A pilot club by The Foraging Bee
The Similkameen Beekeepers Club
A beekeepers club built the 3H way — for people who'd rather watch their bees thrive than dose them with something. Free pilot season: Sunday mornings in the hives, an online circle, and a club that grows with its founding members.
Free during the pilot · Princeton, BC + everywhere online
Sunday in the Hives
Every second Sunday, April through October, coffee at 9:30 and veils on by 10. Real frames in your hands in a working Princeton yard — the club's flagship ritual.
See the 2027 seasonThe Beekeeper Circle
Ask questions, share photos, and get answers from Mark any day of the week. Open to beekeepers everywhere — the club's digital wing.
Open the CircleWorkshops & Deep Dives
Full-day workshops, youth programs and speaking engagements for clubs, classrooms and community groups.
Browse workshopsWhat you get in the pilot
- Sunday in the Hives mornings — free, capped at 12 so frames get in every hand
- The Beekeeper Circle — questions, photos and answers any day of the week
- First call on swarm pickups and rescue bees in the Princeton area
- Member-only photo prompts and teaching threads through the season
- First access to workshops and special event seats
- A say in what the club becomes — the pilot is shaped by its founding members
How the club grows
This is a pilot, not a finished product. It starts small and honest, and it formalizes only when the members make it worth formalizing.
Step 1
Now — Pilot Season
Free to join. Sunday mornings in the yard, the online Circle, and a founding member list that shapes what the club becomes. Tell us what you want; the pilot is built around it.
Step 2
Next — Season Pass
Once the pilot proves itself: an optional paid season pass covering the full Sunday season, first pick of seats, and member perks in the shop.
Step 3
Later — Formal Association
If the club keeps growing, it becomes a registered BC society with a constitution and bylaws — built by the founding members, not for them.
Join the founding list
Free, no strings. You'll get a note before the next Sunday morning and every new teaching post as it lands.
Questions
What does it cost?
Nothing during the pilot. The first season is free — Sunday mornings, the Circle, all of it. If a paid season pass arrives later, founding members will always have kept their early-member pricing.
Do I need bees to join?
No. Many members start as the curious. If you're thinking about your first hive, the club is the safest place to decide — watch a full season before you spend a dollar.
I don't live near Princeton. Can I still join?
Yes. Choose 'mostly online' when you sign up. You'll get the Circle, the seasonal teaching library, and first access to any online gatherings as the club grows.
What style of beekeeping is this?
Natural beekeeping the 3H way — Happy, Healthy, Heavy colonies, guided by the LISTEN framework. Treatment-free, small-scale, bee-first. Read the free 3H field guide to see if it fits you.
Not sure yet?
Read the free 3H field guide first — it explains the whole philosophy in five pages. If it rings true, the club is where it comes alive.