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Tag: beekeeping
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Eve Bratman – Guild Monthly Meeting – Third Thursday
Pennsylvania beekeepers have long been on the front lines of confronting the spotted lanternfly outbreak. But are spotted lanternflies as disgusting, nasty, and pestilent as they were first made out
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Apian – Guild Monthly Meeting – Third Thursday
This month, the Philly Beekeepers meeting features Aladin Boroli presenting the Apian project, focusing on the relationship between humans and bees through diverse ethnographies. Our Beek panel will discuss spring feeding techniques. A door prize of bee packages from BeesNTrees is available to in person attendees.
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Mirza Tihic – Guild Monthly Meeting – Third Thursday
This month’s Door Prize for in person attendees will be a 3 lb package from Mark Antunes of Honey Hill Farm!!!! Mirza Tihic is a beekeeper and faculty member at
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Wax Dipping your Equipment
BeeWorks is hosting a wax dipping event on March 22, allowing Guild members to enhance their wooden equipment’s durability and appearance. Members can bring new equipment directly to BeeWorks or drop it off at the Equipment Workshop on March 15 for dipping. Finished items will be available on March 29.
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Do you have boxes to build?
The 4H club of Montgomery County is promoting a bee box assembly event on February 22. They’ve got a bunch of kids ready to hammer and glue but not many boxes yet. So, they are offering free assembly of bee boxes and frames. Fill out the form to express interest and you will be contacted…
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Chester County Beekeepers Annual Beekeeping Conference
The CCBA Annual Beekeeping Conference is scheduled for March 28, 2026, at Penn State Great Valley Conference Center. The event features a main morning session, three concurrent afternoon sessions, and a vendor area with various beekeeping supplies, apparel, books, and gifts available for attendees.
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Guild Monthly Meeting – Third Thursday
Guild monthly meetings take place on the third Thursday of the month. We meet at 7pm at St. James School. 🐝
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Intro to Urban Beekeeping – Spring
Interested in becoming a beekeeper or just want to learn the fundamentals of beekeeping? Join us in 2026 for our 3-class session where attendees will learn from a group of
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Learn about the PA bee law from the experts at Penn State
VIRTUAL LIVE WEBINAR The Pennsylvania Bee Law June 3, 2025 Explore Pennsylvania’s bee law—past, present, and future—and discover how upcoming changes may impact beekeeping across the Commonwealth. Learn about the
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Pennsylvania Beekeepers Arise and Unite!
The 2023-2024 US Beekeeping Survey is Live! Go to: https://aub.ie/colonysurvey Apparently a courageous three dozen or so beekeepers from PA have stepped up to their duty to provide DATA. We must