Upcoming Events
Saturday, October 19th – October Wannabees Meeting –Calling families with kids of all ages! We hope that you’ll join us at the BYBA Bee Yard for our Wannabees Kid’s Club Meeting. Kids will learn about pollinators while getting hands-on experience with the Wannabees bee hives. We’ll do inspections to check on how the bees are doing and get them set up to have a successful winter. If you’ve never attended a Wannabees Meeting and would like more information, please email us at wannabees@backyardbeekeepers.com
Tuesday, October 21st – New Bee Fundamentals/Special Topics –Please join us on the third Tuesday for a timely discussion and answers to your questions! Beginning and veteran beekeepers are encouraged to attend, learn, and share your wisdom. This is a monthly Q & A session held virtually. Join us to ask your questions or just listen & learn! All experience levels welcome to join us for both sessions.
New Bee Fundamentals – 6:30 – 7:30 PM
Special Topics – 7:30 – 8:30 PM
Sunday, October 26th – Microscopy Workshop – Join us to learn about bees in a way most beekeepers rarely see! This introductory microscopy class will allow you:
- to learn how to properly set up and use a microscope
- to see bee anatomy up close
- a chance to dissect bees to see inner organs
- look at a queen’s spermatheca and see how well she was mated
- test for the presence of nosema in the colony
- look at the different structures of pollen
Please feel free to bring your own bees (in alcohol from one or more hives – max 3) or other things you may want to examine under the microscope (varroa mites, pollen, flowers, etc.)
Please note that registration is limited to 15 individuals. Please only register if you plan to attend to allow space for everyone to participate. Thank you!
Tuesday, October 28th – October Annual Meeting – Please help us welcome Dr. Robyn Underwood from Penn State Extension who will be teaching us all about honey the bees make from honeydew created by our newest invasive pest, the spotted lanternfly. Please note this is our Annual Meeting. A brief election of board members for the 2026 year will precede our speaker. More details will be in the October Bee-Mail Newsletter.
Thursday, October 30th – Bees & Brews –Join us for a fun evening together with other beekeepers! We’ll get together for a fun social evening with some time to just relax and talk bees.
We’ll be meeting at the Two Roads Food Hall + Bar. You can view their menu here.
Want to join the fun but beer is not your thing? That’s ok. They also offer non-alcoholic beverages.
We hope you can join us! Please do RSVP as we need to give the facility a rough head count. Wish there was a Bees & Brews event near you? We’d love your suggestions for a great future Bees & Brews location!
During this presentation I will present the history of spotted lanternflies in the US, the story of my involvement in studying their interactions with honey bees and I will present data about the medicinal properties of the honey that is made from SLF honeydew.
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Dr. Robyn Underwood is the Apiculture Extension Educator for PA and is based in the Lehigh County Extension Office. She has been learning about bees since her days as an undergraduate at the University of Delaware more than 25 years ago. For her PhD, she studied the use of formic acid for controlling varroa mites in colonies that were kept indoors for the winter in Manitoba, Canada. Since returning to PA in 2005, she has kept bees in various parts of the state and has been conducting research on the impacts of a beekeeper’s management system on honey bee colony health, differences between queen lines, impacts of various feeds on overwintering survival, the effects of humidity on formic acid fumigation, and more. Robyn is passionate about beekeeping and considers herself to be a lifelong learner, constantly seeking knowledge about the colony’s inner workings.
This meeting is in person and our speaker will be joining us IN-PERSON. There is not an option for participants to join virtually. Please join us at 7 PM to allow time to socialize and chat with other members of the club. Our live speaker presentation will begin at 7:30 PM.
The location is Norfield Congregational Church located at 64 Norfield Rd in Weston, CT. Even though the event is free and open to the public, please register at https://backyardbeekeepers.com.
If you are unable to join us, club members will be able to view this and past monthly meeting recordings in the Members Only portion of the website under BYBA Presentations.
Welcome to the Back Yard Beekeepers Association. With over 400 members, our association has grown to become one of the Nation’s largest regional clubs for beekeeping hobbyists. Some of our members are just getting started as beekeepers, and some have enjoyed this hobby for years. All share an interest in the wonderful and remarkable world of the honey bee.
The BYBA is a 501(c)3 non-profit, charitable organization.
Our general membership meetings are held on the last Tuesday of most months at 7:30 PM at the Norfield Church in Weston, CT.
Please see our Calendar of Events for details.
64 Norfield Rd
Weston, CT 06883
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