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2017 Semi-Annual AGM and Spring Education Day
Friday, March 10 – Saturday, March 11, 2017
Location: Holiday Inn & Suites –  Kamloops, BC
 675 Tranquille Road, Kamloops, BC

Mike Palmer ©2011 John Snowdon
The BCHPA is pleased to announce that it has confirmed Mike Palmer, an experienced and sought-after beekeeper, as the keynote speaker for the association’s semi-annual convention on March 10-11 in Kamloops. Palmer, who lives in French Hills, Vermont and has practiced beekeeping for 40-plus years, keeps 700 production hives, produces his own queens, and annually produces about 30 tons of honey. Palmer argues that for beekeepers to be successful – and sustainable – they need to produce their own queens and not rely on those raised in California, Alabama and southern states. He is a frequent guest speaker at meetings around North America, focusing on nuc production, overwintering on double-stacked five-frame side-by-side hives, and sustainable honey production. Palmer’s presentation is scaled over half a day.

The semi-annual convention will also feature a multi-pronged look at the local, provincial and federal rules around the production and sale of honey.  Whether it is selling honey at the farm gate or farmer’s market, or creating a market inter provincially or even internationally, the health and labelling regulations governing honey can be confusing. And with Health Canada now considering changing mandatory labelling for honey, the time is right for the BCHPA to hold a session trying to demystify rules for both hobbyist and commercial producers.
The Business Day is free for all to attend. The Education Day is $75 for members, and $115 for non-members.

Visit the BCHPA website BCBeekeepers.com TO REGISTER ONLINE For those who wish to pay via cheque,   DOWNLOAD REGISTRATION FORM from the BCHPA website and mail with fee to:

British Columbia Honey Producers
c/o BCHPA, Treasurer
P.O. Box 5594
Victoria, B.C. V8R 6S4

Conference hotel details:
Accommodations:
Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites
675 Tranquille Road,
Kamloops, BC V2B 3H7
Ph: (250) 376-8288
The Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites is holding a block of rooms for BCHPA registrants at the rate of $115 per night.
When booking, please call the hotel directly and use the code “Beekeepers” for special rate
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Kamloops Beekeepers, a Branch of the British Columbia Honey Producers Association in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
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