March Meeting

This is going to be a lot of fun!  We are going to have a series of round tables targeting your level of experience.  This will include breakout rooms both in person and on line. These will be facilitated by experienced beekeepers and will include a large round table at the end.  There is much going on this time of year and this is a great way to help maximize your learning.  Come this month and let's learn together.  

Donate

We are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and all funds raised go to honey bee education and research. 


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 2026

Our  "Sweet Ass Learning Apiary" at the Oregon Donkey Sanctuary will have its first learning day on March 28th, 2026. Register here for March!

Monthly meetings will be topical training based on the beekeeping season, on the last Saturday of each month.  This apiary is a great way to get hands-on experience with honeybees. Sign ups for the sessions will start approximately one month before each one and close the Thursday before.  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.  


Upcoming events

Dead OUT or Disease?

If you have a colony that you think may have a disease or has died out, we have trained club members who are willing to help you sort it out. Contact us here

Member's NUC SALE

NUCS are for sale at the store for pick up April 18th. If paying by credit card they are $175/each($170 with check). This is an unbelievably good price as the same nucs often run $40-$50 more elsewhere more than offsetting the cost of membership.  

Please follow directions closely when ordering your nuc.


Member's SUGAR SALE

Sugar is now on sale at the store for pick up on March 7th from 10am to 1pm out in Eagle Creek.  It's a great deal at $0.26/lb.  See details at our member only online store.  


spring garden fair

Volunteer to represent PMBA at the Spring Garden Fair at the Canby Fairgrounds, Saturday and Sunday, May 2-3. PMBA has an educational booth that is always popular with fair visitors.Register for a four hour shift on either Saturday or Sunday. 

Volunteers will set up the booth with provided educational materials and engage the public throughout their shift. The last shift will pack up the materials and return them to PMBA. 

Volunteers will receive a free entrance and parking pass to the Garden Fair. 

Sign up here!


BEE SCHOOL

Thank you John Rockrohr of "Our Biz is Bees" for teaching our annual Bee School at Clackamas Community College. We're looking forward to meeting the new beekeepers!


MEmbership

There are so many great reasons to join PMBA, including:

  • Steep discounts on equipment and nucleus colonies (nucs) through our online store
  • Sign up for PMBA's swarm hotline
  • Free use of the club's honey extraction equipment
  • And more

sign up today!

Holiday Potluck

Thanks everyone for attending the annual Holiday Potluck.  We had over 90 people attend.  Lots of good food, good conversation and good friends!  Not to mention awesome prizes and fantastic honey tasting! Have a peaceful Holiday!



CLUB EXTRACTOR

 Our extractors and extracting equipment loaning is now done for the year.  It was used more than ever before.  Thanks to Nancy for managing it for us this year. It will be available again next year starting in June.   Learn more about it HERE


Pollinator Paradise

The Pollinator plates are here! You can go to the DMV and get yours today!   Your dollars go to support OSU Bee Research.  





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