hi all - Happy New Year....hope your bees are tucked in given our frigid temps!!   If you are looking for nucs or packages for Spring, now is the time to make plans.  Some suggested vendors below (scroll to the right to see all info):

 

CCBA	Local Vendors
Name of business	contact name	phone	email	address	what they sell
Homestead Beehives	Samuel Fisher	814-349-5157		141 Eco Ln, Aaronsburg, PA 16820	bees - nucs and packages, supplies, woodenware
Huffs Honey Farm	Josh and Sam Huff	570-916-9086	sales@huffshoneyfarm.com	963 Lower Bodines Rd Trout Run	Nucs April and May - Med 5 frame nucs
Larry Adams	Larry Adams	814 762 9081	docladams@gmail.com	Philipsburg	nucs are 5 frame deep nucs with an additional Feeder frame; mid April
Tug Hollow Honey	Andy Jones	814-667-2136	andrewjones6@yahoo.com	13051 Greenwood Rd Huntingdon	Queens,  honey, wax
W Fisher Bee Farm	Aaron Fisher	717-242-4373		6935 State Rte 103N Lewistown	Nucs, queens

 If you know of others, please feel free to post on the list serv!

 

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 HapBee 2026!  See the attached file for some vendors for getting bees around our area (nucs, packages, queens, woodenware and other supplies);  Bee Vendors   (use ctrl and see l ink) -click on this highlighted link for a google doc

 

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 Beekeeping Workshop 101 - collaborative effort between CCBA and Homestead Hives. More info below:

 

You are invited to join us to learn about how to get started in beekeeping: presentations, demonstrations, talk with experienced local beekeepers. Topics such as equipment needed, where to get bees, where to set up your hives and much more!

WHEN: Saturday, March 22, 2025
WHERE: Homestead Beehives, 141 Eco Lane, Aaronsburg, PA, 16820

8:30 - 11:00 Beginners Class. Learn what it takes to get started the first year, so you and your bees can thrive.

11:00 - 12:00 Lunch provided

12:00 - 2:00 more Advanced Class. Learn how to split, to expand or recoup winter losses. Learn testing and treating for mites.

* Admission - cash at the door: $10/person, $15/ household of 2 adults

* PRE-REGISTRATION required. https://www.eventbrite.com/.../beekeeping-workshop...

 The Centre County Beekeepers Association does not have any meetings scheduled at this time.  We are still actively using the mailing list so if interested in asking questions or communicating with other club members, make sure to join the Mailing List (upper right side of the blog).  Any details on future meetings will be posted here and on our Facebook page.

 

Hope your bees are tucked for the winter!

CCBA meeting: Member Apiary Visit - Jim Curtis's place: Saturday, June 8th, 2024 at 1:30p 

Address: 693 W. Sawmill Rd., Port Matilda, PA 16870 

Recommended directions: from State College take I-99 south to the Port Matilda exit (which is just past the turnoff of 322 to Phillipsburg). Turn left at the end of the exit ramp and proceed into Port Matilda. Turn right at the stoplight onto old 220 toward Tyrone. Turn right at Reese Hollow Road, the first road you will come to. Turn right (a sharp right) onto W. Sawmill Rd, which is a gravel road. My house is the first one on the right, a white house set back from the road, and you can see the hives from the road.

 NOTE: We need volunteers to host additional apiary visits for July, August, September. Please let us know if you can do this - typically on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon;  great way (even for new beekeepers) to have experienced folks answer questions and help you with your hives.