Announcements
March 2024 Club Meeting
The next meeting of the Big Sky Beekeepers will take place Thursday March 14th at 6:00 pm at St Paul's Church @ 202 Brooks St in Missoula.
Mark your calendar! Upcoming BSB Meetings (always the second Thursday of each month at 6pm)
April 11th at 6pm
May 9th at 6pm (back in the club apiary~ 10 Spoon Winery)
June 13th at 6pm
🐝 Mentors Needed 🐝
Are you a new beekeeper in need of a mentor
for the 2024 beekeeping season?
OR perhaps you're a seasoned beekeeper veteran who wants to share some of that fabulous knowledge? ...
We're looking for you to join us!
Please add your name to our mentor/ mentee sign-up sheet and we'll link you up with a beekeeper in your Missoula neighborhood.
Questions? Get in touch with Mike Guess, out Mentor Coordinator: (406) 210-8227
Volunteers Needed
The Big Sky Beekeepers are a volunteer-driven organization, and we’d love for YOU to get more involved. Love bees? Want to connect with other bee-loving community members? Here are a few ways you can help (and have fun doing it):
Join the board. This year we need a club Vice President and a Club Outreach and Communications person. These will be voted on at the January 2024 meeting.
Apiary Management - Our apiary is growing and we need folks who are willing to help take on management of our bees.
See descriptions below for more information.
Please get in touch if you'd like to be nominated!
Volunteer Position Descriptions
Vice President
Conduct club meetings in the absence of the club president, and assume role of president if/when a vacancy arises.
Help plan club meetings, speakers, and events with other board members.
Coordinate Honey Sales and Farmer's Market honey distribution.
Club Outreach and Communications
Attend BSB monthly meetings and BSB club board meetings. Take notes at board meetings.
Maintain the club email list on Mailchimp. Send out announcments and emails as needed, typically 2-3x per month.
Maintain the club website on Google Sites. Update as needed.
Maintain Social Media: Post on Facebook and Instagram accounts 2-3x per month.
Manage club email account
Other duties as to make the club run smoothly (making sign-up sheets for events, etc.)
Apiary Management
General year-round bee yard care: implement varroa mite treatments, feeding bees, splitting colonies, re-queening, rehoming swarms, mowing apiary, honey extraction, fence maintenance etc)
Provide Club Demonstrations: Help educate the community about honey bees at club meetings
Other duties to make the club more beneficial to all beeks (ordering bees from Western Bee in the spring, distributing pollen patties, being a general fountain of wisdom, etc.)
Contact Bob Minnick, Apiary Manager, for more info: 406-239-2490
BEE CLUB MERCH
Big Sky Beekeepers hats are finally in!
They will be available at our next meeting for $25.