Our association holds meetings on the second Monday of each month from 6:00pm to 8:00pm in person and online. Meetings are open to anyone. We spend the first 30 minutes taking care of any association business, like hearing updates from the Board of Directors and Chairs, and taking membership votes on board decisions. Each meeting then has a speaker or special topic of interest to beekeepers. Meetings are meant to be educational and an opportunity for mentorship and discussion with fellow beekeepers.

Swantown Inn
The Grand Victorian Ballroom
1431 11th Ave SE, Olympia WA
(Get Directions)
Swantown Inn has limited parking. Please only park up the driveway if you have mobility issues. There is plenty of free street parking available along Central St SE.

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Meeting ID: 833 4299 9724
Passcode: 371320

2025 Speaker Schedule

  • January 13 – Eli Ocheltree, Master Beekeeper, SnoKing Beekeepers Association – “3 Millennia of Hives and Apiaries”
  • February 10 – Brian Fackler, Cornell University & Washington State Master Beekeeper – “Nosema”
  • March 10 – Paul Longwell, Bee Communication
  • April 14 – Jordan Bramwell, OBA Apiary Manager – “Queen Rearing”
  • May 12 – Zach Be from Cascadia Venom
  • June 9 – Jennah Kemp, Veteran Program Manager, Garden Raised Bounty (GRuB) – “Healing through Hives”
  • July 14 – Summer potluck
  • August – Summer break – No meeting
  • September 8 – TBD
  • October 13 – TBD
  • November 10 – TBD
  • December 8 – Holiday potluck and gift exchange

Typical Agenda

  • 6:00-6:15 pm – General updates from the President
  • 6:15-6:30pm – Updates from Board members and Committee Chairs
  • 6:30-6:40 pm – Break, set up for guest speaker, purchase a raffle ticket!
  • 6:40-7:40pm – Guest speaker
  • 7:40-8:00 pm – Raffle drawing, social gathering, and networking