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An Organization for Keepers of Honeybees in New York's Capital Region


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BEEKEEPERS WELCOME!

CAB meetings include demonstrations, guest speakers, field visits and member Q&A discussions. Topics are seasonally-appropriate and suitable for experienced beekeepers, "newbees" or anyone interested in becoming a beekeeper or protecting pollinators. 

Click on meeting dates below for details of location and/or virtual meeting.

    • Wednesday, May 08, 2024
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Online & In-person: First United Methodist Church, 1 Gilligan Rd., East Greenbush, NY, 12061.

    Speaker: Steve Hipwell Topic: DIY Hive Components


    Founding CAB member and past president Steve Hipwell will share his knowledge on making your own hive components and best practices on assembling and using purchased equipment.

    ZOOM LINK: 
    Meeting ID: Will be emailed to CAB members and posted here just prior to the meeting.
    Passcode: 

    CAB's monthly meetings are held in person at 7:00 pm on the second Wednesday of every month (except December). Most meetings are available via Zoom. 


    CAB meetings are open to the public. We hope you will become a Member of CAB to stay up-to-date and to support our program of public outreach and education. We look forward to meeting you! 

    • Friday, June 07, 2024
    • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    • Zoom

    Apiary Inspectors of America Lunch and Learn Series via Zoom

    The events are free and open to the public, but pre-registration is required: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_51-whj3SSnmB7g3qHFT1yA#/registration

    To join via Zoom:  https://us06web.zoom.us/s/82061228971?pwd=Y3A4MUJtakVtSFNqRTQxY3JSNmhuQT09
    Passcode: 197185

    Description: Join the Apiary Inspectors from the New England, New York and New Brunswick Canada region to “Lunch and Learn” virtually via Zoom Webinars on Fridays from 12pm-1:30pm. Attendees will get the opportunity to meet the dynamic group of Apiary Inspectors who support apiculture in our region as well as ask questions related to honey beekeeping and get advice from the experts in the field. These events are designed to support the beekeeper journey of ensuring the health, seasonal management and treatment of honey bee colonies. Bee sure to come prepared with questions to ask the inspectors!

    To learn more about the apiary inspection visit: Apiary Inspectors of America (AIA).

    (CAB courtesy listing)

    • Wednesday, June 12, 2024
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Online & In-person: First United Methodist Church, 1 Gilligan Rd., East Greenbush, NY, 12061.

    Speaker

    Topic

    ZOOM LINK: 
    Meeting ID: 
    Passcode: 

    CAB's monthly meetings are held in person at 7:00 pm on the second Wednesday of every month (except December). Most meetings are available via Zoom. 


    CAB meetings are open to the public. We hope you will become a Member of CAB to stay up-to-date and to support our program of public outreach and education. We look forward to meeting you! 

    • Wednesday, July 10, 2024
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Online & In-person: First United Methodist Church, 1 Gilligan Rd., East Greenbush, NY, 12061.

    Speaker

    Topic

    ZOOM LINK: 
    Meeting ID: 
    Passcode: 

    CAB's monthly meetings are held in person at 7:00 pm on the second Wednesday of every month (except December). Most meetings are available via Zoom. 


    CAB meetings are open to the public. We hope you will become a Member of CAB to stay up-to-date and to support our program of public outreach and education. We look forward to meeting you! 

    • Friday, August 02, 2024
    • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    • Zoom

    Apiary Inspectors of America Lunch and Learn Series via Zoom

    The events are free and open to the public, but pre-registration is required: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_51-whj3SSnmB7g3qHFT1yA#/registration

    To join via Zoom:  https://us06web.zoom.us/s/82061228971?pwd=Y3A4MUJtakVtSFNqRTQxY3JSNmhuQT09
    Passcode: 197185

    Description: Join the Apiary Inspectors from the New England, New York and New Brunswick Canada region to “Lunch and Learn” virtually via Zoom Webinars on Fridays from 12pm-1:30pm. Attendees will get the opportunity to meet the dynamic group of Apiary Inspectors who support apiculture in our region as well as ask questions related to honey beekeeping and get advice from the experts in the field. These events are designed to support the beekeeper journey of ensuring the health, seasonal management and treatment of honey bee colonies. Bee sure to come prepared with questions to ask the inspectors!

    To learn more about the apiary inspection visit: Apiary Inspectors of America (AIA).

    (CAB courtesy listing)

    • Wednesday, August 14, 2024
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Online & In-person: First United Methodist Church, 1 Gilligan Rd., East Greenbush, NY, 12061.

    Speaker

    Topic

    ZOOM LINK: 
    Meeting ID: 
    Passcode: 

    CAB's monthly meetings are held in person at 7:00 pm on the second Wednesday of every month (except December). Most meetings are available via Zoom. 


    CAB meetings are open to the public. We hope you will become a Member of CAB to stay up-to-date and to support our program of public outreach and education. We look forward to meeting you! 

    • Wednesday, September 11, 2024
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Online & In-person: First United Methodist Church, 1 Gilligan Rd., East Greenbush, NY, 12061.

    Speaker

    Topic

    Nominating Committee for 2025 Officers is convened.

    ZOOM LINK: 
    Meeting ID: 
    Passcode: 

    CAB's monthly meetings are held in person at 7:00 pm on the second Wednesday of every month (except December). Most meetings are available via Zoom. 


    CAB meetings are open to the public. We hope you will become a Member of CAB to stay up-to-date and to support our program of public outreach and education. We look forward to meeting you! 

    • Friday, October 04, 2024
    • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    • Zoom

    Apiary Inspectors of America Lunch and Learn Series via Zoom

    The events are free and open to the public, but pre-registration is required: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_51-whj3SSnmB7g3qHFT1yA#/registration

    To join via Zoom:  https://us06web.zoom.us/s/82061228971?pwd=Y3A4MUJtakVtSFNqRTQxY3JSNmhuQT09
    Passcode: 197185

    Description: Join the Apiary Inspectors from the New England, New York and New Brunswick Canada region to “Lunch and Learn” virtually via Zoom Webinars on Fridays from 12pm-1:30pm. Attendees will get the opportunity to meet the dynamic group of Apiary Inspectors who support apiculture in our region as well as ask questions related to honey beekeeping and get advice from the experts in the field. These events are designed to support the beekeeper journey of ensuring the health, seasonal management and treatment of honey bee colonies. Bee sure to come prepared with questions to ask the inspectors!

    To learn more about the apiary inspection visit: Apiary Inspectors of America (AIA).

    (CAB courtesy listing)

    • Wednesday, October 09, 2024
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Online & In-person: First United Methodist Church, 1 Gilligan Rd., East Greenbush, NY, 12061.

    Speaker

    Topic

    Nominations for 2025 Officer Candidates

    ZOOM LINK: 
    Meeting ID: 
    Passcode: 

    CAB's monthly meetings are held in person at 7:00 pm on the second Wednesday of every month (except December). Most meetings are available via Zoom. 


    CAB meetings are open to the public. We hope you will become a Member of CAB to stay up-to-date and to support our program of public outreach and education. We look forward to meeting you! 

    • Wednesday, November 13, 2024
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Online & In-person: First United Methodist Church, 1 Gilligan Rd., East Greenbush, NY, 12061.

    Speaker

    Topic

    CAB Election of 2025 Officers

    ZOOM LINK: 
    Meeting ID: 
    Passcode: 

    CAB's monthly meetings are held in person at 7:00 pm on the second Wednesday of every month (except December). Most meetings are available via Zoom. 


    CAB meetings are open to the public. We hope you will become a Member of CAB to stay up-to-date and to support our program of public outreach and education. We look forward to meeting you! 

Tuesday, April 16, 2024 Resilience of Pests and diseases in Honey Bee Hives (NY Bee Wellness webinar)
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 CAB Monthly Meeting: Bait Hives for Honey Bees
Saturday, March 23, 2024 Southern Adirondack Beekeepers Association (SABA) Spring Seminar
Wednesday, March 13, 2024 CAB Monthly Meeting: Spring Q&A Open Forum
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 Honey Bee Nutrition (NY Bee Wellness webinar)
Wednesday, February 14, 2024 CAB Monthly Meeting: Open House, Public Welcome
Tuesday, February 13, 2024 The Making of a Queen (NY Bee Wellness webinar)
Wednesday, January 10, 2024 CAB Monthly Meeting: Get Busy with Beeswax!
Wednesday, November 08, 2023 Meeting: Master Beekeepers present "Bees in Folklore" and "Bee Sting Allergies"
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 NY Bee Wellness Webinar: Randy Oliver--Recent Research
Wednesday, October 11, 2023 CAB monthly meeting and speaker: Ray Mazzola of The Bull & Bee Meadery
Friday, October 06, 2023 Lunch & Learn Honeybee Update (Apiary Inspectors of America)
Thursday, September 21, 2023 Beekeeping for Beginners: Protecting Honey and Mason Bees
Tuesday, September 19, 2023 The Yellow-legged Hornet in the USA: What does this mean for beekeepers?
Wednesday, September 13, 2023 CAB monthly meeting: Preparing for Fall and Winter Tasks
Wednesday, August 09, 2023 CAB Summer Picnic
Friday, August 04, 2023 Lunch & Learn Honeybee Update (Apiary Inspectors of America)
Monday, July 31, 2023 Eastern Apicultural Society 2023 Conference
Wednesday, July 12, 2023 CAB monthly meeting: Celebrate honeybees & beekeeping with Sam Comfort!
Saturday, June 24, 2023 Betterbee Annual Field Day
Wednesday, June 14, 2023 CAB monthly meeting: Open Hive Dive, with Paul McPhail
Friday, June 02, 2023 Lunch & Learn Honeybee Update (Apiary Inspectors of America)
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 CAB monthly meeting: NYS Apiary Inspector; and, Plants for pollinators
Wednesday, April 12, 2023 CAB monthly meeting: Installing honeybees in hives
Friday, April 07, 2023 Lunch & Learn Honeybee Update (Apiary Inspectors of America)
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 Neonicotinoids; and, Glyphosate
Tuesday, March 21, 2023 Spotted Lanternfly; and, Northern Giant Hornet
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 Massachusetts Bee Aware Annual Honey Bee Health Survey; and, USDA-APHIS Annual Honey Bee Health Survey
Wednesday, March 08, 2023 CAB Annual Meeting: Get ready for spring, with speaker Andrew Munkres
Tuesday, March 07, 2023 Massachusetts Beekeeping Laws and New Regulation; and, Spring Into Beekeeping
Wednesday, February 08, 2023 CAB Open House at East Greenbush Library
Wednesday, January 11, 2023 CAB monthly meeting: Soapmaking with Beeswax--Demonstration
Wednesday, November 09, 2022 CAB November Meeting: “Time-Released Oxalic Acid Treatment for Varroa Mites”
Wednesday, October 26, 2022 SW Ohio Beekeepers: "Impact of viruses on honeybees"
Tuesday, October 25, 2022 Webinar: Randy Oliver’s Latest Work, hosted by NY Bee Wellness
Friday, October 07, 2022 "Lunch & Learn" with New England & NYS Apiary Inspectors
Tuesday, September 20, 2022 Winter Bee Biology: Why Winter Bees are Key to Colony Health and Survival
Wednesday, September 14, 2022 CAB Meeting at S&S Farm Brewery!
Friday, August 12, 2022 "Lunch & Learn" with New England & NYS Apiary Inspectors
Wednesday, August 10, 2022 CAB Monthly Meeting: Topic to be announced
Wednesday, July 13, 2022 CAB Monthly Meeting: On-site at the Apiary of Story Woods Farm
Wednesday, June 08, 2022 CAB Monthly Meeting: Splits to Increase Your Apiary and more
Friday, June 03, 2022 "Lunch & Learn" with New England & NYS Apiary Inspectors
Wednesday, May 11, 2022 CAB Monthly Meeting: Keeping Up with Hive Activities; and; RAFFLE for a swarm trap!
Tuesday, April 19, 2022 Online Queen School: Rearing Queens
Wednesday, April 13, 2022 CAB April Meeting: “Introduction to Swarm Trapping”
Friday, April 08, 2022 "Lunch & Learn" with New England & NYS Apiary Inspectors
Wednesday, March 09, 2022 CAB March Meeting: Catching Feral Bees & Swarms
Monday, March 07, 2022 Southern Adirondack Beekeepers Association: Online intermediate beekeeping class (courtesy post)
Thursday, February 24, 2022 Beekeeping Classes: Successfully Keeping Honeybees (courtesy post)
Wednesday, February 09, 2022 CAB Meeting: All About Beeswax
Wednesday, January 26, 2022 Columbia County Beekeepers presentation & meeting (courtesy post)
Monday, January 24, 2022 Southern Adirondack Beekeepers Association: Online beekeeping classes (courtesy post)
Wednesday, January 12, 2022 CAB Monthly Meeting--"Built By Beekeepers: The Phillips Beekeeping Collection at Cornell University’s Albert R. Mann Library"
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 CAB Monthly Meeting: Guest Speaker Dean Haskin
Wednesday, October 13, 2021 CAB Monthly Meeting: Intro to Native Bees
Friday, October 01, 2021 Lunch & Learn with New England Apiary Inspectors
Tuesday, September 21, 2021 NY Bee Wellness webinar: Honey Bee Disease Diagnostics and Research Conducted at the USDA Bee Lab
Wednesday, September 08, 2021 CAB Monthly Meeting (click for Zoom details): Featured speaker Joan Mahoney, NYS Apiculturalist
Wednesday, August 11, 2021 CAB Monthly Meeting (in person): Featuring Jorik Phillips from Hudson Valley Bee Supply, at S&S Farm Brewery!
Friday, August 06, 2021 Lunch & Learn with New England Apiary Inspectors
Wednesday, July 14, 2021 CAB Monthly Meeting (in person): Schodack Island State Park!
Wednesday, June 09, 2021 CAB Monthly Meeting (via Zoom): How to split a hive!
Friday, June 04, 2021 Lunch & Learn with New England Apiary Inspectors
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 CAB May 12th, In-Person Meeting: How to Inspect a Honeybee Hive
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 CAB April 14 Meeting (click->Zoom): "Plants for Pollinators" presentation. Member Q&A: "Getting started with honeybees"
Friday, April 02, 2021 Lunch & Learn with New England Apiary Inspectors
Wednesday, March 10, 2021 CAB Annual General Meeting (open to public): Nucs, hives & pollen patties!
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 CAB Monthly Meeting (open to public)
Saturday, February 06, 2021 Empire State Honey Producers Conference (open to public)
Tuesday, January 19, 2021 NY Bee Wellness Webinar (open to public)
Wednesday, January 13, 2021 CAB Meeting
Wednesday, November 11, 2020 CAB November Meeting
Wednesday, October 14, 2020 CAB October Meeting

Wondering what to do each month to keep your bees healthy?

Download "Calendar for Beekeeping in the Northeast," from Pollinator Network @Cornell.

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