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THANKS FOR A GREAT BEE DAY

We had great weather, raffle prizes and speakers.  Thanks to Ellen Topitzhofer and Joe Maresh for sharing their beekeeping knowledge. We even had a couple of swarms to collect! (Special order). 

Meetings

We meet on the second Thursday of each month at 7pm except in August (we have a picnic) and December (we have a party).  We are now doing hybrid meetings so you can choose to come in person or participate via Zoom.  We meet at our new location, Creator Lutheran Church, 13250 SE Sunnyside Rd in Clackamas. Everyone is welcome to attend! 

Members can find recordings of past meetings under the Member Pages tab.

Zoom meeting link here

Membership Application

PMBA at the ORegon STate FAir

Come volunteer at the State Fair.  PMBA is going to be there on August 24, but you can volunteer anytime.  Here is the sign up link Sign Up


PMBA at the Oregon Zoo 

And the Master Gardener Fair


Dead OUT or Disease?

If you have a colony that you think may have a disease or has died out, we have trained club members who are willing to help you sort it out. Contact us here

Upcoming events


PMBA Club Updates

July 11: John Jacobs

John is the former OSBA president and is the owner of Old Sol Apiaries in Rogue River.  He is going to be speaking to us about queens. As a club, we often purchase queens from John and this will give us a better understanding on the care that goes into breeding these queens. 


Club Apiary

 Join us at the PMBA "Sweet Ass Learning Apiary" at the Oregon Donkey Sanctuary to get hands-on experience with honeybees. The program is designed for beginning to intermediate beekeepers to learn about hive management strategies for the month. This is a casual, loosely structured gathering intended to provide a learning experience in a relaxed setting. Remaining dates for 2024 are:

July 6

August 31

September 21 

October 19

Click on the dates above to register and get more details!  Registration opens up 2 weeks prior to each event and spaces are limited. 


CLUB Extractor

 We now have a new 6 frame motorized extractor as well as a 3 frame hand crank extractor for check out.  We also have an uncapping tub, filters, heated uncapping knives and more.  This is for members only and is available from mid June through September.  Learn more about it HERE


MEmbership

There are so many great reasons to join PMBA, including:

  • Steep discounts on equipment and nucleus colonies (nucs) through our online store
  • Sign up for PMBA's swarm hotline
  • Free use of the club's honey extraction equipment
  • And more

sign up today!

CLUB Picnic!  SAve the Date August 10th 

 Our Annual Club Picnic will again be at Max Patterson Park in Gladstone.  It will be from 12 - 3pm. Register belowAnnual Club Picnic

  • This is a pot luck so please bring your favorite dish.  Bring ice if it needs to stay cool. 
  • PMBA will provide hamburgers, hot dogs, all the condiments and drinks.  Bring a chair and socialize with your club members.  
  • We will also have some pretty fantastic beekeeping prizes to give away as well as some pretty fun games

2024 PNW Honey Bee Survey

Click here to read PMBA's results

Report a swarm in the Portland Metro area! Click the button above for more information.

Pollinator Paradise

The Pollinator plates are here! You can go to the DMV and get yours today!   Your dollars go to support OSU Bee Research.  

Donations

We are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and all funds raised go to honey bee education and research. Donate here!






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