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2026 Annual Beekeeping Conference - Recorded Sessions Only

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Date and Time

Saturday, April 11, 2026, 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM

Event Contact(s)

Carissa Moncavage
conference@chescobees.com

Mark Meaders
president@chescobees.com

Category

Annual CCBA Beekeeping Conference

Registration Info

Registration is required
Payment In Full In Advance Only
This is not a Penn State University-affiliated event

About this event

CCBA Annual Beekeeping Conference will be held on Saturday, March 28, 2026 in the Conference Center at Penn State University - Great Valley.  The conference will consist of main sessions during the morning with three concurrent sessions in the afternoon.

Speakers
Fred Dunn - The Amazing Honey Bee, Form Follows Function, A Closer Look 
Dr Laura McHenry, Penn State Lopez-Uribe Lab - Studying Honeybee Foraging using QR Codes (where to put your apiary)
Dr Zac Lamas, UMBC- Huge new varroa finding and 2025 bee losses
Randall Cass, Cornell University - NY State Tech Team 
Maj Mark Meaders - Backyard Beekeeping as a Business
Dr Vince Aloyo - SARE Grant results and the impacts on buying packages
Jeff Eckel - What to expect when you're inspected & inspection horror stories
Dr Humberto Boncristiani - How Pesticides & Regulators Hurt Bees & Societies
Dr Robyn Underwood, PSE - Single vs double brood chamber
Regina Rhoa - New and upcoming Varroa treatments
Dr George Datto/Ed Sharp/Chris Sim - Queen manipulation
Marina Marchese - Honey Sommelier - American Honey Tasting Society

Number of People Who Will Attend

Anyone
$65.00
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