Welcome to the Los Angeles County Beekeepers Association, founded in 1873, to foster the interest of bee culture and beekeeping within Los Angeles County. Our primary purpose is the care and welfare of the honeybee. Our group membership is composed of commercial and small scale beekeepers, bee hobbyists, and bee enthusiasts. So whether you came upon our site by design or just 'happened' to find us - we're glad you're here! Our club and this website are dedicated to educating our members and the general public. We support honeybee research, and adhering to best management practices for the keeping of bees.
The Latest Buzz:
Website updates
/We added a few items to our website
Updated the new 2025 board
Added link for Honey Extractor lending program
Added Latest upcoming speaker
Cleaned up and removed many old posts and cleaned up some bad expired links
Added info about Roundup to warn about it’s use
Updated the order of golden hive recipients to put the latest recipients first.
Cleaned up pages and removed much of historical posts where there were worries of possible copyright violations
Added upcoming speaker - LACBA Speaker for November 6, 2023 - Albert Robertson
Added upcoming speaker - LACBA Speaker for October 2, 2023 - Dr. Ruben Alarcón
Added upcoming speaker - LACBA Speaker for September 11, 2023 - Tom Seeley
Added upcoming speaker - LACBA Speaker for August 7, 2023 - Grace Kunkel and Stetcyn Maldonado
Added upcoming speaker - LACBA Speaker for July 10, 2023 - George Davidson
Added upcoming speaker - LACBA Speaker for June 5, 2023 - Priya Chakrabarti Basu
“Understanding the various facets of bee nutrition”
Added LA fair signups
Add Bee Informed survey to the home page
Add 2023 Honey queen details to the homepage
POSTPONED - Beekeeping 101 Class#3 on Saturday April 13th.
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SATURDAY’S CLASS WILL BE POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER
Due to cool temperatures and a 90% chance of rain in the morning, the class that was scheduled for Saturday 4-13-2024 will be postponed until Saturday 4-20-2024. An email with class details for the new date was sent out to registered class participants on 4-11-2024. All current participants registers for the class will have their registration transferred to the new date.
We apologize for any inconvenience and look forward to seeing you on Saturday April 20th.
POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER - new date will be Saturday April 20th
LA County Fair - May 3 through May 27 2024
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Each year we have a large presence at the LA county fair in Pomona. This is a major event for us and it requires many volunteers to make it work. To help work at the fair doesn’t require being a master beekeeper, anyone can help regardless of their bee knowledge.
If you can help, please signup to volunteer at the following webpage https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/257113440101
Pesticide Awareness
/Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, is one of the most commonly used herbicides in the world by commercial gardeners. However, many pesticides - including insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides - harm pollinators and other beneficial insects, it can be directly toxic to bees if they come into contact with it while foraging. Bees may ingest glyphosate residues on plants, leading to acute toxicity.
To help educate those in the farming and gardening industries about this toxic chemical, we've created a comprehensive guide. It covers things like what it is used for, symptoms, and side effects. Included is a second guide regarding non-toxic alternatives, please take a look:
Glyphosate
https://www.drugwatch.com/roundup/glyphosate/
Alternates
https://www.drugwatch.com/roundup/alternatives/
