Linn Benton Beekeepers Association

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Welcome to LBBA

Meeting Location

We meet 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!!  

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

-Membership to the Oregon State Beekeepers Association.

March 18, 2026 LBBA Monthly Club Meeting

This months speaker will Dewey Caron.

What is your plan?

At the March meeting I will discuss the PNW Honey Bee Survey. I encourage LBBA members who overwintered colonies to complete the survey, once they have tallied their overwintering results. The survey is open March and April. I anticipate the survival rate will be MUCH BETTER than last year when 16 members reported a 50% loss rate, the second highest of past 14 years and well above the 14 year LBBA average 36.3 percent loss rate. I will address how to flatten the growth curve of varroa mites (it starts in earnest in March) and how we might flatten the growth curve of bee colonies (starts in April) so colonies remain populous and they don’t swarm come April and May.  

See  https://pnwhoneybeesurvey.com/ (click on !Take the Survey!). It should take less than 5 minutes. This year, once again you can fast track your responses and only provide information on overwintering successes/losses and not include your managements.

Monthly Meetings

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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

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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

2026

DATESPEAKERSUBJECT
January 21Mike RodiaResidential Beekeeping
February 18Carolyn BreeceReading The Frames
March 14LBBA Bee SchoolBeginning Beekeeping - Waldorf School
March 18Dewey CaronPNW Honeybee Survey Results
April 15Charlie Vanden HeuvelNutrition & Vitelligenin
May 20Rena BrownSplitting Using A Double Screen Board
June 17TBDTBD
June 21st (Sunday)Field Day at OSU Apiary 2026 Field Day
July 15TBDTBD
August 19TBDTBD
September 16TBDTBD
October 21TBDTBD
November 18TBDTBD
December 16No MeetingEnjoy the holidays and see you in 2027!

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.

For a list of our 2025 speakers go HERE.