MEETINGS and Events
Monthly Meetings:
UC Cooperative Extension, Sacramento County
4145 Branch Center Road, Sacramento, CA 95827
(on Kiefer Blvd just west of Bradshaw Road)
Meetings:
Tuesday, January 7 *NOTE DATE CHANGE*
7 pm - 9 pm
2020 SABA Plans
Come learn about and give your input for 2020 SABA goals. Get involved in SABA Leadership and Volunteer Opportunities. New member meet and greet with fun get to know each other activity.
Tuesday, February 18
7 pm - 9 pm
Swarm Education and SABA Swarm List 2020
Learn about how to rescue swarms safely, answer frequently asked questions of callers to the SABA Swarm List and overview of 2020 SABA Swarm List qualifications and procedures. Highly recommended if members plan to add their names to the 2020 SABA Swarm List.
Tuesday, March 17
7 pm - 9 pm
Guest Speaker: Amanda Shaw, host of Beekeeper Confidential podcast, Founder of Waggle Works and President of Portland Urban Beekeepers
Tuesday, April 21
7 pm - 9 pm
Guest Speaker: Matt Hoepfinger, Bee Informed Partnership, Tech Transfer Team. Topic: Bee Informed Partnership's Sentinel Apiary Program, health of honey bees and the work of BIP. The goal of the Sentinel Apiary Program is to become an early warning system to alert beekeepers of potential problems due to increases in Varroa/Nosema or changes in hive weight with the addition of a hive scale. This is a Citizen Science project to better colony health and cooperative colony management.
Tuesday, May 19
7 pm - 9 pm
Guest Speaker: Michael Joshin Thiele, Biodynamic and Arboreal Apiculture
Michael Joshin Thiele has led the creation of honeybee sanctuaries and refuges for over twenty years. He founded Apis Arborea and offers workshops and trainings in apiculture practice in the U.S. and internationally. Michael’s pioneering approach to apiculture as a platform for global renewal has appeared in national and international magazines, books and films. He has presented his work at Harvard University, consulted for the USDA and developed the organization Gaia Bees to advance biodynamic practices in apiculture.
Tuesday, June 16
7pm - 9 pm
Guest Speaker: Tom Dadant
Tom Dadant with Host Defense Mushrooms/Fungi Perfecti will discuss their Give Bees a Chance program and current research of mushroom mycelium extract as a nutritive food easily available to bees to sustain their natural health. The BeeMushroomed Feeder designed by Paul Stamets and Paul Taylor which is a delivery system for mushroom mycelium extract will also be discussed. Tom Dadant is a National Science Educator and Herbal Storyteller with Fungi Perfecti and has a long history with bees and beekeeper as a descendant of Charles Dadant (Dadant and Sons).
Tuesday, July 21
7 pm - 9 pm
What's the Buzz? SABA member and guest discussion forum. Group discussions on timely topics related to beekeeping. Questions, common issues, best practices, beekeeper fails and advice swap. Come share what's happening in your hive and get feedback from fellow SABA members.
Check back soon for other meeting topics and guest speakers. SABA meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month with November and December dates varying.
Events:
Check back soon for SABA events. Events are also listed in the monthly member newsletter The Bee Line.
Volunteer Needs:
See SABA monthly newsletter for up-to-date volunteer and outreach opportunities.
- For members and guests
- 7:00pm third Tuesday of each month, December may vary
- Members and guests are invited to join us at 6:30 pm before each SABA monthly meeting to Ask a Beekeeper questions, match with a Bee Buddy and learn best practices and suggested solutions from SABA members.
UC Cooperative Extension, Sacramento County
4145 Branch Center Road, Sacramento, CA 95827
(on Kiefer Blvd just west of Bradshaw Road)
Meetings:
Tuesday, January 7 *NOTE DATE CHANGE*
7 pm - 9 pm
2020 SABA Plans
Come learn about and give your input for 2020 SABA goals. Get involved in SABA Leadership and Volunteer Opportunities. New member meet and greet with fun get to know each other activity.
Tuesday, February 18
7 pm - 9 pm
Swarm Education and SABA Swarm List 2020
Learn about how to rescue swarms safely, answer frequently asked questions of callers to the SABA Swarm List and overview of 2020 SABA Swarm List qualifications and procedures. Highly recommended if members plan to add their names to the 2020 SABA Swarm List.
Tuesday, March 17
7 pm - 9 pm
Guest Speaker: Amanda Shaw, host of Beekeeper Confidential podcast, Founder of Waggle Works and President of Portland Urban Beekeepers
Tuesday, April 21
7 pm - 9 pm
Guest Speaker: Matt Hoepfinger, Bee Informed Partnership, Tech Transfer Team. Topic: Bee Informed Partnership's Sentinel Apiary Program, health of honey bees and the work of BIP. The goal of the Sentinel Apiary Program is to become an early warning system to alert beekeepers of potential problems due to increases in Varroa/Nosema or changes in hive weight with the addition of a hive scale. This is a Citizen Science project to better colony health and cooperative colony management.
Tuesday, May 19
7 pm - 9 pm
Guest Speaker: Michael Joshin Thiele, Biodynamic and Arboreal Apiculture
Michael Joshin Thiele has led the creation of honeybee sanctuaries and refuges for over twenty years. He founded Apis Arborea and offers workshops and trainings in apiculture practice in the U.S. and internationally. Michael’s pioneering approach to apiculture as a platform for global renewal has appeared in national and international magazines, books and films. He has presented his work at Harvard University, consulted for the USDA and developed the organization Gaia Bees to advance biodynamic practices in apiculture.
Tuesday, June 16
7pm - 9 pm
Guest Speaker: Tom Dadant
Tom Dadant with Host Defense Mushrooms/Fungi Perfecti will discuss their Give Bees a Chance program and current research of mushroom mycelium extract as a nutritive food easily available to bees to sustain their natural health. The BeeMushroomed Feeder designed by Paul Stamets and Paul Taylor which is a delivery system for mushroom mycelium extract will also be discussed. Tom Dadant is a National Science Educator and Herbal Storyteller with Fungi Perfecti and has a long history with bees and beekeeper as a descendant of Charles Dadant (Dadant and Sons).
Tuesday, July 21
7 pm - 9 pm
What's the Buzz? SABA member and guest discussion forum. Group discussions on timely topics related to beekeeping. Questions, common issues, best practices, beekeeper fails and advice swap. Come share what's happening in your hive and get feedback from fellow SABA members.
Check back soon for other meeting topics and guest speakers. SABA meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month with November and December dates varying.
Events:
Check back soon for SABA events. Events are also listed in the monthly member newsletter The Bee Line.
Volunteer Needs:
See SABA monthly newsletter for up-to-date volunteer and outreach opportunities.
