At Home Beekeeping Series - Jul 2026

📅 28 July 2026 – 29 July 2026 | 📍 Online

We're offering beekeepers the chance to attend virtual meetings from the comfort of their own home. Speakers include university researchers and Extension specialists from across the United States as well as USDA-ARS researchers. Each event will bring participants up-to-date on timely beekeeping topics, with time for Q&A included.

Sessions include:

• July 28: Varroa Control: Understanding what to treat and when, with R. Tokach (NDSU)

• August 25: Honey Bees of Thailand, with A. Vu (UFL)

• September 29: Breeding Better Bees, with D. Ryals (PU)

• October 27: European Foulbrood, with M. Milbrath (MSU)

• November 17: Exploring Semiochemical-Based Tools for Managing the invasive Small Hive Beetle, with B. Adams (MSU)

• December: no session

• January 26: Inside the Hive: Honey bee diagnostics for colony health and productivity, with G. Slater (TAMU)

• February 23: TBD, with E. Amiri (MSU)

• March 30: Using nucs in your beekeeping operation, with J. Ellis (UGA)

• April 27: US Beekeeping Survey: Insights into American honey bee colony health, with A. Giacobino (AU)

• May 25: No more Mummies/Queen Concrete vs. Proxy Measurements, with E. Hsieh and E. Walsh (USDA-ARS). The Alabama Cooperative Extension System (Alabama A&M University and Auburn University) is an equal opportunity educator, employer, and provider. If you need a reasonable accommodation or free language access services, contact Allyson Shabel at 2566126766 or ams0137@aces.edu by 7/7/2026. Contact: Allyson Shabel ams0137@aces.edu (256) 612-6766 Register Online View this event online: https://www.aces.edu/event/at-home-beekeeping-series/