Meetings

We meet on the second Thursday of each month at 7pm except in August (we have a picnic) and December (we have a party).  We are now doing hybrid meetings so you can choose to come in person or participate via Zoom.  We  meet  at  Creator Lutheran Church, 13250 SE Sunnyside Rd in Clackamas, 

Members can find recordings of past meetings under the Member Pages tab.

Zoom meeting link here

Membership Application

Club Apiary 2025

Come learn about honey bees at our "Sweet Ass Learning Apiary" at the Oregon Donkey Sanctuary.  This is a great way to get hands-on experience with honeybees. It will usually be on the last Saturday of each month. Sign ups for the sessions will start approximately one month before each one and close the Thursday before. You can sign up on our website HERE. The program is designed for beginning to intermediate beekeepers to learn about hive management strategies for the month. This is a casual, loosely structured gathering intended to provide a learning experience in a relaxed setting.  

^{Annual Picnic}

Save the date for August 16th.  The picnic this year will be at Oaks Park, picnic area 6 from 11-3pm.  This is a potluck.  The club will be providing hamburgers(meat and veggie) and hotdogs. Bring your water bottles as we will have ice water available in a water cooler.  We would appreciate it if you would sign up here so we know how much food to get. You are welcome to enjoy the park rides at your own expense if you wish. Parking at the event is $4. 

 ^{Backyard Beekeeping Ban Discussion}

The club speaker for June was Andony Melathopoulos. His talk,    "Should Portland Ban Beekeeping?" - The Willamette Week Article and Discussion on Beekeeping in Urban Spaces was very enlightening. View the whole talk HERE.

Here is the  link to the Extension piece he and Ramesh Sagili wrote in response to the Willamette Week article: https://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/em-9524-impact-beekeeping-native-bees-urban-settings.  The plant-pollinator site that he mention can be found at melittoflora.org.  These resources are  a great opportunity for local beekeepers to become better educated about interactions between honey bees and wild bees in our setting. Let's work together to help both honey bees and native bees and not be divisive. 

Special Guests at our Apiary in June

Thank you Caroline Breece and Dewey Caron for coming out to our apiary. 

Our next day in the apiary will be July 26th and you can sign up HERE.

CLUB EXTRACTOR

 Our new extractor is now available through September. We also have a 3 frame hand crank extractor, an uncapping tub, filters and heated uncapping knives for check out during that same time.  Learn more about it HERE

BEE DAY WAS A GREAT SUCCESS

It certainly take a village.  Thanks to everyone for making this such a fun day!