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Zoom Presentation: Thomas Seeley, Author of “Honeybee Democracy”

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Dr. Thomas D. Seeley is the Horace White Professor in Biology at Cornell University. He is based in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, where he teaches courses on animal behavior and does research on the behavior and social life of honey bees. His work is summarized in three books: Honeybee Ecology (1985), The Wisdom of the Hive (1995), and Honeybee Democracy (2010). The presentation will be on the topic of Nature Based Beekeeping.

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December In-Person Potluck and Elections

In person: San Leandro Marina Community Center 15301 Wicks Blvd, San Leandro, CA, United States
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Join us for the annual potluck holiday party and officer elections! Meet old friends or make new ones, and talk about bees and your plans for the upcoming year.

Bring something delicious to share (wine/beer/mead is okay!). Soda and sparkling water will be provided.

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January In-Person Meeting: Phil Stob on Bait Hives

In person: San Leandro Marina Community Center 15301 Wicks Blvd, San Leandro, CA, United States
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Join us for a presentation by Phil Stob on bait hives! What makes an effective, practical swarm-trap in the East Bay? How can we save our neighbors the drama of dealing with swarms? How can we easily capture swarms from our own hives? How can we get free local bees?

Phil has the answers. He's a Fremont beekeeper and 10 year ACBA member who has had exceptional success luring colonies to his traps (75 in the last four years)! Phil gives most of his swarms to local beginner beekeepers.

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Zoom Presentation: Arián Avalos, USDA-ARS Research Geneticist

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Arián Avalos is a USDA-ARS Research Geneticist working on honey bee breeding, genetics, and physiology. Dr. Avalos will give a Zoom presentation to club members discussing Genetics and the anomalous (mellow) behavior of the Puerto Rican Africanized Honey Bees. Why are Puerto Rico's population of African-European hybrid honey bees (AHB) famously known for being much gentler than their continental counterparts? Learn more about this and what it might mean for Africanized honey bees closer to us.

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February In-Person Meeting: Jennifer Radtke, Swarm Prevention in Early Spring

In person: San Leandro Marina Community Center 15301 Wicks Blvd, San Leandro, CA, United States
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Our speaker will be BioFuel Oasis co-founder Jennifer Radtke on the topic of Swarm Prevention in Early Spring. Jennifer has over 19 years of beekeeping experience. She’s been teaching beekeeping classes for 13 years, and has published several articles in the American Bee Journal. She’s also a former Vice President of the ACBA and the author of a book on Bay Area beekeeping. Swarm pressure is very high for overwintered hives in the Bay Area.  The back & forth weather of February/March make it difficult to inspect the hive regularly.  Jennifer has only had a hive swarm once in the last 10 years & she's excited to share her strategies for preventing swarms (& keeping the neighbors happy)!  Everyone is welcome at the meeting, including beginners. It's a great way to meet people who can help you on your beekeeping journey. We hope to see you there!
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Zoom Presentation: Susan Kegley

Susan Kegley is one of the owners of Bees N Blooms farm. She’ll give a Zoom presentation on Beekeeping in the 2020s: Challenges and Solutions. Susan’s background as a PhD chemist and founder of the Pesticide Research Institute has inspired and informed the creation of the farm. She and her staff are demonstrating healthier, organic agricultural practices that sustain animals, plants, and people alike.

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March In-Person Meeting: Jerry Przybylski, Swarm Catching… and how to get the most out of the Swarm-List

In person: San Leandro Marina Community Center 15301 Wicks Blvd, San Leandro, CA, United States

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!

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Hive inspection with Sung Lee

Hayward Community Gardens Apiary 24919 Whitman St, Hayward, CA, United States
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Join Sung Lee for a free hive inspection demonstration at the club apiary!

We'll go over what to look for as part of an inspection, and what to do next. If you're new to beekeeping, you'll have a chance to get hands-on experience with bees.

Sung has over 80 hives and also manages many clients' hives.

If you're coming to this event, please register so we know how many people to expect. 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.

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Zoom Presentation: Wally Shaw

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Third-Time Guest Speaker Wally Shaw will speak to the club in a Zoom presentation titled Both Sides Now: Proactive, and Reactive Swarm Prevention Everyone Should Know. You'll hear observations on swarm-trigger criteria,  time tested approaches to swarm prevention, and recipes for success. The swarm-organizer bees in the hive want to facilitate reproduction; the beekeeper's agenda is to prevent swarming out into the neighborhood.
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Hive inspection for beginners (CANCELED)

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This event has been canceled due to rain. Sorry! We hope you can join us March 31 instead.
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Hive inspection for beginners

Hayward Community Gardens Apiary 24919 Whitman St, Hayward, CA, United States
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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.

If you're coming to this event, please register so we know how many people to expect. 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.

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April In-Person Meeting

In person: San Leandro Marina Community Center 15301 Wicks Blvd, San Leandro, CA, United States

Join us for our monthly in-person meeting! Our speaker will be “Petaluma Bee Lady” Christine Kurtz.

Her topic will be Reading the Monitoring Board. What can various hive debris, frass and trash tell you about honeybees? Oodles — and you will be amazed!  With the use of screened bottom boards in conjunction with the observation boards, interesting and helpful correlations can be made to what is going on in the hive. We will discuss how to “read” the monitoring board and how to interpret the clues the various debris give us. The skill of reading monitoring boards can be helpful during times we cannot go into our hives due to the season or weather and a quick check can be done without disrupting the bees. Join us on this journey to learn about hive debris, frass and trash — you will never look at it the same way.