Candidates wanted for 2024 Honey Queen and Princess - Application deadline extended to Sept 30

The Pennsylvania Honey Queen Program is currently seeking candidates for the 2024 Honey Queen and Princess. Candidate must be a single female, between the ages of 18-24 as of November 1st, who is a resident of Pennsylvania. It is not necessary that the candidate come from a beekeeping background. Further qualifications and details on our Honey Queen Application Form.

PSBA 2023 Fall Meeting & Conference

In Person!!  Not Zoom... We are happy to announce that Dr. Jamie Ellis and Randy Oliver will headline our presenter list. This will be a great opportunity to see and hear these two nationally recognized speakers.  Register here.

Dates: Friday, Saturday and Sunday,  October 20-22, 2023

Registration Deadline: 1 Oct 2023

Location: Ramada State College Hotel and Conference Center, 1450 S Atherton St, State College, PA 16801

Hotel Rooms: For reservations call (814) 238-3001 and use Group Code BEE2023. The group room rate is $94 plus taxes

including buffet breakfast. Room reservations deadline is 19 September 2023, but the hotel may honor the rate for a late

reservations. Suites are NOT available at the group room rate.

PSBA Summer Picnic 2023

Our summer picnic was held Saturday, July 15, 2023 at Fisher Bee Farm, located at 1 Queen Bee Lane, McVeytown.  We had a great turnout and excellent BBQ provided by Justin Dobrowolsky & Carleen Vorisek.  Photos will be posted shortly.

PA State Apiary Inspection

The 2023 PA State Apiary Inspection season has begun. Find your local inspector by clicking on your county on our map. The entire list of local inspector's names and contact information is also available on that same page.

Meet the 2023 Apiary Inspection Team

2023 Pennsylvania Honey Queen Brochures

Queen Paige Rhyne and Princess Natalie Shimo's 2023 Pennsylvania Honey Queen Brochures are now available. A $10 donation for a pack of 100 brochures is requested. You can purchase brochures by contacting Cathy and Lucy at honeyqueen@pastatebeekeepers.org or you may print them from this pdf file if you prefer. 

Western PA Beekeepers Conference

Feb 10-11, 2023 - This was a fantastic event with hundreds in attendance!  Many thanks to everyone who volunteered.  

Slide show recap of the seminar:  https://annieo.smartslides.com/wpba_seminar    <-- click this link

Still photo gallery https://annieoneill.pixieset.com/westernpabeekeepingseminar/

Pennsylvania Farm Show 2023

The 2023 PA Farm Show was January 7 - 14 at the Farm Show Complex, Harrisburg. The Pennsylvania Farm Show is the Pennsylvania State Beekeepers Association's showcase annual event and the primary source of fund raising for the Pennsylvania Honey Queen Program.  More information is available by clicking here.

Beekeeper of the Year for 2022 Selected