ACBA Board Meeting
Zoom presentation: Click to join meetingMonthly ACBA board meeting (scheduled for the third Wednesday of each month). For board members and invitees.
Hive inspection for beginners
Hayward Community Gardens Apiary 25051 Whitman St, Hayward, CA, United StatesJoin 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.
Local Bee Initiative
Manor Grill 526 Manor Blvd, San Leandro, California, United StatesMonthly meeting of the Local Bee Initiative at Manor Grill in San Leandro. Food and drink available. Take a hard left when you enter the restaurant.
April In-Person Meeting
In person: San Leandro Marina Community Center 15301 Wicks Blvd, San Leandro, CA, United StatesJoin us for our monthly in-person meeting! Speaker to be announced.
Zoom Presentation: Dr. Frank Rinkevich
Dr. Rinkevich is a Research Entomologist at the USDA Agricultural Research Service in Baton Rouge. Hell give a talk on Amitraz resistance and fostering Varroa resistance in bees.
He has extensive training in insect toxicology, biochemistry, molecular biology, and genetics. The goal of Dr. Frank's research is to provide a basic understanding of insecticide toxicology that is relevant to field conditions in the commercial beekeeping industry. Current research interests in Dr. Rinkevich's lab include evaluating the effects of pesticide exposure on colony survivorship in commercial beekeeping operations, assessing the capacity and dynamics of metabolic detoxification of insecticides, understanding the genetic, behavioral and social factors that affect insecticide sensitivity, determining the breadth, depth, and mechanisms of amitraz resistance in Varroa, establishing the effects of fungicides on colony health, and evaluating control materials and practices for small hive beetle.
ACBA Board Meeting
Zoom presentation: Click to join meetingMonthly ACBA board meeting (scheduled for the third Wednesday of each month). For board members and invitees.
Hive inspection with Jim Veitch
Hayward Community Gardens Apiary 25051 Whitman St, Hayward, CA, United StatesJoin us for a free hive inspection demonstration at the club apiary in Hayward!
Jim is a longtime beekeeper with several backyard hives. He will go over what to look for in a hive inspection, and you'll have a chance to get hands-on experience with bees.
If you're coming to this event, please register below 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.
Local Bee Initiative
Manor Grill 526 Manor Blvd, San Leandro, California, United StatesMonthly meeting of the Local Bee Initiative at Manor Grill in San Leandro. Food and drink available. Take a hard left when you enter the restaurant.
Hive inspection with Jill Lambie
Hayward Community Gardens Apiary 25051 Whitman St, Hayward, CA, United StatesJoin us for a free hive inspection demonstration at the club apiary in Hayward!
Jill is a beekeeper with several backyard hives and a founding member of Bee Chicks Hive Services, caring for and helping people overwinter their backyard hives in the Berkeley/Oakland area for four years. She will go over what to look for in a hive inspection, and 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.
Hive inspection with Peter Maxwell
Hayward Community Gardens Apiary 25051 Whitman St, Hayward, CA, United StatesJoin us for a free hive inspection demonstration at the club apiary in Hayward!
Peter is an experienced beekeeper and the program manager at Planet Bee Foundation. He will go over what to look for in a hive inspection, and you'll have a chance to get hands-on experience with bees.
If you're coming to this event, please register below 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.
May In-Person Meeting
In person: San Leandro Marina Community Center 15301 Wicks Blvd, San Leandro, CA, United StatesJoin us for our monthly in-person meeting! Speaker to be announced.