New Jersey Beekeepers Association State and Branch Calendars

To review the State Level Events click here to go to the New Jersey Beekeepers Association (NJBA) Website. The state and branch calendar page hosts the calendars for all branches of the NJBA along with state sponsored events and meetings.

Click HERE to see the full NWNJBA listing in an online calendar format.

Upcoming Meetings and Events

May 25th, 2013 10:00 AM - North Hunterdon High School
The program will center on Honey Bees and Their Maladies.

June 22nd, 2013 10:00 AM - Leary Residence, Stewartsville NJ Warren County
The program will include: NWNJBA BBQ & Summer Hive Management

July 27th, 2013 9:00 AM - 165 County Route 519, South Belvidere NJ
NWNJBA beekeeping demonstrations. Click here for the Warren County Farmer's Fair Web Site.

August 21st - August 28th, 2013 9:00 AM - Hunterdon County Fairgrounds, 1207 Route 179, Lambertville NJ
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NWNJBA beekeeping demonstrations. Click here for the Hunterdon County Fair Web Site.

August 28th, 2013 3:00 PM - Synder Research Farm Pittstown NJ
Great Tomato Tasting Event

Past Meetings and Events

May 8th, 2013 7:00 PM - Hunterdon County Library - North Branch - Halstead Street, Clinton NJ
NWNJBA Teens Cafe Presentation

April 20th, 2013 10:30 AM - Deer Path Park - Readington NJ
Hunterdon County Park System Earth Day

April 27th, 2013 10:00 AM - Deer Path Park / Club Mentoring Hives
The program will include: Splits and Package Install - Swarm Management
Deer Path Park, 119 West Woodschurch Rd. Flemington, NJ
Click here for directions

March 23rd, 2013 11:30 AM - Warren County Library Headquarters Building, 199 Hardwick St., Belvidere, NJ 07823
NWNJBA Early Spring - Protecting Apiaries - Bear Protection - Spring Management topics - Q&A
The meeting will start promptly at 12:00 PM

February 28th, 2013 7:00 PM - North Hunterdon High School Cafeteria
NWNJBA Late Winter Meeting - Products of the Hive & Seasonal Hive Maintenance Information

January 24th, 2013 7:00 PM - North Hunterdon High School Cafeteria
NWNJBA Winter Meeting - Movie and Snacks night. Come join us for an educational session on "Managing the Small Hive Beetle". Refreshments and Snacks will be served. For agend and directions click here.

January 3rd, 2013 - Executive Committee Meeting
NWNJBA 2013 Beekeeping Year Setup Executive Committee Meeting.

December 8th, 2012 - Echo Hill Lodge
NWNJBA Holiday Meeting. Come and join the close of the 2012 Beekeeping season. The event will be a Potluck Supper and the election of the 2013 officers. The meeting will begin and 12:30 and will close down by 4pm. For more information click here.

Photo of a hive box with telescoping cover removed

November 8th, 2012 7:00 PM - Cancelled
Executive Board Meeting - No Association Meeting Planned.

October 11th, 2012 7:00 PM - Hunterdon County Route 12 Complex - 4H building
NWNJBA Late Fall Meeting - Mead Making - Making Lip balm, wax candles and hand cream out of beeswax.
For more information and directions click here

September 22nd 10:00 - Echo Hill Park / Club Mentoring Hives
The program will include: Hands on preparation steps for setting up hives for overwinter, Use of Mite-Away Quick Strips and other mite treatments, Fall Feeding Insights, and Q&A
For more information please click this link for details and directions.

August 22nd - August 26th, 2012 - Hunterdon County Fairgrounds, 1207 Route 179, Lambertville NJ
2012 Hunterdon County 4H & Agricultural Fair
NWNJBA beekeeping demonstrations. Click here for the NWNJBA volunteer signup page. Click here for the NWNJBA Web Page for the fair. Click here for the Hunterdon County Fair Web Site.

July 14th, 2012 - Leary Residence - Stewartsville NJ - Click here for meeting details.
NWNJBA demonstrations on how to prepare honey for showing. How to use Mite-Away Quick Strips for varroa and perform other varroa treatments. Summer Management and Beekeeper questions and answer session.

July 28th - August 4th, 2012 - 165 County Route 519, South Belvidere NJ
2012 Warren County Farmers' Fair
NWNJBA beekeeping demonstrations. Click here for the Warren County Farmer's Fair Web Site.

May 26th, 2012 2:00 PM - Mentoring Hives - Deerpath Park
NWNJBA Mentoring Hive Session - Checkup on April Splits, hive inspections and Hands On.
Directions

June 2nd, 2012 - Peequest Fish Hatchery - Cancelled
NWNJBA beekeeping demonstrations and Executive Meeting.

May 12th, 2012 08:30 AM - North Hunterdon High School
Northwest Branch hosting of the NJBA Spring Meeting. Featured speakers are Randy Oliver of scientificbeekeeping.com and NJ State Apiarist Tim Schuler. Keeping Bees Healthy and other topics will be the featured. In addition to the presentations, there will be hands on demonstrations, giveaways and more. For more information click here.

April 21st, 2012 4:00 PM - North Hunterdon High School
Getting Started in Beekeeping.
For more information visit the event page.

Red and Green stacked deep boxes with bees flying around.

April 21st, 2012 10:00 AM - Echo Hill Park / Deerpath Park
Northwest Branch will be hosting a spring meeting that will include a review of springtime activities and a new package of bees installation at the club hives.

April 21st, 2012 - Hunterdon County Fairgrounds
Earth Day Station.

March 24th, 2012 10:00 AM - North Hunterdon High School
Being Bear Aware - Woodenware Assembly workshop and how to. Package Installation Video with install tips.

Bee box sitting on a queen excluder in a stack.

February 9th, 2012 7:15 PM - 80 Old York Road, Ringoes NJ - Old York Cellars Winery
NWNJBA Winter Meeting - Movie and Snacks night. Come join us for an educational on basic and intermediate skills for performing splits with an eye on sustainable beekeeping. Refreshments and Snacks will be served.

Nuc box front entrance with writing on it.

December 10th, 2011 1:00 PM - 80 Old York Road, Ringoes NJ
NWNJBA Winter Year End Business Meeting and 2012 Elections. Come and join us at the winery for a potluck dinner. Please RSVP to Karin Weinberg at metricom1@comcast.net.

Cream colored and different sized hives.

November 15th, 2011 07:00 PM - Hunterdon Administrative Building (Bldg. 1) - Route 12, Flemington NJ
Planning for the NJBA Spring Meeting to be hosted by NWNJBA in May.
Street Address: 314 State Route 12, Flemington, NJ - County Branch: Go to the FEMA room - Map Link
Time: 7pm to 9pm

October 8th, 2011 11:00 AM - 80 Old York Road, Ringoes NJ
Fall meeting at Old York Cellars. Fall and winter management, including fall treatments and preparations.

Closeup of bees on a top of frames in a box.

July 31st - August 6th, 2011
2011 Warren County Farmers' - 165 County Route 519, South Belvidere NJ
NWNJBA beekeeping demonstrations. Click here for the Warren County Farmer's Fair Web Site.

Beekeeping brush sitting at the base of a hive.

August 24st - August 28th, 2011 - Hunterdon County Fairgrounds, 1207 Route 179, Lambertville NJ
2011 Hunterdon County 4H & Agricultural Fair - NWNJBA beekeeping demonstrations and tent. Click here for Hunterdon County 4H & Agricultural Fair Web Site.

Beekeepers inspecting a box and administering smoke to the entrance.

June 24th 1:30PM, Deer Path Park - NWNJBA Bee Yard, Readington NJ
119 West Woodschurch Road, Flemington NJ (Web Directions Link)
NWNJBA Mentoring Session. Maintenance on the club's mentoring hives including mite counts and inspections. No RSVP needed.

July 9th, 2011 10:30 AM - 12 Haines Road, Stockton NJ
NWNJBA Summer Meeting. The main topic of the meeting will be pulling/harvesting honey. The demonstration will include how to use a fume board, how to uncap and spin out honey, how to crush and strain for honey and other methods.

June 11th 10:30AM - 1:30PM, Deer Path Park* NWNJBA Bee Yard, Readington NJ
NWBA Early Summer Meeting.
Topics - Splitting one hive into two, Performing Varroa Counts/Sugar Roll, Fundamentals of hive inspection, Mite Away Quick Strips (MAQS) demonstration.

May 21st, Cape May County 4-H Fairgrounds, 355 Court House - S. Dennis Rd., Cape May Court House NJ
New Jersey Beekeepers Association (NJBA) Spring Meeting hosted by the Jersey Cape branch. Details and Directions are on the NJBA calendar page.

May 14th, 2011 10:30 - 1:30 - Warren County Library, 199 Hardwick Street, Belvidere NJ
NWNJBA Late Spring meeting. The topic of the meeting will be managing the nectar/honey flow - what, when & how. Management as the nectar flow comes on and at its peek is crucial for hive survival and harvesting. Come participate in the Q&A on honey management and other topics. Click here for the free public library website.

March 12th, 2011 11:00 - Hunterdon Co-Op Extension Services - 6 Gauntt Pl, Flemington NJ
NWNJBA Spring Meeting. The opening NWNJBA meeting for the 2011 Spring season will be hosted in Flemington at the extension center on Route 31 in Flemington (near the Hunterdon Medical Center). The meeting will operate at the extension center from 11:00 to 12:45 and then all interested will caravan to the associations Mentoring hives located adjacent to the Deer Path Park facility on West Woodschurch Road. From 1 to 2pm, a demonstration will be conducted at the clubs hive site.

February 19th 12:00 - Musconetcong Watershed Association River Resource Center, 10 Maple Ave, Asbury NJ
A program on creating native wildflower meadows will be held at the Musconetcong Watershed Association's River Resource Center. The free program is sponsored by the Musconetcong Watershed Association. For more details or to register please contact Adrienne at (908) 537-7060 or adrienne@musconetcong.org. For more information about the Musconetcong Watershed Association’s programs and activities (including this one), go to http://www.musconetcong.org/events/calendar.htm.

Beekeeper looking at a frame held up high.

(NJ State Level Event) February 12th, 2011 - Rutgers EcoComplex - 1200 Florence-Columbus Road, Bordentown NJ
NJBA Winter Meeting. The session will include a business meeting and a speaker. Lunch will be included and registration can be submitted in advance or at the door. RSVP to Curtis Crowell by 2/8/2011. For more details, click here.

beekeeper addressing a crowd of beekeepers

(NJ State Level Event) February 4th - 12th, 2011 - Rutgers EcoComplex - 1200 Florence-Columbus Road, Bordentown NJ
New Jersey Beekeepers Association (NJBA) Annual Honey Show - For current rules, sample score sheets, and an entry form, click here. Questions can be directed at the show chair Janet Katz by clicking here. Directions to Eco Complex can be found here.

Apiarist holding a honey bee hive frame.

November 4, 2010: Hunterdon Co-Op Extension Services - 6 Gauntt Pl, Flemington
NWNJBA members viewed the DVD "The Vanishing of the Bees" at the Hunterdon County Co-Op Extension Center. The movie covered the prevailing thoughts behind the cause of Colony Collapse Disorder in the US and abroad. A short discussion ensued after the screening about the impact of CCD in our local area and the practice of using pesticides in our area.

August 25 - August 29, 2010
2010 Hunterdon County 4H & Agricultural Fair - 1207 Route 179, Lambertville NJ
NWNJBA members hosted a tent at the fair. Beekeeping displays were on hand and members provided beekeeping demonstrations throughout the week. Click here for Hunterdon County 4H & Agricultural Fair Web Site.

August 1 - August 7, 2010 2010
Warren County Farmers Fair - 165 County Route 519, South Belvidere NJ
Click here for the Warren County Farmer's Fair Web Site.

September 18, 2010: 80 Old York Road, Ringoes NJ
Fall meeting at Old York Cellars. Fall and winter management, including fall treatments and preparations. Meeting culminated with a wine tasting!

June 26th , 2010: 6 Gauntt Pl, Flemington - Hunterdon Co-Op Extension Services
Mid Spring meeting of the NWNJBA. Bob Hughes covered how to prepare honey for judging and spring summer management of bees was discussed. Honey Jar Inspection

April 4, 2010: Echo Hill Park, Lilac Drive, Clinton NJ Mid Spring meeting of the NWNJBA.

Honey Bee Hive Box Frames in a Hive Box.

July 26 - August 1, 2009: Warren County Farmer's Fair Rt. 519 and Strykers Road, Harmony Township, NJ
Beekeeping Demonstration and Sales at the Warren County Farmers' Fair.

Beekeeper inspecting a frame of honey bees.

June 2009: Echo Hill Park, Lilac Drive, Clinton NJ
Summer meeting at Echo Hill. How to manage a honey flow and summer dearth.

Uncapped honey bee hive box frames in a bucket.

Tuesday, Feb. 10-11, 2009 - Crowne Plaza Hotel, Cherry Hill, NJ
NJBA Annual Honey Show & Competition.

Honey Bee Hive with starter Nuc box after package install.

Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009 - New Jersey Museum of Agriculture, North Brunswick, NJ
NJBA Winter Meeting New Jersey Museum of Agriculture.

Saturday, March 21, 2009 - Snyder Research Farm, Pittstown NJ
The topic for the meeting was Spring Management