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Need Help with Swarms or Extractions?
Events & Info
Monterey County Fair!
Visit our bee booth in the Ag building.
Find the queen bee in our exhibition hive & learn more about bees!
August 28-
September 1, 2025
Monthly Meeting
Last Saturday of the Month:
- August 30, 2025
- September 27, 2025
- October 25, 2025
8 am
Black Bear Diner
2450 N. Fremont, Monterey
Honey Extraction Kit
Call Doug Westphal
(831) 277-0039 for info
Google Group: Monterey Bay Beekeepers
Self-register at the group page
or email to be added: MontereyBayBeekeepers@gmail.com
Summer!
- Inspect hive regularly
- Watch for swarm signs, add supers as needed
- Cool & ventilate hive; maintain water supply
- Harvest surplus honey
Resources
Beekeeping Equipment
Dadant & Sons Bee Supplies
Mann Lake Beekeeping Supply
Amazon
Education
Scientific Beekeeping
USDA Bee Research
UC Davis Master Beekeeper Program
Gilroy Beekeepers
News
2/2025 Record losses of bees cold trigger hive thefts
A staggering loss of bee deaths nationwide could trigger a spike in hive thefts, authorities say, as the demand for healthy and hard-working bees reaches its peak in California’s almond country.
Anarchist Beekeeping
Anarchist Beekeeping Collective builds a community of urban pollinators.
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