All speakers will present via zoom, so everyone will also have the option of attending via zoom if you do not wish to attend in person. No drinks or snacks will be provided, but you may bring something for yourself or to share.

Mini Presentation:

Regina Rhoa “How do bees collect pollen”

Main Topic:

Landi Simone “Reading the Frames”:  Everything you need to know about your bees is written on the frames of their hive, but do you know how to read those frames? Good beekeepers are a hybrid of a first-rate detective and a veterinarian. In this talk, you’ll learn what to look for to be the best beekeeper you can be and give your bees the care they deserve.

Landi Simone has been keeping bees for 27 years.  She has been an EAS Certified Master Beekeeper since 2004, and has served as Master Beekeeper Director and, for ten years, as Chair of the Master Beekeeper Certification Committee.  Landi owns Gooserock Farm in northern NJ, and makes her living from about 100 colonies of bees. She raises queens and sells overwintered nucs, produces varietal honeys and beeswax cosmetics and soaps. Landi’s practical approach to beekeeping stems from her life before bees; she’s a retired consulting engineer with degrees from Columbia and Rutgers.