MeetingsWe 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.
MEmbershipThere are so many great reasons to join PMBA, including:
Bee Day!Thank you all for coming out and participating in our annual Bee Day! It's always one of the highlights of the year. Thank you to the Hansens for once again hosting this event at the Foothills Honey Company. It was sure great to see so many new beekeepers getting a chance to see the bees! Also a shout out to Andony Melathopoulos and John Rockrohr for great lectures!
DonateWe are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and all funds raised go to honey bee education and research.
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 | Club Apiary 2026
| Annual Club PicnicThank you everyone for making our annual picnic such a success. Looking forward to next year! Our Holiday pot luck is just around the corner. Save the date for December 10th! October Meeting This month’s guest speaker, Glen Andresen, is a co-founder of Bridgetown Bees. Glen has been keeping bees in his own backyard in Portland since 1992 and in other people’s backyards since 2002. His city bees regularly produce more than 3,500 pounds of honey. He teaches backyard organic beekeeping classes through Portland Community College and at Alder Commons in NE Portland. Glen also hosts an hour-long gardening show, “The Dirt Bag”, heard the second Wednesday of each month at 11 a.m. on community radio station KBOO, at 90.7 FM in Portland. You can find more information about Bridgetown Bees at http://www.bridgetownbees.com Glen will share his knowledge with us about planting for bees and preparing for fall. CLUB EXTRACTOROur extractors and extracting equipment loaning is now available.. Learn more about and reserve it HERE
Queen REaring CourseWe had a great Queen Rearing course. We had an almost 70% take of our grafts this year. That's impressive for first time grafting. Pollinator Paradise
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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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