March LBB Meeting

Our March meeting is ON SCHEDULE with no weather delays! Welcome to the 2014 beekeeping season here in Lackawanna County.  Join us at the Abington Community Library on Thursday, March 13th, 6:30pm, in the Ryon Room.  Free and open to the public.

February LBB Meeting Cancelled

Sorry, folks! Our meeting is cancelled once again due to snow, hazardous travel, and a closed library.  What a winter!  Visit our website again for updated meeting information.  We will try to reschedule another meeting date as soon as possible.

Bees! Bees! Bees!

Here are some of the most local sources for bee packages and nucs. Contact suppliers directly to place your order. We can discuss the potential for pooling pickups during our February meeting.

 

 

January Meeting Cancelled!

Our January 21st meeting has been cancelled due to inclement weather. We will defer now to our regularly-scheduled February meeting on Thursday, February 13th, 6:30pm, at the Abington Community Library (Ryon Room). Please check back soon for links to bee ordering information through our club!

Opening LBB Meeting Scheduled for January 21, 2014

Welcome to the 2014 beekeeping season! Our first meeting of the year will be TUESDAY, JANUARY 21ST, 6:30PM, at the ABINGTON COMMUNITY LIBRARY, in the RYON ROOM. If you are looking to start beekeeping this year, DO NOT MISS THIS MEETING. You will learn about ordering bees, where to get them, which bees are the best bees for you, as well as pricing. We will also be taking a show of hands for a springtime beginner beekeeper class. As always, our meetings are free and open to the public. Our February meeting (February 13) puts us back on our second-Thursday-of-the-month schedule.

January 2014 LBB Meeting

Our January 2014 season-opener meeting will NOT be held on the second Thursday of this month.  We are still working out details for a meeting date.  Please visit our page again soon and regularly for more details.  Thank You!

April LBB Meeting

The April LBB Meeting will be held on Thursday, April 11th, 6:30pm, at the Abington Community Library in the Children's Reading Room.  Go straight to the back of the library and make a left.  Free and open to the public.  Open for discussion will be Clarks Summit's Earth Day celebration, our May field trip, and the arrival of bee packages.

March LBB Meeting

The March meeting of the Lackawanna Backyard Beekeepers is Thursday, March 14, 2013.  Guest speaker will be Phyllis Reinhardt of the Penn State Master Gardeners.  Phyllis will be talking about Pollinator Gardening.  Meeting starts at 6:30pm at the Abington Community Library (Ryon Room), 1200 W. Grove Street, Clarks Summit.  Free and open to the public.

February LBB Meeting

February's LBB meeting will be held at the Abington Community Library (1200 W. Grove Street, Clarks Summit) on February 7th, 6:30pm, in the Children's Story Room.  Please note the venue change from Everything Natural.  We will continue to meet at the library, preferably on the 2nd Thursday of each month.  We are unable to schedule more than a month ahead with the library, however, so please check back regularly on this website or our Facebook page to stay up to date on meeting times.  LBB meetings are free and open to the public!

First LBB Meeting 2013

Welcome to the 2013 beekeeping season! Our first meeting of the year will be this Thursday, January 10th, 6pm, at Everything Natural in Clarks Summit. If you are interested in becoming a beekeeper this year, PLEASE make it a point to attend this meeting as we will be establishing the timeline for ordering bee packages for this spring’s arrival and taking suggestions/gauging interest in hosting a February Beginner Beekeeper Workshop. For our more seasoned beekeepers, we will also be discussing protocol for this year’s swarm season, which we expect to be even busier than last year due to club recognition. This meeting is open to the public. Please let us know if you plan to attend! Call 570-468-0045 for more information.