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2026 Annual Beekeeping Conference

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Date and Time

Saturday, March 28, 2026, 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM

Location

The Conference Center at
The Pennsylvania State University - Great Valley
30 East Swedesford Rd
Malvern, PA  19355
USA

Event Contact(s)

Carissa Moncavage

Mark Meaders

Category

Annual CCBA Beekeeping Conference

Registration Info

Registration is required
Payment In Full In Advance Only
No one under the age of 18 may attend this Conference unless accompanied by a parent or guardian.

All attendees must purchase either a vendor table(s) or a Conference ticket to attend.

This is not a Penn State University-affiliated event
Registration cancellations will be accepted until Saturday, March 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Capacity

353 Available Slot(s)

About this event

CCBA Annual Beekeeping Conference will be held on Saturday, March 28, 2026 in the Conference Center at Penn State University - Great Valley.  The conference will consist of a main session during the morning with three concurrent sessions in the afternoon, a vendor area with several dealers offering beekeeping equipment and supplies, beekeeping apparel, books and gifts.

Sign up for the in-person, virtual or recorded options using this registration - the price is the same for all options.

A box lunch is provided when pre-registering two weeks in advance. Tickets purchased after March 27 will cost $75.

Speakers
Fred Dunn - The Amazing Honey Bee, Form Follows Function, A Closer Look 
Dr Laura McHenry, Penn State Grozinger Lab - Studying Honeybee Foraging using QR Codes (where to put your apiary)
Dr Zac Lamas, UMBC- Huge new varroa finding and 2025 bee losses
Randall Cass, Cornell University - NY State Tech Team 
Maj Mark Meaders - Roundtable on Backyard Beekeeping as a Business
Dr Vince Aloyo - SARE Grant results and the impacts on buying packages
Jeff Eckel - What to expect when you're inspected & inspection horror stories
Dr Humberto Boncristiani - How Pesticides & Regulators Hurt Bees & Societies
Dr Robyn Underwood, PSE - Single vs double brood chamber
Regina Rhoa - New and upcoming Varroa treatments
Katie Krebs DVM - Bee medicine
Dr George Datto/Ed Sharp/Chris Sim - Queen manipulation

Number of People Who Will Attend

Conference Attendee - Non Member CCBA *
$55.00
* This can be your primary registrant type. Only one primary registrant type is allowed per registration.
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