. The main speaker will be Bob Todd with 50 years experience keeping bees in Boulder County. Also, Matt Hoepfinger talking about the BIP Sentinel Apiary project. Attendance is free to anyone interested. Finalization of MHBC package order is planned for this meeting. Let us know any questions. Schedule coming soon.
  - 2018 PackagesMountain High Beekeepers Cooperative is offering some of the best quality packages on the front range of Colorado again this year. We are offering 3lb packages from Olivarez Honey Bees with your choice of Italian, Carniolan, Russian or Saskatraz queens. If starting out or in doubt, get the Italians. Russian and Saskatraz packages are very limited so let us know soon. In addition to getting great queens from Olivarez, each package will be treated with oxalic acid vaporization (OA) upon arrival in Colorado. Of course hives will be treated after almonds, however, this will be first treatment as packages. This OA treatment will really help knock down the mites while they are broodless and before you install them in your hive. [caption id="attachment_240" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Loading bee packages[/caption] All packages are planned for pickup on Sunday morning, 4/29/2018 near Longmont, CO. Address will be sent after purchase. All live bee purchases are non-refundable. Buy now buttons coming! 3lb Package with Italian Queen $140 3lb Package with Carniolan Queen $140 3lb Package with Russian Queen $150 3lb Package with Saskatraz queen $142
- 2017 2017 Annual Winter Meeting The MHBC 2017 Winter Meeting took place on March 5, 2017. New officers were elected including Will Witman (Director) and Matt Hoepfinger (Assistant Director). Long time director Al Summers stepped down and is assuming an advisory role. Bylaws have been updated. Click here to see pictures of the 2017 Annual Winter Meeting.
  - Winter Meeting 2017The MHBC 2017 Winter Meeting took place on March 5, 2017 at Paula’s place. OMG the potluck dishes were amazing! Smoked Ribs, Alaskan Moose Meat Red Chili, Slow Cooked Pork Carnitas, Scalloped Potatoes and Ham, Chocolate Cake, Almond Danish Ring and Beehive Almond Custard. Thanks to everyone who came. There was a lot of bee talk. Matt gave away some horse hair brushes. Ed gave away some protein patties. New officers were elected including Will Witman (Director) and Matt Hoepfinger (Assistant Director). Long time director Al Summers stepped down and is assuming an advisory role. Bylaws have been updated.
  - Packages 2017Mountain High Beekeepers Cooperative is getting 3 pound Italian packages with Olivarez queens this year. Package pick up is scheduled for April 30 and pick up location is south of Longmont (exact location TBD). Please email Matt at mhbeekeepers@gmail.com with any questions or if interested.
- 2016 2016 Winter Meeting The Mountain High Beekeepers Co-op Winter Meeting will take place on February 13, 2016 starting at10:00. The meeting is at Paula’s place this year. Thanks, Paula! Email the Y! group for the address. 10:00 am – Bob Todd, owner of Sweet Tooth Farms (aka Rabbit Mountain Comb Honey) in Lyons, Colorado and a director of the Colorado Professional Beekeeping Association, has graciously agreed to be at our meeting and will discuss his long-time Boulder County beekeeping experiences (60+ years). Bob will lay out some of his basic points, then answer whatever questions we may have about his perspectives on how to keep bees successfully here in Colorado. There should be good attendance so bring your best questions and biggest concerns to share with the group and Bob. 12:00 Noon – LUNCH! Potluck style… We still need some more folks to bring salads and vegetable side dishes (potatoes..rice..beans..bread..tortillas..etc.).
  - Hive Clean Up 2016[caption id="attachment_619" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Bad case of guacamole brood![/caption]
  - Nuc Pickup 2016MHBC members are getting nucs from Johnston Honey Farms this year. Nuc pickup will be at Al’s in south Longmont and is planned for May 7. These five frame cardboard nuc boxes will come with brand new 2016 Italian queens from Jackie Park-Burris Queens in Palo Cedro, CA. Prices are set at $155.00. Email Matt for more details and payment options. Check back here for updates.
- 2015 Annual Winter Meeting The annual winter meeting was in Longmont, Colorado on Saturday, March 7, 2015. The focus of the meeting was a presentation of the CSU/EPA Bee Guide that was given away free to all interested beekeepers attending the meeting. For details, see the Events page. Spring Package Day For Spring of 2015 Mountain High Beekeepers Cooperative picked up Olivarez packages from Lehi, UT. Shipped from California inside an environmentally controlled trailer they arrived in UT on April 24, 2015. The next day two Co-op members transported them to Longmont, CO inside a van where the environment could also be kept at an optimal temperature. Many Co-op members said how these were the best packages they had ever received and had the least amount of dead bees.
  - Winter Meeting 20152015 Annual Winter Meeting The public was invited to attend the initial release of the joint CSU/EPA Bee Guide that was given away free to all interested beekeepers who attended the meeting (see below for details on the Bee Guide and speaker program). When: Saturday, March 7, 2015 Where: Boulder County Extension Classroom (lower level) 9595 Nelson Road, Longmont, CO 80501 (adjacent to the Boulder County Fair Grounds Time: Morning Session / Presentations 9:00 a.m. until about 12:30 p.m. Business meeting to follow. [caption id="attachment_186" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Margaret Lombard speaking to group[/caption] See more Winter Meeting 2015 Pictures here. About the Bee Guide The Bee Guide is a practical step-by-step booklet that outlines the major management practices and potential problems and diseases of which Colorado beekeepers should be aware. The Bee Guide emphasizes an Integrated Hive Management approach, which derives from the broader Integrated Pest Management approach. The purpose of the Bee Guide is to help the ever growing numbers of new and recreational beekeepers in Colorado by providing them with standardized information on beekeeping issues, and that is readily accessible. Speaker Program 9:15 a.m. Margaret Lombard from the National Honey Board will give a 15 to 20 minute presentation on the current activities of the NHB and…
  - Winter Meeting 2015 Pictures[caption id="attachment_203" align="aligncenter" width="300"] David Bell, Manager, Boulder County open Space Department.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_202" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Ed Smelko, Akiko Sasaki-Summers, David Bell[/caption] [caption id="attachment_201" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Dr. Arathi Seshadri, CSU Assistant Professor, Soil and Cropsciences[/caption] [caption id="attachment_197" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Peg Perreault, EPA Region 8 Pesticide Safety Specialist[/caption] [caption id="attachment_196" align="aligncenter" width="300"] L to R. Michael Whiteside, Mike Decker, Bob Todd – life time Boulder County beekeepers (Dr. Arathi Seshadri in background)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_195" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Michael Box, Co- Director MHBC[/caption] [caption id="attachment_194" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Paula, Lisa, Will[/caption] [caption id="attachment_193" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Deryn Davidson, CSU Extension Horticultural Agent[/caption] [caption id="attachment_192" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Sharon Bokan, CSU Extension Fields and Rangeland Agent[/caption] [caption id="attachment_191" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Thia Walker, CSU Extension Pesticide Safety Specialist[/caption] [caption id="attachment_190" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Rob Alexander answering question (David Bell, BC Open Space Manager sitting in from of Rob)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_184" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Margaret Lombard, CEO National Honey Board[/caption] [caption id="attachment_189" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Rob Alexander, Boulder County Open Space Department[/caption] [caption id="attachment_185" align="aligncenter" width="300"] General attendees/audience[/caption] [caption id="attachment_187" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Thia Walker, CSU Extension Pesticide Safety Specialist[/caption]
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