Kamloops Beekeepers: BCHPA, Kamloops Branch
General Meeting Minutes: 17 February 2026
Present: 25 people
Call to Order: 6:32 pm
Approve Agenda: M Rob, S Gary, passed
President’s Comments: Our last meeting was our AGM, and we elected a new board of directors. Introduction, and want to thank them for volunteering their time.
NEW BOARD:
President: Dan Lockwood
Vice President: Ed Pearson
Secretary: Trisha Watkinson
Treasurer: Klaus Voss
Directors: Duane Robinson, Dallas England, Margaret Jones, Joanne Nicklas
One of the items discussed at our recent board meeting is our club and its membership. Our club is a branch of the BCHPA; however, all beekeepers are welcome to attend, whether a BCHPA member or not. There are three membership options:
1. Join BC HPA $60, get BCHPA benefits and be able to vote at meetings
2. Join Kamloops Beekeepers Club for $20, not part of BCHPA or with voting rights
3. Attend meetings or field days for free as a visitor
For this year, we have a number of projects prioritized that we will be reviewing to execute on: revising the website, hosting field day/s, attending bee-focused events ie: seedy Saturday, Beekeeping calendar for 2027, presenting for education requests (schools, clubs), meetings and educational topics, picnic/BBQ.
We will be posting all events on the website and will be communicating via email – if you leave your email on the sign-in sheet, we will add you to the email list.
We have some good things that the club is planning to host this year!
General Discussion:
> BCHPA is not hosting the semi-annual meeting in the same format as they previously have
> Education for new beekeepers is available through:
1. BCHPA TTP program (Click for details)
2. Murray hosts a course (Click for details)
3. Paul hosts a free online course (4 sessions on Saturdays) starting 28 FEBRUARY 2026. To register, click to send message and include your full name and email address in the body of the email to get added to the course contact list
4. Tech transfer mite program (Click for details) discount code is INTRO50 for 50% off the cost of this program.
> KBC meetings will be monthly until May, then will reconvene in the fall
Education session: Gary presents on mites, testing and treatments
Additional information links:
Mite testing Click to download pdf
General link to all factsheets: Click to view factsheets
Adjourn: 8:12pm