Please join us for another one of our hands on workshops with a limited number of participants.This workshop will be geared for beginner to intermediate beekeepers.We will accept the first ten members who RSVP.Please note: Because there is a limited number of openings, DO NOT RSVP for this event and NOT show up.  If you have to cancel, please do so in enough time that we can invite another member.Additionally, we ask if you are ill or have been in contact with anyone who is ill, please do not…See More

Wednesday January 27th at 7:30 PM  Randy Oliver will give a Zoom presentation for Ohio Beekeepers Association and all are welcome to come.   Go to the Ohio Beekeepers Facebook page for details or click belowhttps://www.facebook.com/event_invite/d84zjKI5m/See More

Carol and I have 3 apiary areas that can hold 5-8 people each.  Provided we can find a few extra mentors to help with the 2 other areas we will hold a workshop Saturday 23rd January starting at 9:00 AM   It's Florida and of course rain is possible.  Call me 561-758-9677 if it looks like it may rain.   Hope to see you Saturday January 23rd at 9:00 AM under the Gazebo and tree.  The first 6 people to sign up will go to Apiary 1.   Apiary 2 will have the next 6 people and Apiary 3 the next 6.  We…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

On July 9th at 7:00 PM FSBA will host a zoom meeting for anyone interested in meeting some experts.   Please click on the link below to join the meeting at 7 PM this Thursday.   Hope you can make it and Bee Happy ! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81939472432See More

Fun Meeting with Vetaley Stashenko as our speaker presentation will be "Beekeeping From Beginning To Amazement" Bee Keeper is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.Topic: Bee Keeper's Zoom MeetingTime: Jul 10, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/9790098985?pwd=N0c5Rk1lV0VrMzNqUmdpckgrSlEzUT09Meeting ID: 979 009 8985Password: 5Zn09hOne tap…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.Note they have moved this event to building 6-10 on Main Street of the Fair grounds. Any members of the PBCBKA who want to assist us in education and honey sales are welcome.Thank you for your volunteerism ! See More

Our District's Apiary Inspector Christopher Alonso will be giving a short live demonstration of what an inspection would look like.Please bring your protective gear.Chris will also stick around for meeting and will be able to register new beekeepers on-site.See More

Saturday workshop: "first"/basic hive set up explaining sizes - deep vs medium, 8 or 10 frame vs nuc, bee space, how to use hive tool correctly, how to light your smoker... maybe even includes a demonstration of installing new bees into a nuc or transferring a mature nuc/swarm into a full size hive (tbd)See More

Erin MacGregor-Forbes is an EAS certified Master Beekeeper, past Chairman of the Eastern Apicultural Society and the Chief Financial and Operating Officer at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.  She manages about 150 colonies near her home in  Portland Maine as Overland Apiaires. Erin speaks nationally on a variety of beekeeping topics particularly focused on small and mid-scale sustainable beekeeping practices. Erin’s teaches practical and sustainable colony management, IPM strategies, and…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