BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Vancouver X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Vancouver BEGIN:VEVENT UID:51@langleybeeclub.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260411T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260411T153000 DTSTAMP:20260326T170302Z URL:https://langleybeeclub.org/events/spring-field-day-aldergrove/ SUMMARY:Spring Field Day - Aldergrove DESCRIPTION:What to Expect at our Field Day\nRamp up your beekeeping skills this spring when our experts will speak on...\n• Spring management & \; swarm control• How to increase colony numbers and raising your own qu eens\n• How to control parasites and diseases\, including new varroa tre atments\n• Updates on the threat of tropilaelaps mites\n• Hands-on hiv e inspections and demonstrations\n​​​\nAre you new to beekeeping?​ \nIf you are a "newbee" just starting to keep bees\, this event will offer some basic\nand foundational educational sessions and will encourage you on your journey!​\n \;\n\nRegister now!\n​\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Muhammad Fahim Raza\nBC Tech Transfer - Lead Tec hnician\nDr. Muhammad Fahim Raza began his career in apiculture with an MS c in Agricultural Entomology from the University of Sargodha\, Pakistan\, where he investigated Varroa mites\, one of the most significant threats t o managed honey bee colonies. He subsequently pursued a PhD in Agricultura l Entomology at Huazhong Agricultural University in Wuhan\, China\, suppor ted by a Chinese Government Scholarship\, where his research focused on in sect microbiology\, particularly the role of gut symbionts in stress resis tance mechanism of Oriental fruit fly. In 2021\, he joined the honey bee h ealth laboratory at the Department of Veterinary Pathology\, University of Saskatchewan\, as a postdoctoral fellow\, where over three years\, he con ducted extensive research mainly on bacterial brood diseases diagnosis\, V arroa mites\, and viral pathogens affecting honey bee colonies\, gaining v aluable insight into North American beekeeping systems and applied bee hea lth management. In 2025\, Dr. Fahim joined the BC Technology Transfer Prog ram as a Research Technician\, contributing to multiple applied research a nd extension initiatives\, including AFB surveillance\, hygienic behaviour testing\, Varroa resistance monitoring\, queen breeding project\, and num erous workshops and field activities across British Columbia\, in collabor ation with industry partners and academic institutes such as Simon Fraser University\, Kwantlen Polytechnic University\, and the University of Briti sh Columbia. Through his research\, outreach\, and close engagement with b eekeepers\, researchers\, and policymakers\, Dr. Fahim is dedicated to adv ancing sustainable beekeeping practices\, strengthening colony health\, an d enhancing knowledge transfer to support the long-term resilience of the apiculture sector in British Columbia and across Canada.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nJulia Common\nBees Actually\nAs a long time beekeeper\, BCHPA Ce rtified Instructor and member of the Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists\, Julia is a passionate educator both in the classroom and a piary. She has a BSc and MSc degrees in Agriculture and is an experienced speaker and a sought-after mentor. She has been involved in beekeeping sin ce her university days. What started as a summer job became a hobby and la ter a full-time career. From 2012 through to 2018 she acted as Chief Beeke eper for the Vancouver-based society Hives for Humanity which she co-fou nded  with her daughter Sarah Common. Urban beekeeping led to several epi phanies concerning the health and welfare of both bees and humans.  Along with her apiary business\, Bees Actually\, Julia regularly teaches and pa rticipates in academic research. While the class room aspect of beekeeping provides the foundation for ongoing growth\, it's in the bee yard where s he has found the most profound learning to take place. "Hands in the hive teaches as nothing else does and this field series serves as a fabulous op portunity"\, Julia says. Field work keeps everyone on their toes\, feeling alive and focussed and it's her favourite place to be. Julia is also a me mber of several local honeybee and native bee clubs in the Fraser Valley a nd is active in the BC Honey Producers’ Association.  She is a valuable voice as we face challenges with bee health\, climate change and industry growth.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://langleybeeclub.org/wp-content/uploads/20 26/03/Field-Day-FB-Post.png CATEGORIES:BCHPA LOCATION:Aldergrove\, \, Canada X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=\, Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=10 0;X-TITLE=Aldergrove:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Vancouver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR