SABA Southern Adirondack Beekeepers Association - Southern Adirondack Beekeepers

Welcome to SABA!

We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to expanding the knowledge and improving the success of our beekeepers, as well as educating the broader public about the importance of bees in our shared environment. We aim to provide a forum for cooperation among beekeepers and all those working to improve the welfare of bees and other pollinators.

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March Meeting - 3/16/26 starting at 6:30 PM
Milton Community Center, 310 Northline Rd. Ballston Spa, NY

Guest Speakers:Rick and Gretchen Krohn

Topic: Queen Rearing and Raising Hygenic Queens

Spring Seminar 2026
Saturday, March 28, 2026

HVCC TEC-SMART, Malta, NY
8:15 - 5:00 PM

$45.00/members - $60.00/non-member

For details and to Register

We invite all current and prospective beekeepers to hear engaging speakers, learn valuable skills and network with the enthusiastic beekeeping community. Our lectures, lunch, vendor booths and bee-cup raffle will all be in one building, on the first floor. It is easy to get to, close to exit 12 off I-87, approximately 20 minutes north of Albany, NY.

Meet the Speakers

Topics:

1. The Making of a Queen

2. Welcome to the Drone Zone

Bio for Kate Anton

Topics:

1. Basic beekeeping year/Colony management

2. SARE project: comparison of strength and survivability of package started colonies versus

northern nucleus started colonies.

Bio for Erin Evans

Topics

1. Varroa, Tropilaelaps, and Hornets, oh my!

2. Oxalic Acid for Varroa Control - New research, changing legal uses, and future directions

Bio for Dr. David Peck

Special thank you to the very talented Shenendehowa Art students for the amazing t shirt designs. We will be printing the members' #1 choice and they will be available for purchase at the Spring Seminar.

The top 3 t shirts have been made available for personal printing. Here are those designs:

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“You only get out of your bees what you are willing to put into them.”

—Harold Swan