Upcoming Events
Tuesday, May 27th – May General Meeting – Dr. David Tarpy – Diagnosing queen problems: is it the queen, the colony, both, or neither?!
Practical advice—based on empirical research—looking at different symptoms and attributing whether or not the problem is the queen’s fault. A lesson in showing how we blame the queen way more often than it’s actually her fault.
This event is free & open to the public. Please register at the link above.
7 Session Class Begins Wednesday, June 11th – Queen Rearing Class – Cycle 2 –
The club has had a queen rearing yard established since 2020 at Randall’s Farm Preserve, an Aspetuck Land Trust property, located in Easton, about 5 minutes away from the BYBA Bee Yard at Silverman’s Farm.
24-32 mating units are established to accept queen cells on a 3-week basis.
For those who want hands-on, in-depth experience for the whole cycle of queen rearing, the club is offering two 3-week classes for a cost of $60 each session. This will take you from a novice beekeeper to someone who has a full grounding in honey bee development and queen rearing.
PLEASE NOTE:
This class is open to everyone! New beekeepers as well as those who have taken this course previously are welcome to register.
Included in the cost of the cycle is taking home a queen that you raised. You’ll gain a comprehensive knowledge of what’s involved in rearing queens and gain an appreciation of the labor involved to produce high-quality queens. All in-person workshops will be limited to 10. Sign-up is on a first-come basis!
Tuesday, June 17th – 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
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Please note: This a member’s only event. If your membership is not current, please renew your membership here or you can sign up for a new membership. Thanks! We look forward to seeing you!
Tuesday, June 24th – Annual June Dinner & Silent Auction Celebrating the 32nd Anniversary of BYBA! – registration coming soon. Please save the date and be on the lookout for items you may want to donate to the auction.
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.
Dr. David Tarpy
Diagnosing queen problems: is it the queen, the colony, both, or neither?!
Practical advice—based on empirical research—looking at different symptoms and attributing whether or not the problem is the queen’s fault. A lesson in showing how we blame the queen way more often than it’s actually her fault.
This meeting is in person and our speaker will be joining us virtually. However, 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.
David Tarpy is a Professor of Applied Ecology and the NC Extension Specialist in honey bees. Among other extension initiatives, his program runs the Queen & Disease Clinic and the Beekeeper Education & Engagement System (or BEES). His research interests focus on the biology and behavior of honey bee queens in order to better improve the overall health of queens and their colonies. His lab focuses on the reproductive potential of commercially produced queens, testing their genetic diversity and mating success in an effort to improve queen quality. He has served on the boards of the NC State Beekeepers, the Eastern Apiculture Society, the Bee Informed Partnership, and the editorial boards of the top two scientific journals on apiculture. He is a highly sought-after speaker for clubs around the country and is in high demand to talk about the research coming out of his lab.
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.
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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