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historic Beekeeper birthday bash ahead! PHILADELPHIA, PA, DECEMBER 21, 2009: Join Carl Flatow of the Science Friday Initiative (SFI), on January 21, 2010 at 7:00 pm at the Unitarian Society of Germantown (USG) for an evening of entertainment, information and planning for the upcoming historic celebration of Philadelphia native son, L. L. Langstroth, inventor of the moveable frame bee hive. Inspired by the 200th birthday of this important figure, the Philadelphia Beekeepers' Guild, the Montgomery County Beekeepers' Association, the Chester County Beekeepers' Association and USG's Bee Haven Project invite the broader Philadelphia community to participate in a year of special beekeeping history events, bringing people together in communities across the country. The meeting at USG, 6511 Lincoln Drive, will be the kick-off event in Philadelphia. Directions to the meeting location may be found at usguu.org. If you are planning to attend, we request the courtesy of a reply to polar.ice@juno.com so that we may provide appropriate refreshments. The evening's program will include: Where are we now?Overview of progress to date by SFI's Carl Flatow Why Langstroth? Overview of the importance of Langstroth to beekeeping, to Philadelphia and to history Where do we go from here? Discussion and planning of the LLL200 Summer Honey Festival and MORE . . . additional information may be found at scifri.org/dte/ or you may join the discussion on the LLL200 Google group at http://groups.google.com/group/lll200?lnk=srg&hl=enPA Bee LawPosted: July 8th, 2007
Several beekeepers have asked questions about the PA Bee Law. Click here for a Summary of the Bee Law. A full copy of the Bee Law can be found here. |
Beekeeper of the YearUpdated: January 16th, 2010
Local Bee AssociationsUpdated: January 16th, 2010
Pennsylvania has many local, county and regional associations across the Commonwealth. If you would like to join a local beekeeping club or just ask a bee-related question, find the contact information on the interactive map. Minutes from PSBA Business MeetingUpdated: January 16th, 2010Lee Miller, President opened the business meeting held on November 14 at the Country Cupboard/Best Western in Lewisburg. Beekeeping Calendar of EventsUpdated: January 11th, 2010
New Beekeeping CoursesUpdated: November 20th, 2009
Registration & Bee InspectionPosted: August 7th, 2009
Bee inspection for 2009 started May 1. If you would like to contact the inspector for your region to schedule a visit, check the interactive map for contact information. Remember that all packages and hives that are brought into the Commonwealth must have a certificate of inspection. Website LinksPosted: January 16th, 2008
Click here to view useful beekeeping links.
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