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Guest Speaker Series

Guest speakers are invited from across a wide variety of backgrounds and experience to provide members with an enhancement of practical beekeeping knowledge as well as an introduction to new topics and subjects pertaining to bees and the environment.

Enhance your beekeeping skills and expand your knowledge about beekeeping!

Register to Attend Upcoming Events

All events in this series are free to CBA Members. To apply your discount, please sign in during registration using your CBA Membership credentials.

  • Honey Bee Health Care Through Social Immunity, with Dr. Marla Spivak
    Honey Bee Health Care Through Social Immunity, with Dr. Marla Spivak
    Honey Bee Health Care Through Social Immunity, with Dr. Marla Spivak
    Thu, Dec 07
    via ZOOM
    Dec 07, 2023, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EST
    via ZOOM
    Dec 07, 2023, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EST
    via ZOOM
    Dr. Spivak will discuss honey bee social immunity and hygienic behavior. She will share research regarding the collection and formation of resins into a propolis envelope within the hive that acts as an important antimicrobial layer and the benefits for bee colonies.
  • All About Queens with Dr. David Peck
    All About Queens with Dr. David Peck
    All About Queens with Dr. David Peck
    Thu, Feb 15
    via ZOOM
    Feb 15, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EST
    via ZOOM
    Feb 15, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EST
    via ZOOM
    Dr. Peck discusses the biology of queens and explores the management of queens within a colony. How do the bees in a colony judge their queen? How should you? Can a good queen help you keep your colony free from disease? Can good disease management still sometimes render a colony queenless?
  • Pollen Powers Colonies with Dr. Heather Mattila
    Pollen Powers Colonies with Dr. Heather Mattila
    Pollen Powers Colonies with Dr. Heather Mattila
    Thu, Mar 07
    via ZOOM
    Mar 07, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EST
    via ZOOM
    Mar 07, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EST
    via ZOOM
    Pollen provides honey bees with essential nutrients that support colony productivity. Dr. Mattila will discuss research that demonstrates the effects of pollen stress on the behavior of nursing and foraging bees, and the potential benefits of seasonal supplements to improve colony performance...
  • The Mind of a Bee with Dr. Lars Chittka
    The Mind of a Bee with Dr. Lars Chittka
    The Mind of a Bee with Dr. Lars Chittka
    Thu, May 16
    via ZOOM
    May 16, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
    via ZOOM
    May 16, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
    via ZOOM
    Most of us are aware of the hive mind—the power of bees as an amazing collective. But do we know how uniquely intelligent bees are as individuals? Dr. Chittka draws from decades of research, including his own pioneering work, to argue that bees have remarkable cognitive abilities...
  • Mysteries and Management of Laying Workers with Dr. Jon Zawislak
    Mysteries and Management of Laying Workers with Dr. Jon Zawislak
    Mysteries and Management of Laying Workers with Dr. Jon Zawislak
    Thu, Jun 06
    via ZOOM
    Jun 06, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
    via ZOOM
    Jun 06, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
    via ZOOM
    Dr Zawislak discusses what happens when the order of a bee colony breaks down. What compels workers to begin laying eggs? What happens when they do? What can a beekeeper do to correct things in the hive?
  • Beekeeping for the Future with Dr. Erica Shelley
    Beekeeping for the Future with Dr. Erica Shelley
    Beekeeping for the Future with Dr. Erica Shelley
    Thu, Oct 24
    via ZOOM
    Oct 24, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
    via ZOOM
    Oct 24, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
    via ZOOM
    Dr. Erica Shelley, CEO of Best for Bees and the innovator behind ProtectaBEE, presents a visionary talk on the future of beekeeping, as we face a critical bee crisis, our food security and environmental future hang in the balance.

Watch Video Playback of Past Events

Many of our Guest Speaker events are available for video playback to CBA Members.