<Zoom information for this meeting was emailed to all Active MCBA members on 2/23 at noon>

Our meeting with begin with a 'mini session' from our own Dr Vince Aloyo and Mark Antunes giving an overview on nucs and splits before our main presentationby Steve Repasky's  on Swarm Management.

Stephen Repasky, nationally recognized author and consultant is a second generation beekeeper from Pittsburgh, PA.  Along with being a certified Master Beekeeper through the Eastern Apicultural Society he is the current President of the Pennsylvania State Beekeepers Association, past president and co-founder of Burgh Bees, and a past member of the Board of Directors for the American Beekeeping Federation.  He is also an active member of the PA Queen Bee Improvement Project and is a member of the Penn State Center for Pollinator Research Advisory Board and the Pennsylvania State Apiary Advisory Board.  Stephen manages approximately 200 colonies as single brood chambers and is involved in honey production, queen rearing and the selling of nucleus hives each spring and summer to those interested in starting or expanding their own beekeeping adventure!

Stephen had his first book published by Wicwas Press in 2014 entitled " Swarm Essentials" and can be found teaching beekeeping classes and workshops in the Pittsburgh area and presenting lectures on a variety of beekeeping topics at local clubs and many regional and national conferences around the United States.