2023

December ? 2023 Christmas Party

November - December (No meeting in person)

October 26, 2023

September, 28, 2023

August 24, 2023

July 27, 2023

June 22, 2023

May 25, 2023

April 27, 2023

March 23, 2023

February 23, 2023

January 26, 2023

 Meeting Location :

La Mirada Resource Center - Drive to the back (east side of the building). Park. Enter through the back door by pushing the handicap button.

Meeting Location - 13710 La Mirada Blvd, La Mirada, CA 90638 - 4th Thursday of the Month

Meeting Time - 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

2022

October 27, 2022 Zoom meeting

October 22, 2022 Beginning/Intermediate Class

September 22, 2022 Zoom meeting

August 25, 2022 Next Zoom meeting

July - Zoom meeting

June - Zoom meeting

May - Zoom meeting

April - July 2022

We had awesome meetings during this time. We just didn’t keep up with posting them on the website.

Please join us for our meetings, located on our Calendar link.

March 24, 2022

It's the time when bees are swarming and you may think you want to capture a swarm. Well, that is one way of getting bees. But, then what do you do? How do you manage this swarm of feral bees? You won't want to miss this lively conversation, with helpful hints, thoughts from many who have begun beekeeping this way. Please remember, that proper beekeeping management is a must, and safe beekeeping practices are your responsibility! We are here to guide you in the right direction. Zoom link, below.

It will also be a time for you to ask many questions! So bring them! We will be asking all of you new beekeepers and those of you who haven't gotten bees lots of questions. So don't be shy. Discussions about all the available bee suits and protective gear will be discussed. Everyone has their favorites, and they will tell you why.

February 24, 2022

We continue learning about bees and helping beginning beekeepers answer the questions that are on their mind. We have a full meeting of fun and information. If you would like to be on our mailing list, and not sure if you would like to join, then click on the Mailing List tab above. We look forward to seeing on Zoom.

Below, is an example of the greatest pollination event in the country that takes place in February in the central valley of California.

January 27, 2022

Please join us for the first meeting of 2022. We will continue meeting on Zoom, for now. If you are not a member, please feel free to join by clicking on the Membership tab above and fill out the form. If you would like to be on our mailing list, and not sure if you would like to join, then click on the Mailing List tab above. We look forward to seeing on Zoom.

2021

December 2021

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, from our Beekeeping Family to You and Your Family.

October 28, 2021

We are excited to bring you Jossette Lewis who is the Chief Scientific Officer of the California Almond Board. She will be discussing aspects of beekeeping and bee brokering and its relationship to the California almond crop, which is the largest commercial pollination event.

September 23, 2021

Cassie Cichorz will be speaking on the Asian Giant Hornet. She is the Outreach & Education Specialist. Plant Protection-Pest Program Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) Talk Title: “Asian Giant Hornet Introduction” All links to the Facebook Pages regarding the Asian Giant Hornet are on our Facebook Page. Link to our Facebook Page is at the bottom of all the pages on our website.

August 26, 2021

The tiny little pest, Varroa Destructor, and what we can do to help our hives using IMP and other options will be the topic for this month as we continue to meet on Zoom. Learning about Varroa and bee life cycles will help us. While there are many ways to keep bees, as a club, we offer suggestions, and often have very knowledgeable speakers sharing their insight into best management practices and what’s new in science. All of us share our insights and offer our experiences up for discussion. We are proud to have a club where everyone respects each other’s opinions and treats each other with the care that continues to make us an inviting and well-respected community-oriented club. We hope you will join us this month.

July 22, 2021

We were hoping to have an in-person meeting , but we are still doing Zoom. It’s been great! Everyone can hear the discussion and see all your smiling faces. We have about 85 members, now! Plus all of you who are on the fence about joining. Remember, it’s only $20, and you get your money’s worth by attending just one class. Bill Gibson will be talking about honey-extracting equipment. He and his son Gavin will be sharing the well-made video (check out our Links tab for the link, under Videos). Teaching children, as well as adults, about bees is the topic.

June 24, 2021

We continue with our Zoom meetings which are going very well. It’s awesome to see all your faces, if not in person. We have so many discussion topics planned for this meeting. You won’t want to miss it! To do something, or not to do something, that is the general idea, but many topics.

May 27, 2021

Our May meeting will be filled with information on volunteering positions for you as a mentor as well as classes that are available. Mostly, this meeting will be a time of learning about all that is happening in our hives in June in our area of the LA Basin. We have prepared questions for you to answer, and we will be taking your questions, as our “experts” will try and get them all answered. We look forward to meeting all you new beekeepers as well as our members.

April 22, 2021

Joan Day will present Bee Anatomy at this month’s meeting. She has shared this before, but is always learning new things. Her videos and pictures tell a great story to go along with her presentation. You won’t want to miss it.

March 25, 2021

Christine Kurtz is a seasoned and experienced beekeeper with over a decade long work with bees, using a sustainable, treatment free and all natural management style. Long time Sonoma County resident, she is familiar with the ebbs and flows of the seasons and the cycle of the local honeybee. A strong believer in supporting locally adapted stock of bees, helping beekeepers become better beekeepers and help each other restock and share their bees. She is a social entrepreneur that helped create localized communities within the Sonoma County Beekeepers’ Association to facilitate education, connection between beekeepers, sharing of resources and involvement in local schools and events. She is an environmental activist determined to share the strong messages bees have for us all especially with the challenges we face with our environment. In her 2013 term as President of Sonoma County Beekeepers’ Association, and tenure within the SCBA Board of Director - she spearheaded efforts that lead to the 2013 North Bay Leadership Award - “Paint the Community Green” for outstanding work in the non-profit area. She was a part of the panel at UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center that defined the “Honey Wheel”. Christine was honored in 2014 with “Most Valuable Beekeeper” within the Sonoma County Beekeepers’ Association and also the start of her Honey Bee Consulting Business. She travels all over Sonoma, Napa and Marin County helping people with their bees. In 2015 after a year long study of Permaculture she got her Permaculture Certificate concentrating on water management on her property to lower the impact of this precious resource to use to maintain a large organic garden. With her lives her husband of 29 years, 15 chickens, a goats, 2 dogs, a cat and an ebb and flow of between 10 and 25 hives. Her stationary hives are located in Petaluma, California in a semi coastal climate with long periods of dearth which often leaves the honey in the hive till Fall to make sure bees have enough of their own food to survive winter before any is harvested. Believing in lifelong learning, Christine is furthering her education about honey bees with Queen Rearing, continuing her studies in Permaculture and is currently in the Master Beekeepers Program at UC Davis about to start a research project on entombed pollen.

February 25, 2021

We will be discussing all things about this exciting time of the year, when we get new bees, and our beehives are bursting at the seams, full of new life. Gerry Larson will be teaching us how to make lip balm using products from the hive. Please join us for a fun, knowledge-filled evening. Don’t forget, we’ll be having a couple of raffles.

January 28, 2021

This is the first meeting of the new year, where we will welcome you all back to the club. It’s time to get bees, clean up your equipment, make new friends, and learn more about your hobby or business. We will be discussing acquiring the right type of bees, deciding where to put them, new classes, and all things NUC.

Please join us by clicking on a tab at the top of the page to join the mailing list, and/or join our club by filling out a membership registration form. A link to our Zoom meeting will be sent to you. Our Zoom meeting room opens at 6:00 pm in order to check your mic and speakers. The meeting starts promptly at 6:30.

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November 21, 2020 Coffee and Bees POSTPONED UNTIL THE NEW YEAR class in Temecula (Click here to register for the hands-on class)

October 22, 2020 Zoom (Click her for Mailing List Link)

September 24, 2020 Zoom (Click her for Mailing List Link)

August 27, 2020 Zoom (Click her for Mailing List Link)

July 23, 2020 (Click her for Mailing List Link)

June 25, 2020 Zoom

May 28, 2020 Boris Zoom

April 23, 2020 Mark Haag Zoom

March 26, 2020 No meeting

February 27, 2020

Apimondia is where the World gets together to discuss all things related to bees and beekeeping that affect all of us beekeepers around the world. Sandy Tabako will be sharing what it was like to attend as well as the education portion of the convention. Her presentation will be filled with knowledge as well as fun. Add this date to your calendar.

Swarms, swarms, swarms!  Yes, it's the season to talk about them, capture them, give them a new home, and learn how to care for them.

Come to this month's meeting where will give you the how to's of swarm catching.

MARCH 22, 2018

What's blooming in your yard?  Avocado and orange trees?  Flowers?  Are your hives prepared for the honey flow?  Have you ever wondered about the beginnings and endings of the Buckfast Bees?  Have you begun pulling honey off your hive?  Too early for your bees?  We all love watching our bees at the entrance of the hive.  Maybe we grab a cup of tea or coffee and sit out there in the morning hoping they will do something exciting and fun, and you will learn just one more thing that they are trying to tell you.  Or, you get up early, drive an hour to your 75-hive apiary, hoping to get inspections in before the sun causes the sweat to begin dripping into your eyes.  Either way, finding time to attend our meeting will always bring laughter, joy, and new friendships. At our March meeting, all these items will be discussed, and many more.  Come join us as spring is quickly upon us.

Propolis? What's that, you ask?  What's all that sticky stuff in the hive? Should I just scrape it out and throw it away?  No!!  You will learn all the benefits of the "bee's penicillin."

It's time to share what you've seen in your hive this past month, and what are you going to do about it.

Knowledgeable beekeepers will answer all your questions.

January 25, 2018

Our speaker will be:  Karine Pouliquen

Karine, Orange County Beekeeper Association member and Orange County Master Gardener, relocated to Southern California from MN a few years ago. Karine has now been keeping bees for well over 10 years and has been teaching the art and science of beekeeping for over 6 years. She acquired her beekeeping skill set and scientific based knowledge at the University of MN where she also worked and volunteered on various research projects with Dr. Marla Spivak.

While Karine has left the university setting, she remains dedicated to honey bee hive management with her focus on education, remaining current with science based honey bee husbandry, research, and IPM pest management. Karine initiated the Beekeeping Program at South Coast Research & Extension Center (SCREC) 2 years ago teaching Master Gardeners and the general public, and developing a teaching apiary where hands-on learning happens.

September 28, 2017

Our Speaker will be: Randy Oliver

Click here for Slideshow of event.

Don't miss out as one of the most knowledgeable beekeepers and scientists visits our club.  Come with questions as well as a good listening ear.  All visiting clubs, free.   

We are also invited to the pizza night with Randy Oliver on Friday night, the 29th.  Saturday, there will be a lecture and field visit with Randy.  This is through the OC Beekeepers.  When I get the sign-up link, I will post it here.  There is a cost to both of these events.

 http://www.beekeepersassociationofsoutherncalifornia.org/events-2/

This is the link to sign up for the Saturday event Click below

http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07eejcjz002b0afc0f&llr=uikx5dkab

August 24, 2017

Speaker - Mark Haag

Mark Haag, Lecturer and Instructor in the Veterinary and Animal Sciences Dept. at the Don B. Huntley College of Agriculture, at Cal Poly Pomona will be our presenter this month.

Bees, bee classes, beekeeping students!  That's what's happening in the new acreage that's been put under his care this year, and hopefully for years to come. We are excited to partner with them as they build this new Apiary from the ground up.  Come and be part of this exciting time when Mark shares with us all that's going into this new project.

Cynthia joined us in July to encourage us to sign up for shifts at the Los Angeles County Fair.  This is our main fundraiser that allows us to pay for special speakers.  You don't need to have much beekeeping experience, as this is a time for you to share with the public, especially the children, and learn a lot while having fun.  Look in your inbox for the link to sign up for your shift at the LA County Fair.