Welcome to LBBA

Meeting Location

We are back to meeting at the Corvallis Waldorf School.

The address is: 3855 NE Hwy 20, Corvallis.

Meetings are the 3rd Wednesday of each month. Times are 6:30-8:30. See you there!! (There will be no Zoom option for meetings)

Our goal is to provide an association of local beekeepers where we can learn, share and have fun. We have both local and national speakers at our monthly meetings providing you with current and relevant subjects to help you with your bees.

LBBA also provides outreach to the community by providing educational speakers, swarm removal and public exhibits.

Anyone is welcome at our meetings, we encourage you to become a paid member, but it is not required. We just want you to learn about bees! But….the benefits of joining include:

-Free use of the club’s extraction equipment

-Use of our book and DVD library

-Discount to Bee School

-Inclusion on Swarm List

-Discount to American Bee Journal magazine

2025 LBBA Field Day

Looking for an exciting honeybee learning experience? Sign up today for our annual field day.

Date: Sunday, June 22

Time: 9:00 to 3:00

Place: Oak Creek Center for Urban Horticulture, 843 SW 35^th St, Corvallis

Cost: Free to current paid club members. To become of member of LBBA click here.

There will be two speakers in the morning. Small group, expert-led hive openings in the afternoon.

Things to bring: Veil, jacket or suit, gloves, lunch, drink and a lawn chair.

To attend, each person will be required to sign an OSU Waiver and Assumption of Risks Agreement during sign in.

To sign up, please complete the registration here. Please allow up to 24 hrs for conformation of receipt of your form.

2025 LBBA Field Day Registration

This is the registration for the 2025 LBBA Field Day at the OSU Apiary. This is a free event for club members.

Name(Required)

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Please let us know how many people will be in your party so we know what to add to our total attendance.(Required)

Names of additional family members attending

Address

Street Address City State ZIP Code

Email(Required)

Phone(Required)

Bee Experience(Required)

Never Had Bees

Currently Have Bees

Have Overwintered Hives for 2 Years

Our field day is free to 2025 Paid Club members. If you have paid your dues, please feel free to submit your registration. If you are not a paid club member, please go to our membership registration page and complete that prior to registering for Field Day.

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Field Day Fee

Non Member – $20.00

Current 2025 LBBA Member = $0.00

None Member fee includes prorated 2025 membership to LBBA.

OSU Honey Bee Lab Training Videos

Carolyn Breece and Ellen Topitzhofer from the OSU Honey Bee Lab created these helpful videos for beginners and experienced beekeepers alike.

Click here: OSU Training Videos

Monthly Meetings

WHAT: Gathering of beekeepers from Linn and Benton Counties to hear presentations by experts and local beekeepers and share information on various beekeeping topics

WHEN: 6:30 pm on the Third Wednesday of each month

WHERE: Corvallis Waldorf School, 3855 NE Hwy 20, Corvallis

COST: Free

Email us with questions: Contact Us

Scheduled Speakers

LBBA schedules speakers with timely topics to help you in your beekeeping endeavors. Our speakers are all volunteers who are willing to share their knowledge to help you be successful. Please be sure to thank them for taking the time to share with us.

WHAT: Gathering of beekeepers from Linn and Benton Counties to hear presentations by experts and local beekeepers and share information on various beekeeping topics

WHEN: 6:30 pm on the Third Wednesday of each month

WHERE: Corvallis Waldorf School, 3855 NE Hwy 20, Corvallis, OR 97330

COST: Free

Email us with questions: Contact Us

2025

DATE	SPEAKER	SUBJECT
January 15	Round Table	Pizza Meet and Greet
February 19	Camille Dill	Plant Selection for Pollinators
March 8	LBBA Bee School	Beginning Beekeeping - Waldorf School
March 19	No Monthly Meeting	Bee School being held in place of regular monthly meeting.
April 16	Dewey Caron	What to do in April-May/Bee Loss Survey Results
May 21	Andony Melathopoulos	"Nectar and pollen plants of Oregon (reloaded)"
June 18
June 22nd (Sunday)	Field Day at OSU Apiary	2025 Field Day
July 16	Elaine Timm	Nuc Colonies as Resources for the Apiary
August 20	Michael Black - Oregon Dept of Ag	Honey Labels & Cottage Processing Rules
September 17	Ramesh Sagili	TBD
October 15	Mike Rodia	TBD
November 19	Matt Stouder	TBD
December 17	No Meeting	Enjoy the holidays and see you in 2026!

For a list of our 2015 speakers go HERE.

For a list of our 2016 speakers go HERE.

For a list of our 2017 speakers go HERE.

For a list of our 2018 speakers go HERE.

For a list of our 2019 speakers go HERE.

For a list of our 2020 speakers go HERE.

For a list of our 2021 speakers go HERE.

For a list of our 2022 speakers go HERE.

For a list of our 2023 speakers go HERE.

For a list of our 2024 speakers go HERE.