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The 2025 CVBA Beekeepers' Symposium was held on Saturday, February 22nd.

The symposium was held at the Dadant & Sons Showroom in Fresno, California.
Admission included lunch and other treats.

2025 Symposium Speakers Included:

Daniel (DW) Schoenthal – Blue Green Horizons Bee Rescue. 

John Turpin – Field Support Specialist & Director of Pollinator Health with Strong Microbials.

Deputy Rowdy Freeman – Butte County deputy sheriff and subject matter expert for CDFA’s Apiary Protection Program and past president and a member of the California Rural Crime Prevention Task Force.

Emilia Burnham – The American Beekeeping Federation’s 2025 American Honey Princess.

Chris Hiatt – past president of the American Honey Producers Association.

Ashley Correia – Regional Manager, Blue Diamond Almond Growers.

Stay tuned for plans for next year’s Symposium (tentatively set for 2/21/26).  Please let us know if there’s a speaker you’d like to hear, or if you’d like to help with planning.

Previous years’ speakers have included: 

  • Dr. Elina L. Niño – elninobeelab.ucdavis.edu.
  • Jeremy Rose – California Bee Co (californiabeecompany.com).
  • Max Nikolaychuk – BZ Bodies Honey (www.mybzbodies.com).
  • Véto-Pharma – Manufacturer of Apivar brand amitraz miticide (veto-pharma.com).
  • Daren Hess – Kingsburg Honey (kingsburghoney.com).
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