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Guest Speaker Series

Guest speakers are invited from across a wide variety of backgrounds and experience to provide members with an enhancement of practical beekeeping knowledge as well as an introduction to new topics and subjects pertaining to bees and the environment.

Enhance your beekeeping skills and expand your knowledge about beekeeping!

Register to Attend Upcoming Events

All events in this series are free to CBA Members. To apply your discount, please sign in during registration using your CBA Membership credentials.

  • The Challenges of Honey Bee Breeding with Dr. Susan Cobey
    The Challenges of Honey Bee Breeding with Dr. Susan Cobey
    The Challenges of Honey Bee Breeding with Dr. Susan Cobey
    Thu, Feb 20
    via ZOOM
    Feb 20, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EST
    via ZOOM
    Feb 20, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EST
    via ZOOM
    Dr. Cobey is a world-renowned expert on honey bee queen insemination, and shares her years of experience teaching and practicing this important technical skill, vital to modern bee breeding.
  • The Impact of Viruses on Honey Bee Health at the Colony, Individual Bee, and Cellular Levels with Dr. Michelle Flenniken
    The Impact of Viruses on Honey Bee Health at the Colony, Individual Bee, and Cellular Levels with Dr. Michelle Flenniken
    The Impact of Viruses on Honey Bee Health at the Colony, Individual Bee, and Cellular Levels with Dr. Michelle Flenniken
    Wed, Mar 26
    via ZOOM
    Mar 26, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
    via ZOOM
    Mar 26, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
    via ZOOM
    Dr. Flenniken discusses the most common honey bee infecting viruses and the relationship between Varroa destructor mites and viruses.
  • Selecting for Behavioral Resistance to Varroa Destructor in Honey Bees with Krispn Given
    Selecting for Behavioral Resistance to Varroa Destructor in Honey Bees with Krispn Given
    Selecting for Behavioral Resistance to Varroa Destructor in Honey Bees with Krispn Given
    Thu, Apr 17
    via ZOOM
    Apr 17, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
    via ZOOM
    Apr 17, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
    via ZOOM
    Krispn Given discusses his ongoing research, which is focused on selecting behavioral resistance to varroa to benefit the overall improvement of honey bee health

Watch Video Playback of Past Events

Many of our Guest Speaker events are available for video playback to CBA Members.

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