Keeping bees buzzing since 1949.
If you see a swarm and want a beekeeper to come remove them, please visit our Report A Honeybee Swarm page for more info on identifying and reporting swarms.
If you’d like to be notified to help capture swarms, visit our swarm catcher page and fill out the form to be added to the list!
Explore top-bar hive and long hive beekeeping with internationally known top-bar beekeeper and author Wyatt A. Mangum (Ph.D)
Wyatt is an internationally-known, top-bar hive beekeeper. A monthly columnist for the American Bee Journal on Honey Bee Biology and author of a book on Top Bar Hive Beekeeping’ , Dr. Mangum has worked with beekeeping systems in India, Bangladesh, Bolivia, South Africa, Thailand, and Brazil.
Swarm season will be here before you know it. If you’d like to catch a swarm or two you will need to fill out the swarm catcher sign-up form on the website. You will need to do this even if you signed up last year. You must be current on your RBA dues to be added to the list. Swarms are given out in the order I receive the forms. Sign up early to be at the top of the list.
Our club has 2 extractors that club members can borrow for harvesting honey! Please visit the Extractor Rental page for more info and to send us a request! Link here and in the menu at the top of the page!