Sacramento Area Beekeepers Association

SABA Executive Board Meeting
2025-04-02 17:30, 2025-03-05 17:30, 2025-02-05 17:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom Link
Monthly on the Wednesday following the SABA General Meeting.
Time and locations are announced in the Bee Line.

SABA Meeting
2025-03-25 19:00 | UC Cooperative Extension, Sacramento County, 4145 Branch Center Road, Sacramento, CA, 95827, United States
SABA Meeting—Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Latest Research in Bee Vaccine Technology
Presenter: Mark Allen of Dalan Animal Health

Come at 6:30 p.m. for fun and bee talk; Education presentation begins at 7 p.m., followed by Business Meeting
Location: Sacramento County-UC Cooperative Extension
4145 Branch Center Road, Sacramento

Coffee Klatsch
2025-03-23 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-03-09 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-02-23 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-02-09 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-01-26 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-01-12 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom Link
Join us on Sunday!
Sacramento Area Beekeepers Association is inviting you to a scheduled meeting!
Grab a cup of coffee, ice tea, or Mead and let’s chat about BEES! Come on and join us for an hour or so at our biweekly Coffee Klatsch.
Bring Questions, Answers, Stories or just listen in. Suggested topics include, but are in no way limited to preparing for winter, and as always, Strange happenings in a hive…
Topic: SABA Sunday Coffee Klatsch

SABA Meeting
2025-02-25 19:00 | UC Cooperative Extension, Sacramento County, 4145 Branch Center Road, Sacramento, CA, 95827, United States
SABA Meeting—Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Preparing for Spring– Hive Health and Swarm Prevention
Presenters: Debbi Gable, Tina Macuha and Tiffany White

Come at 6:30 p.m. for fun and bee talk; Education presentation begins at 7 p.m., followed by Business Meeting
Location: Sacramento County-UC Cooperative Extension
4145 Branch Center Road, Sacramento

SABA Meeting
2025-01-27 19:00 | UC Cooperative Extension, Sacramento County, 4145 Branch Center Road, Sacramento, CA, 95827, United States
SABA Meeting—Monday, January 27, 2025

Swarmed Web App – Mateo Kaiser, Creator
SABA’s Recommended Swarm Retrieval Guidelines – Don Ruddick and Louis Zurlo

Come at 6:30 p.m. for bee talk; education presentation begins at 7 p.m., business meeting to follow
Location: Sacramento County-UC Cooperative Extension
4145 Branch Center Road, Sacramento

Coming up: February meeting—Preparing Your Hives for Spring

Coffee Klatsch
2024-12-28 21:00 - 22:00, 2024-12-14 21:00 - 22:00, 2024-11-30 21:00 - 22:00, 2024-11-17 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-11-03 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-10-20 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-10-06 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom Link
Join us on Sunday!
Sacramento Area Beekeepers Association is inviting you to a scheduled meeting!
Grab a cup of coffee, ice tea, or Mead and let’s chat about BEES! Come on and join us for an hour or so at our biweekly Coffee Klatsch and Bee Buddy Meetup.
Bring Questions, Answers, Stories or just listen in. Suggested topics include, but are in no way limited to preparing for winter, and as always, Strange happenings in a hive…
Topic: SABA Coffee Klatsch
Topic: SABA Sunday Coffee Klatsch and Bee Buddy Meetup
Zoom Meeting Link

SABA Holiday Party
2024-12-03 03:00 | UC Cooperative Extension, Sacramento County, 4145 Branch Center Road, Sacramento, CA, 95827, United States
SABA Holiday Party, Potluck and SAB-Bees—Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Come celebrate the holidays and the end of a successful year of beekeeping at SABA’s annual Holiday Party, Potluck and Presentation of the SAB-Bees on Tuesday, December 3.
Bring a wrapped gift to participate in the White Elephant gift exchange!
For the potluck, please bring a delicious dish–appetizer, salad, entrée, side dish, dessert—to share with SABA members.
Setup starts at 5 p.m. and the party starts at 6 p.m.
Location: Sacramento County-UC Cooperative Extension
4145 Branch Center Road, Sacramento
Zoom Meeting Link

SABA Meeting
2024-10-22 12:00 | UC Cooperative Extension, Sacramento County, 4145 Branch Center Road, Sacramento, CA, 95827, United States
SABA Meeting—Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Hang-out and chat: 6:30 pm
Honey Tasting with Amina Harris, Queen Bee of The HIVE: 7:00 pm
Business Meeting: 8:00 pm
Location: Sacramento County-UC Cooperative Extension
4145 Branch Center Road, Sacramento
Zoom Meeting Link in Bee Line newsletter
Zoom Meeting Link

Coming up: Details to Follow…
Thank you for your interest! More details of upcoming events coming soon.
Please come to the meeting prepared to learn from others and to share your tricks!

SABA Meeting
2024-09-24 12:00 | UC Cooperative Extension, Sacramento County, 4145 Branch Center Road, Sacramento, CA, 95827, United States
SABA Meeting—Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Hang-out and bee talk: 6:30 pm
Educational Presentation: 7:00 pm
Selling Your Honey!
Learn the regulations and ideas of successful honey sellers!
Location: Sacramento County-UC Cooperative Extension
4145 Branch Center Road, Sacramento
Zoom Meeting Link

Coming up: Details to Follow…
Thank you for your interest! More details of upcoming events coming soon.
Please come to the meeting prepared to learn from others and to share your tricks!

Coffee Klatsch
2024-09-22 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-09-08 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-08-25 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-08-11 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-07-28 12:00 - 13:00 | Private Link
Join us on Sunday!
Sacramento Area Beekeepers Association is inviting you to a scheduled meeting!
Grab a cup of coffee, ice tea, or Mead and let’s chat about BEES! Come on and join us for an hour or so at our biweekly Coffee Klatsch and Bee Buddy Meetup.
Bring Questions, Answers, Stories or just listen in. Suggested topics include, but are in no way limited to preparing for winter, and as always, Strange happenings in a hive…
Topic: SABA Coffee Klatsch
Topic: SABA Sunday Coffee Klatsch and Bee Buddy Meetup

Hands On Mead Making
2024-09-22 10:00 - 14:00 | UC Cooperative Extension, Sacramento County, 4145 Branch Center Road, Sacramento, CA, 95827, United States
Hands On Mead Making
Back by popular demand! Learn how to make mead. Leave with your own mead and the know-how to make more. Award winning mead maker Victoria Alvarez will take class participants step-by-step through the process of making mead. Participants will take home a batch of young mead to be fermented and finished at home.
Required Materials:

1 One Gallon glass carboy with narrow opening (apple cider jug or similar)
1 airlock with stopper that fits snugly in the opening of the carboy
1 funnel
5 pounds honey (preferably not crystalized)

Saturday, September 22, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sacramento County-UC Extension Branch Center, 4145 Branch Center Dr, Sacramento
Registration fee: $75 for course. There are also required materials you will need to purchase ahead of time and bring to class.
Class size: 15 participants—register soon for this popular class
Register

SABA Meeting
2024-08-27 12:00 | UC Cooperative Extension, Sacramento County, 4145 Branch Center Road, Sacramento, CA, 95827, United States
SABA MEETING – Tuesday, August 27
Preparing Your Hives for Winter
Presented by Doug Peccianti and Dave Watson
Come at 6:30 p.m. for bee talk; education presentation begins at 7 pm
Location: Sacramento County-UC Cooperative Extension
4145 Branch Center Road, Sacramento
Zoom Meeting Link

Coming up: Details to Follow…
Thank you for your interest! More details of upcoming events coming soon.
Please come to the meeting prepared to learn from others and to share your tricks!

SABA Meeting
2024-07-23 12:00 | UC Cooperative Extension, Sacramento County, 4145 Branch Center Road, Sacramento, CA, 95827, United States
SABA Meeting—Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Hang-out and chat: 6:30 pm
Educational Presentation: 7:00 pm
Bee Forage in the Sacramento Area
SMUD experts will talk about their efforts to increase areas of bee forage in our region
Location: Sacramento County-UC Cooperative Extension
4145 Branch Center Road, Sacramento
Zoom Meeting Link

Coming up: Details to Follow…
Thank you for your interest! More details of upcoming events coming soon.
Please come to the meeting prepared to learn from others and to share your tricks!
