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Here’s a list of the lastest news posts. Check the “In The News” tab for all the details.

  • Xerces Pollinator Conservation Short Course, Society for Invertebrate Pathology Annual Meeting, and the Eastern Apicultural Society Annual Meeting There will be a Xerces Pollinator Conservation Short Course at Penn State on August 14, the Society for Invertebrate Pathology Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, PA on August 11-15, and the Eastern Apicultural Society Annual Meeting in West Chester, PA on August 5-9. For more information on the International Pollinator Conference, please contact the conference organizers,…
  • International Conference on Pollinator Biology, Policy and Health Registration for the 2013 International Conference on Pollinator Biology, Policy and Health is now open! The conference will be held at Penn State from August 14-17, 2013. For more information and to register and submit abstracts, please see: http://agsci.psu.edu/pollinator-conference We have an outstanding group of internationally renowned speakers, with sessions including behavioral ecology, physiology and…
  • Beginning Beekeeping Out yard Demonstration An out yard beekeeping demonstration meeting for new beekeepers is set for Saturday May 4, 2013. The program will be conducted at the Pennsylvania Railroad Supervisors Club about 950 Tevebaugh Hollow Road, Freedom, PA 15042.  The time of the meeting will be 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. More details are located here.
  • Top Bar Hive Class, March 16 and 17 Top Bar Hive Class Interest in Top Bar hives has grown in the last several years and there are a few folks out there who keep them in the Pittsburgh area. It’s not a common beekeeping practice, but Burgh Bees has joined with Gold Star Honeybees of Maine to put on this one time event…
  • Beekeeping 102 on March 9th, 2013 This classroom-based course offers new beekeepers detailed information on what to expect the second year of beekeeping. The course will include: an overview of seasonal management issues, with strong focus on swarm management. The goal is for students to learn how to maximize hive health and productivity. Much more information can be found here: Course…
  • Burghs Bees in Bee Culture Magazine Click here to read the full article from Bee Culture on our community apiary written by our very own Stephen Repasky.