Palm Beach County Beekeepers Association

08/16/2026

🐝 **A SPECIAL TREAT FOR OUR SEPTEMBER FUN MEETING!** 👑

We’re making our September 4 meeting a little more exciting!

Thanks to Miksa Honey Farms, we’ll have Miksa mated queen bees available as special raffle prizes during the meeting!

🎟️ $5 per raffle ticket
👑 Multiple queen drawings
🐝 Plus our regular $1 bee-related raffles

This is a great opportunity to take home a quality mated queen while supporting PBCBA at the same time.

📅 Friday, September 4, 2026
⏰ 6:30 PM
📍 Pine Jog Environmental Center

Raffle tickets will be sold **at the meeting only**, and you must be present to purchase tickets and win.

Come for the bees, stay for the meeting... and you might just go home with a new Queen! 👑🐝

**We hope to see you there!**

Free for Members, $10 for Non-Members

08/15/2026

What a great way to celebrate and recognize World Honey Bee Day!

Who is entering their honey in the 2027 show?

08/15/2026

08/15/2026

🐝 Happy World Honey Bee Day!

Today we celebrate the tiny pollinators that make a BIG difference in our gardens, food supply, and environment. 🍯🌻

Support your local beekeepers, plant for pollinators, and take a moment to appreciate the bees that keep Palm Beach County buzzing!

08/11/2026

Ready to make some soap? There’s still time to sign up!

Our Cold Process Soap Workshop is coming up on Saturday, September 12, and space is limited.

Join the Alonso family of Alonso Apiaries for a hands-on workshop covering the art and science of traditional cold process soap making. You’ll learn about lye safety, ingredient selection, mixing, molding, curing, and how hive products such as beeswax can be incorporated into handmade soap.

Participants will also take home:
• A sample of cold process soap
• A bonus bar of hot process soap

📅 Saturday, September 12, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM
📍 Mounts Botanical Garden, West Palm Beach
💲 $25 PBCBA Members | $35 Non-Members

Whether you’ve been curious about making your own soap or just want a fun, hands-on morning learning something new, we’d love to have you join us.

🐝 Space is limited, so register soon!

👉 Register at: www.palmbeachbeekeepers.org/calendar

07/30/2026

Our summer break is coming to an end!! PBCBA Fun Meetings resume in August. We have a packed schedule still to go this year!

Mark your calendar for an exciting lineup of speakers and programs:

**Next Week: August 7 – Dr. Tammy Horn Potter
Topic: Beeconomy: How Bees Connect the World

September 3 – Ted Miksa of Miksa Honey Farms
Topic: Inside a Commercial Queen Operation

October 2 – Hilary Kearney of Girl Next Door Honey
Topic: QueenSpotting: How to Find the Queen Bee
Pre-registration will be required due to limited seating.

We are looking forward to gathering again, learning together, and reconnecting with our beekeeping community. More details for each meeting is available on our website: https://palmbeachbeekeepers.org/calendar

07/04/2026

🇺🇸🐝 Happy 4th of July!

Today we proudly celebrate 250 years of American independence. As we gather with family and friends, we’re grateful for the freedoms we enjoy and for the hardworking pollinators that help keep our world blooming.

From everyone at the Palm Beach County Beekeepers Association, have a safe, happy, and bee-filled Independence Day! 🍯🐝🇺🇸

06/29/2026

WOW! Have you checked out our calendar for the rest of 2026?

We may be taking a short summer break in July, but we're certainly not slowing down! We've got an exciting lineup of nationally recognized speakers, hands-on workshops, special events, and opportunities to learn from some of the best in beekeeping.

Here's just a glimpse of what's ahead:

• August: Dr. Tammy Horn Potter, Mead Workshop Part 2, and our Volunteer Appreciation Dinner
• September: Commercial Queen Operations with Ted Miksa and our Cold Process Soap Making Workshop
• October: Hilary Kearney presents QueenSpotting: How to Find the Queen Bee
• Plus even more exciting events and announcements still to come!

Take a look at everything we have planned and mark your calendars today:
https://palmbeachbeekeepers.org/calendar/

Are you a beekeeper, researcher, educator, or industry professional with a presentation you'd like to share? We're already planning our 2027 speaker lineup. If you're interested in presenting at a future PBCBA meeting or workshop, we'd love to hear from you. Send us an email and tell us about your topic!

06/27/2026

Another great outreach event for PBCBA at the 2026 Mango Festival in West Palm Beach. A special thank you to our volunteered that make this happen and represent our Association. Steve B, Glenn M, Charlie T, Ayden, Eric M, Paula M, Joshua & Kaitlyn M.

06/27/2026

All set for Mango Fest in West Palm Beach. Our first volunteer shift is locked and ready!

Get your tickets and come experience the Mango world.