Beekeeping Calendar of Events
Upcoming Dates to Remember
Montgomery Co. Beekeepers
Wednesday, September 8, 7:00 p.m. at the Montgomery Co. 4-H Center, Creamery, Pa. General Meeting – Africanized Honey Bees – Their Current Status in the U.S. and the PSBA Response Plan. Speaker: TBA. African Top Bar Hives – Construction and Maintenance. Speaker: Linda Swyderski. Tower Hives and Other Hive Constructions. Speaker: Mark Antunes. For more information, contact Brian Marcy.
Monroe County Beekeepers
Wednesday, September 8, 7:00 p.m.. at the Monroe Co. Conservation District Education Center, Stroudsburg. For more information, contact Rev. Michael Salnicky at 570-595-3265 or email.
Lorenzo L. Langstroth Marker Dedication
Friday, September 10 in the afternoon at 106 S. Front St., Philadelphia. Visit the website for more information.
Susquehanna Beekeepers of NE PA
Friday, September 10, 6:00 p.m. at the Claverack Building, Rt. 706, Montrose, Pa. Topic: Winter Prep for Survival. For more information, contact Richard Chapin at (570) 278-1094 or by email
Northwestern PA Beekeepers Association
Saturday, September 11 Picnic at John Haschalk’s Venango, Pa. Email for more information.
Chester County Beekeepers
Saturday, September 11, 9:"00am, at the Stroud Preserve. For more information, visit the Chester County Beekeepers Association website or contact Charles Karat at (610) 998-1407.
Wayne County Beekeepers
Monday, September 13 at Wayne County Park Street Complex, 648 Park Street, Honesdale. For more information, contact Charles Kinbar at 570-497-6402.
Lehigh Valley Beekeepers
Thursday, September 16, 7:00 p.m. at the Lehigh County Ag Center. Topic: Pheromones presented by Dr. Anita Collins. Contact Pete Thomson at 610-346-7875 for more information.
York County Beekeepers
Thursday, September 23, 7:00 p.m. in the Community Room on the campus of Penn State York. Sharon Miller: “Apitherapy, a personal story.” For more information, contact Gail Leasure by email or Jeremy Barnes at 717-428-1144.
Beaver Valley Area Beekeepers
Monday, September 27 at the Beaver County Wetlands, Aliquippa. For more information, contact Robert Steffes at 724-378-7204.
Montgomery Co. Beekeepers
Saturday, October 2, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at the Temple University Ambler Campus. 2nd Annual Bee Fest – Jerry Hayes, Chief, Apiary Inspection Section, Florida Dept. of Agriculture & author of The Classroom column, American Bee Journal, Christina Grozinger, Ph.D. – Assoc. Professor of Entomology, Penn State University, Adam Finkelstein & Kelly Rausch – Owner/Operators of VP Queens (Frederick, MD) Breeders of mite tolerant and hygenic queens For more information, contact Brian Marcy.
Southeastern PA Honey Bee Symposium
Saturday, October 2, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Temple University/Ambler Campus, Ambler. More information at their website.
Susquehanna Beekeepers of NE PA
Friday, October 8, 6:00 p.m. at the Home of James & Ginny Wood. Covered Dish & Planning Meeting - All members welcome. For more information, contact Richard Chapin at (570) 278-1094 or by email
Northwestern PA Beekeepers Association
Saturday, October 30 Our Lady of the Lakes, Social Hall Edinboro, Pa. Email for more information.
PSBA Annual Meeting 2010
Friday, November 12 and Saturday, November 13 at the Country Cupboard/Best Western in Lewisburg.
