Santa Barbara Beekeepers Association

SBBA's Paul and Melissa Cronshaw relocated a colony this past weekend. Check out how they did it!

HAPPY NATIONAL HONEY BEE DAY! The first National Honey Bee Day started in 2009. It has been celebrated yearly on the third Saturday of August. The goal of this important day is to raise public awareness of honey bee conservation. ... Celebrate this wonderful day by watching a honey bee in nature and plant pollinator-friendly plants and seeds in your yard to help honey bees and other pollinators.

SBIFF Film Talk takes place tomorrow with Director Leah Bleich and her film "The Beelievers"! Join our Programmer Audrey Arn while she chats with Director Leah Bleich about her short documentary "The Beelievers" tomorrow, Thursday, August 13 at 6:00pm. By delving into the eccentric world of backyard beekeeping, this documentary provides an angle on the small but powerful ways that everyday people can help the planet.... Love Bees? Watch the film and bee there! SBIFF Film Talk is a new online series of screenings and discussions between SBIFF’s programmers and filmmakers. The series will begin with a focus on short films made by local filmmakers. Each week a short film will be available for viewing online, followed by a live virtual conversation. WATCH "THE BEELIEVERS https://vimeo.com/175256833 SIGN UP FOR Q&A https://silverlakestudios.zoom.us//WN_5ONf6weWQhCX13Fda7_g LEARN MORE ABOUT FILM TALK https://sbiff.org/filmtalk/

Happy World Bee Day! https://www.un.org/en/observances/bee-day https://worldbeeday.org/en/about/the-project.html

Happy 50th Anniversary, Earth Day 2020! Celebrate the importance of bees for their contributions to Earth's biodiversity. Learn some fun bee facts from Google's home page: https://www.google.com/

On Monday, 1/20/202, at 11:15, Paul Cronshaw will be talking about some of the latest beekeeping developments on Radio Real Estate (http://blog.radiorealestate.com) Radio Real Estate live Mondays 11:06 AM on AM 1290 KZSB There is be rebroadcastss on their dates and time... Mondays 9:06 PM, Tuesdays 5:06 AM Saturdays 7:06 AM and 2:06 PM on AM 1290 KZSB AND On AM 990 & FM 97.9 KTMS Saturday mornings at 10:05 AM

SBBA's Director of Operations, Paul Cronshaw, is scheduled to be a presenter at the 2020 HoneyLove Natural Beekeeping Conference.

HoneyLove's Natural Beekeeping Conference is two weeks away. "If you build it, they will swarm!"

Back by popular demand, HoneyLove will be hosting its Natural Beekeeping Conference in January 2020. Join them for an unforgettable weekend of keynote speakers who are leaders in the field of natural beekeeping, local experts, authors, scientists, inventors and educators. http://honeylove.org/nbc/

Honey bees sweat beeswax from their abdomens.

Happy National Honey Bee Day https://www.independent.com/2019/08/16/buzz-on-honey-bees/