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

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

Fellow Beeks and bee lovers,We have been requested to setup our bee booth in May this year due to the earlier covid closures and restrictions.     I have modified the sign up schedule and hope all members can volunteer and will put some time into helping our organization educate the public about honey bees as well as sell some of our products and help keep our club properly funded.   Thanks for your future commitment to your organization.   See More

Dear Members of Palm Beach County Beekeepers Association,Please join us online Friday, November 6, 2020 at 7:00 pm, for an online zoom meeting.The format will bee question and answers with experienced beekeepers.We will bee posting more information and sending subsequent messages concerning the meeting.So put it on your calendar and think up some "stump the beekeeper question"Bee Well, the ManagementBee Keeper is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.Topic: Bee Keeper's Zoom Meeting Time:…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

 9:00 AM swarm trap building workshop,Limited to five participants facial masks/bandanas mandatory, $25.00 payment at workshopif time/weather permit, hive inspection, or other hands on instruction.If you are ill or have been in contact with anyone who is ill- do not attend this workshop.If you have not been stung by a bee or are allergic to bee stings, PLEASE let the instructors know prior to starting the event.Please do not wear any strong aftershave or perfumes.Bring your beekeeping…See More

Please join PBCBA's Member extraordinaire, Steve Brown, at his Roof top Apiary in Riviera Beach.Please read the details of this workshop.  If you are not physically capable of climbing  steep stairs or are afraid of heights, do not RSVP for this workshop. Additionally, if you are ill or have been in contact with anyone who is ill, please do not attend this workshop.If you have never been stung by a bee or are known to be allergic to bee stings, please let Steve know prior to starting the…See More

Fellow Beeks, we are announcing the first of what we hope to be many small group hands on hive inspection/instruction.These events will bee limited to six participants. They will be held in several of our member's apiaries.Please do not participate, if you are ill or have been exposed to anyone who is ill.  Expect, to follow good social distancing.Bring your beekeeping equipment, veil, hive tool, smoker and a note book.See More

Dr. Tammy Horn Potter Kentucky Dept. of Agriculture Kentucky State Apiarist, Tammy Horn Potter at the 2014 Eastern Apicultural Society of North America conference. Photo credit: Ray Tucker, Jr. Tammy Horn Potter grew up on a farm, but was determined never to do science, agriculture or math when she went to college. An English professor by training, Potter decided to help her grandfather with his bees in 1997 and immediately became smitten with them. Balancing her career as an English professor…See More

Looking into bees at Melissa apiary, and enjoying an interpretative talk through their nursery and homestead identifying plants/trees.All a beescaping gardener desires...See More