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The 2026 CVBA Beekeepers' Symposium is coming up on Saturday, February 28th.

The symposium will be held at the Dadant & Sons Showroom in Fresno, California.
Admission includes lunch and other treats.

$25 for CVBA Members

$50 for non-members (or join now and get the member rate).

 

Click here to register!

Scheduled 2026 Symposium Speakers Include:

Randy Oliver.   “Scientific beekeeping”
Eric Walgren – Regional Sales and Marketing Lead Bee Health, GreenLight Biosciences, Inc.”Norroa Mite Treatment”

Andony Melathopoulos – Associate Professor, Oregon State University. “Bees vs. Native
Pollinators”
Kristie Winslow – Apis m. “Industry Support & Research”

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).

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.

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