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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.

  • Nutritional Ecology of Honey Bees in a Changing Landscape with Dr. Juliana Rangel
    Nutritional Ecology of Honey Bees in a Changing Landscape with Dr. Juliana Rangel
    Nutritional Ecology of Honey Bees in a Changing Landscape with Dr. Juliana Rangel
    Thu, Sep 26
    via ZOOM
    Sep 26, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
    via ZOOM
    Sep 26, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
    via ZOOM
    Dr. Rangel speaks about her work in the lab and in the field covering the building blocks of honey bee nutrition and the role of diet in defense of pathogens.
  • 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.
  • The Forgotten Sex: The Importance of Drones for Colony Health with Dr. Garett Slater
    The Forgotten Sex: The Importance of Drones for Colony Health with Dr. Garett Slater
    The Forgotten Sex: The Importance of Drones for Colony Health with Dr. Garett Slater
    Thu, Nov 21
    via ZOOM
    Nov 21, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EST
    via ZOOM
    Nov 21, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EST
    via ZOOM
    Dr. Slater highlights why drones deserve more recognition and understanding, offering a deeper appreciation of their essential functions within the hive.
  • Five Wondrous Behaviors of Honey Bees with Dr. Thomas Seeley
    Five Wondrous Behaviors of Honey Bees with Dr. Thomas Seeley
    Five Wondrous Behaviors of Honey Bees with Dr. Thomas Seeley
    Thu, Dec 05
    via ZOOM
    Dec 05, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EST
    via ZOOM
    Dec 05, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EST
    via ZOOM
    Dr. Seeley discusses how worker bees provide directions, rouse other bees to action, call for help, groom each other, and prevent asphyxiation within the hive...
  • The Challenges of Honey Bee Breeding with Dr. Susan Cobey
    The Challenges of Honey Bee Breeding with Dr. Susan Cobey
    The Challenges of Honey Bee Breeding with Dr. Susan Cobey
    Thu, Feb 20
    via ZOOM
    Feb 20, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EST
    via ZOOM
    Feb 20, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EST
    via ZOOM
    Dr. Cobey is a world-renowned expert on honey bee queen insemination, and shares her years of experience teaching and practicing this important technical skill, vital to modern bee breeding.
  • The Impact of Viruses on Honey Bee Health at the Colony, Individual Bee, and Cellular Levels with Dr. Michelle Flenniken
    The Impact of Viruses on Honey Bee Health at the Colony, Individual Bee, and Cellular Levels with Dr. Michelle Flenniken
    The Impact of Viruses on Honey Bee Health at the Colony, Individual Bee, and Cellular Levels with Dr. Michelle Flenniken
    Wed, Mar 26
    via ZOOM
    Mar 26, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
    via ZOOM
    Mar 26, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
    via ZOOM
    Dr. Flenniken discusses the most common honey bee infecting viruses and the relationship between Varroa destructor mites and viruses.

Watch Video Playback of Past Events

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