Join Sung Lee (“the Bee Charmer”) at the club apiary in Hayward for the second of three free sessions about making splits!
This is the second session, demonstrating how to what to look for a week after making splits. You'll learn what to do if there are any problems. (You can register for the first and third session separately.)
If you're coming to this event, please register so we know how many people to expect.
Join us for our monthly in-person meeting! Our speaker will be past ACBA vice president Jerry Przybylski, the coordinator of the swarm hotline and swarm list. He’ll talk about swarm catching. You’ll learn how to get the most out of the swarm list and (maybe) get free bees!
New beekeepers, please come for the “newbee” round table meeting from 7:00-7:30 — get your questions answered in a small, friendly group.
Join Sung Lee (“the Bee Charmer”) at the club apiary in Hayward for the third of three free sessions about making splits!
This is the final session, demonstrating the results of making splits. You'll learn what to do if there are any problems. (You can register for the first and second session separately.)
If you're coming to this event, please register so we know how many people to expect.
Our speaker will be Dr. Geoff Williams, Associate Professor in the Entomology department at Auburn University. The topic will be Tropilaelaps mites: a looming threat on the horizon?
Akin to Varroa destructor, Tropilaelaps mercedesae is parasitic mite of honey bees in Asia. Recent detections of tropilaelaps in eastern Europe has shone a very big spotlight this mite. But, should beekeepers in western Europe and the Americas fear it?
Join us for a free hive inspection demonstration at the club apiary!
This event is focused on information for beginners. Rob Mathews will go over what to look for in a hive inspection, and how to do a sugar roll test for varroa mites. You'll have a chance to get hands-on experience with bees. We'll have protective gear to lend you if you don't have it yet.
If you're coming to this event, please register so we know how many people to expect. The event is free for club members: if you're not yet a member of the club, please join first. Thanks!
This event depends on the weather. If it looks like rain, check this page again before you attend — we will update the page in case of any cancellation.
Join us for a presentation by M.E.A. “Mea” McNeil, author of the new novel Bee Club. Quite a few recent novels feature beekeeping (it’s trendy!), but Mea’s expert knowledge means she can tell a lively story with accurate details.
M.E.A. McNeil is a Master Beekeeper, journalist and organic farmer. She writes both nonfiction and fiction. Her work has appeared in American Bee Journal, Bee Culture Magazine, Craftsmanship Quarterly, Mother Earth News, the San Francisco Chronicle Magazine, and more.
(New beekeepers, please come for the “newbee” round table meeting from 7:00-7:30 -- get your questions answered in a small, friendly group.)
Varroa mites are one of the 3 major challenges to successfully keeping honey bees. Keeping ahead of their population increase with stock and early season (April/May) control of reproduction phase plus late season control of dispersal phase mites on adult honey bees to allow colonies to produce enough winter bees requires a season-long plan.
Join us for a free hive inspection demonstration at the club apiary!
This event is focused on information for beginners. Jamison G. will go over what to look for in a hive inspection, and how to do a sugar roll test for varroa mites. You'll have a chance to get hands-on experience with bees. We'll have protective gear to lend you if you don't have it yet.
If you're coming to this event, please register so we know how many people to expect. The event is free for club members: if you're not yet a member of the club, please join first. Thanks!
Join us for our monthly in-person meeting, including a new beekeeper Q&A from 7:00-7:30.
The speaker will be Sung Lee: Hive Management according to Sung Lee the Bee Charmer. You'll learn how to read the frames to forecast when to add or remove supers; when to split and why; what to do with honey- or pollen-bound frames; a comparison of plastic vs. wax foundation and foundationless frames; behavior differences with 10 frames vs 8 frames; and the reason and outcome of different settings of deep and medium boxes.
Join us for a presentation by Michael Joshin Thiele, Executive Director of Apis Arborea. He'll be speaking on Resilience from the Wild: Rethinking Beekeeping Through Nature-Inspired Models.
This will be a compelling presentation on the future of honeybee health in the face of crisis. As of early 2025, U.S. commercial beekeepers have reported catastrophic losses, with survival rates plummeting to just 20%. In stark contrast, wild honeybee populations are thriving—with survival rates nearing 80%. Apis Arborea will share groundbreaking research from the Galbreath Wildlands Preserve and introduce LocApiary, a regenerative, place-based model that biomimics wild conditions to support resilient local bee populations. Discover how this approach offers hope for backyard beekeepers and the wider pollinator community through ecological integration and community collaboration.
(New beekeepers, please come for the “newbee” round table meeting from 7:00-7:30 -- get your questions answered in a small, friendly group.)
