Bring your family and join the Palm Beach County Beekeepers at Okeeheelee Park for another PBC Beeks fun event. The Pavilion name we have rented is the  Alligator Pavilion.We will fire up grill at Noon and should bee...cooking and eating around 1:00 PM.  Setup won't be much but come early to help, chat and have fun. Don't forget to bring your favorite dish on Saturday May 7th.  Leave a comment below on what you plan to bring.  The club will supply hot dogs, hamburgers, etc with fixings.  The…See More

We will be manning the PBCBKA booth at the Rare Fruit Council's plant sale.  The event is from 9 am to 2 pm. It will be in the Agriplex building this yearSetup starts at 8 AMAny members of the PBCBKA who want to assist us in education and honey sales are welcome.Thank you for your volunteerism ! See More

Kelly Kulhanek, Ph.D.Postdoctoral ResearcherHopkins Lab, Washington State University   Title: Data-Driven Best Beekeeping Practices for Backyard Beekeepers Kelly completed her doctorate studying honey bee health and management practices in the vanEngelsdorp Bee lab at University of Maryland. Her doctoral work focused on identifying beekeeping management practices to improve colony health and survival. Now a postdoctoral researcher at Washington State University, she focuses on commercial…See More

For over 20 years, Jennifer Berry has been the Apicultural Research Professional and Lab Manager for the University of Georgia Honey Bee Program. Her research objectives have focused on queen breeding, improving honey bee health, IPM techniques for varroa and small hive beetle control, sub-lethal effects of pesticides on bees and beneficial insects, weeds for bees, and what best to plant in non-traditional horticultural landscapes to enhance pollinator populations and diversity. Jennifer’s…See More

Kevin started beekeeping in May of 2008 and maintains anywhere from four to a dozen hives along with hives of different form factors (Top Bar, Layens, Warre, etc.).  Sometimes he has many types in service and other times it is scaled down – it changes over time.Kevin actively participates with the Northwest New Jersey Beekeepers Association that serves Hunterdon and Warren Counties in NJ.  He is a past president of the organization and serves as their webmaster and YouTube administrator.Kevin…See More

Bee College Topic:Mood Food BroodBo Sterk:Sterk has been promoting and teaching beekeeping in the Caribbean for 16 years. He was named “Volunteer of the Year" by FAVACA in 2007 and "Advanced Beekeeper of the Year" in 2011 by the UF Honey Bee Research and Extension Lab. Sterk is a Master Craftsman Beekeeper, Past Board member of FSBA, President of the St. Johns County Florida Beekeepers Association for 10 years as well Founder of Bees Beyond Borders. His work with…See More

Master Beekeeper, Marlin Athearn has been in the beekeeping business for over 15 years in New Smyrna Beach. What started out as a fun hobby has turned into something much more. Their hive colonies are located at their home in Corbin Park and in several out yards at the north and west side of New Smyrna Beach. Marlin studied under the University of Florida Honeybee Extension Lab program and has earned the title of Master Beekeeper in that program. He is currently the Vice President of The…See More

Tucka's bio: "Bzz! I run about 300 colonies in Upstate NY and South Florida. My business, Tucka Bee LLC, sprung from 100 swarm traps in the south. My primary mentors are Mike Palmer in upstate Vermont and Sam Comfort, creator of the Comfort Hive. I raise about 500-1000 queens per year and also produce a bit of honey and wax. I enjoy standing in swarms, swimming in rivers, and long days queen-catching while my pup lounges in the sun. It's a pirate's life with bees! Zzb.topic: QUEEN TALK!!cell…See More

!!! Zoom info: !!!Time: Mar 5, 2021 06:45 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/9790098985?pwd=N0c5Rk1lV0VrMzNqUmdpckgrSlEzUT09 Meeting ID: 979 009 8985Passcode: 5Zn09hLeigh-Kathryn Bonner Founder & CEO, Bee DowntownFourth generation beekeeper Leigh-Kathryn Bonner is a dynamic leader who started her entrepreneurial…See More

Very excited about our December speaker - Dr. Marla Spivak!!Topic: "The benefits of propolis and hygienic behavior to honey bee health"Short bio: Marla Spivak is a MacArthur Fellow and McKnight Distinguished Professor in Entomology at the University of Minnesota. She has been beekeeping since 1974 and has always been interested in ways to enhance the health and diversity of bees. Her research efforts focus on protecting and enhancing the health of bees through social immunity.ZOOM INFO:Join…See More

Join us at our August Zoom Meting!Speaker will be Toni Burnham!Toni became an urban beekeeper on April 9, 2005, when two packages of Italian bees from Georgia were placed in her hands in a park outside Baltimore, Maryland. Over the past decade-plus, those bees have led to revelations, friendships, adventures, anxieties, community organizing, teaching, learning, the legalization of beekeeping in DC, and a deeply humbling daily joy for the chance to work with and for these creatures. Burnham now…See More

Two of our Favorites are back for this year's panel!Dave and Sam - a wealth of knowledge that will make us all buzzy! Come with all your questions for this Q & A panel, and learn and laugh a lot at this February fun meeting!!Here is more info about Sam:https://anarchyapiaries.org/https://www.beeculture.com/sam-comfort/And the latest on Dave:David Westervelt Dave has worked for the Florida…See More