4 Corners Beekeepers Association

4CBA Club Meeting
2023-06-15 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Florida Baptist Church, 30296 US-160, Durango, CO, 81301, United States

4CBA Club Meeting...July Road Show!
2023-07-01 - 2023-07-31 | CO
We’ll have several opportunities to engage with beekeepers in their apiaries over the month. Stay tuned for more details!

4CBA Club Meeting - 2nd Annual Plant Exchange & Potluck
2023-08-17 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Florida Baptist Church, 30296 US-160, Durango, CO, 81301, United States

4CBA Club Meeting - Preparing Your Hives for Winter with Dr. Bodewes
2023-09-21 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Florida Baptist Church, 30296 US-160, Durango, CO, 81301, United States
This will be a hybrid meeting. Zoom link to come later!
I am a veterinarian and have been a beekeeper for 13 years. I currently have twenty-five hives in Durango and Mancos and I have a special interest in treatment plans for varroa mites. I believe proper fall treatment and preparation can greatly reduce winter losses and have averaged a 12% winter loss in the last three years.

4CBA Club Meeting - Zoom with Dr. Jay Evans, Research Entomologist with the USDA Bee Research Laboratory
2023-10-19 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Florida Baptist Church, 30296 US-160, Durango, CO, 81301, United States
We’ll be joining the Northern Colorado Beekeepers Association as they host Dr. Jay Evans. He’ll be in Fort Collins and we’ll Zoom in to join!
In-person meeting with our annual short business meeting and elections!

4CBA Club Meeting - Kamon Reynolds via Zoom
2024-01-18 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | CO
A Zoom link will be sent out to all members prior to the meeting.
Here’s a link to Kamon’s Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@kamonreynolds

4CBA Club Meeting - Dr. Dewey Caron
2024-02-15 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | CO
Join us as we learn how to read a frame with Dr. Dewey Caron. Learn what to look for, what to take notice of and what one can learn from what you’re seeing in your hive.

Beginning Beekeeping Class
2024-03-08 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Avenue, Durango, CO, 81301, United States
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This year’s Beginning Beekeeping Class will be held on March 8th, 6-8 PM and 9th, 9 AM-2PM at the La Plata County Fairgrounds (and via Zoom). The cost is $60 (free to veterans). Our teacher is Tina Sebestyen. She has been keeping bees since 2007 (that’s 17 full seasons). She was mentored by “old guys” and learned in the school of hard knocks. She founded 4CBA and was its president for 8 years. She also founded the Colorado Master Beekeeper Program and was its program coordinator for 5 years. She is a frequent contributor to Bee Culture magazine and the American Bee Journal, and speaks all over the US. This class is an accredited pre-requisite to the CSBA Master Beekeeper Program. To register, please email Tina at bee.seeking@gmail.com

4CBA Club Meeting - Tina Sebestyen on Integrated Pest Management
2024-03-21 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | CO

4CBA Club Meeting - Marla Spivak on Propolis as an integrated approach to pest management
2024-04-18 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | CO

4CBA Club Meeting - Tina Sebestyen on Things Beekeepers Do Wrong
2024-05-16 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Florida Baptist Church, 30296 US-160, Durango, CO, 81301, United States

4CBA Club Meeting - Pat Donahue on Sustainable Beekeeping
2024-06-20 18:30 - 20:00, 2025-05-15 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Florida Baptist Church, 30296 US-160, Durango, CO, 81301, United States

Durango Botanic Garden Tour and Ice Cream Social
2024-07-18 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Durango Botanic Gardens, 1900 E. 3rd Avenue, Durango, CO, 81301, United States
Join us for a guided tour of the gardens followed by an ice cream treat!

4CBA Club Meeting - Pot Luck and Making beekeeping easier!
2024-08-15 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | Florida Baptist Church, 30296 US-160, Durango, CO, 81301, United States
Do you know how to use a ratchet strap on your hives? How to properly light a smoker? Have you practiced marking your drones so you can mark your queen? What’s the best way to keep your hive tools clean? These and other facets of beekeeping will be discussed, and demonstrated, complete with opportunities to try things out yourself. Don’t miss the fun! Bring a dish to share!

4CBA Club Meeting - All About Winterizing your Hives!
2024-09-19 18:30 (America/Chicago) | Florida Baptist Church, 30296 US-160, Durango, CO, 81301, United States
Winterizing your hives – a panel of experts! Tina, Kristie, and Carol weigh in on what to do and how to do it! They will discuss the difference between ventilated and condensing hives and which is right for you.

4CBA Club Meeting - Elections & Business Meeting followed by a Honey Tasting
2024-10-17 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Florida Baptist Church, 30296 US-160, Durango, CO, 81301, United States
We have two positions up for vote: Vice President and Communications. We’ll also discuss how to clean wax and demonstrate how to make your hive tool sterilization tube.

4CBA Club Meeting with Tom Seeley via Zoom
2025-01-16 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | CO
Dr. Tom Seeley, renowned author and world-class expert on honeybee behavior, is joining us for an exciting evening at our bee club meeting! Known for his groundbreaking research and books such as The Lives of Bees and Honeybee Democracy, Dr. Seeley will share fascinating insights into the lives of honeybees, their decision-making processes, and their role in our ecosystem. Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to hear from one of the leading voices in bee biology and ask your burning questions about these amazing pollinators! 🐝

https://nbb.cornell.edu/thomas-seeley

4CBA Club Meeting with Kamon Reynolds via Zoom
2025-02-20 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | CO
We’re thrilled to announce that Kamon Reynolds, the beekeeper behind the popular Tennessee’s Bees YouTube channel, will be joining us for our February bee club meeting! Kamon is widely recognized for his practical, hands-on advice and innovative techniques for managing successful hives. Whether you’re a seasoned beekeeper or just starting out, this is a fantastic opportunity to learn from one of the most engaging voices in modern beekeeping. Mark your calendars and get ready to take your beekeeping knowledge to the next level! 🐝

4CBA Seminar: Better Queens with Cory Stevens in person!
2025-03-08 09:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive, Durango, CO, 81301, United States
Join us in March as we welcome Cory Stevens for a daylong seminar at Fort Lewis College Lyceum Theater. Cory is an accomplished beekeeper and queen breeder specializing in sustainable beekeeping practices! Cory is known for his work with survivor stock and promoting strategies for breeding hardy, resilient bees. This is a unique opportunity to learn about improving hive health through genetics and natural selection from a leading expert. Don’t miss this inspiring and educational event—perfect for beekeepers at all levels! 🐝
https://www.stevensbeeco.com/
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4CBA Club Meeting with Tina Sebestyen
2025-04-17 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | CO

2025 Bee Package Delivery - TBD
2025-04-26 13:30 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Zuberfizz, 284 Sawyer Dr Ste A, Durango, CO, 81301, United States

4CBA Club Meeting - Randy Oliver
2025-06-19 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Florida Baptist Church, 30296 US-160, Durango, CO, 81301, United States
Topic – TBD

4CBA Club Meeting at LilyBee Farms with Kristie Hinds
2025-07-17 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | LilliBee Farms
Join us for a wax rendering and candle-making workshop! This will be held at our President’s farm, Lilybee Farm. There will also be a couple of hive inspections. Come one and all!
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4CBA Club Meeting - Promote Bee Vitality with Terra Vera technology!
2025-09-18 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Denver) | Florida Baptist Church, 30296 US-160, Durango, CO, 81301, United States
﻿We are excited that Terra Vera is coming to our September 18 meeting to demonstrate their groundbreaking technology that helps bee health and fights mites and diseases. Check out their website!

4CBA Special Club event with Tina Sebestyen: Beekeeping in Israel
2025-11-20 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Denver) | Florida Baptist Church, 30296 US-160, Durango, CO, 81301, United States
Tina visited Israel for her second time in June. She spent a holiday weekend with a backyard beekeeper, and did some beekeeping with her and another member of their Sustainable Beekeeping group, and learned some interesting dangers in Israeli beekeeping. Then she spent a few days working with one of the biggest honey producers in Northern Israel, and got to see the commercial beekeeping aspect. Add in a day with a bee extension specialist conducting scientific experiments, and she learned some new information about bees and mite control. Along the way, she met many intriguing characters and, in the end, got stuck there during the 12-day war between Israel and Iran. She’ll share the adventure and escape.

4CBA Club Meeting: Cory Stevens and Queen Cell Builders
2026-01-15 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Denver) | Zoom, United States
This is a Zoom event!

Cory Stevens will be discussing cell builders and how we can raise queens from the good stock we got from him.

4CBA Club Meeting - Paul Kelly, Researcher & Apiary Manager
2026-02-19 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Denver) | Zoom, United States
Paul will be talking about Single Brood Chamber management – What we’ve learned in 30 years of managing hives with one brood chamber

Paul has managed the Honey Bee Research Centre since 1987. His primary role is to manage honey bee colonies for research and teaching purposes. He provides research support for hive health science, training for students and beekeepers, coordinates and teaches beekeeping courses, and conducts facility tours for the general public.
Paul’s interests include bee breeding, beekeeping tool design and manufacture, beekeeping video production, medicinal use of hive products, and hive management techniques. Paul and the HBRC team have produced 77 beekeeping videos for the HBRC YouTube channel. They have been translated into 12 languages and have been viewed approximately 30 million times. He makes and sells Bee Belts, the tool belt for beekeepers.
Paul received the Eastern Apiculture Society, Roger A. Morse Extension Award in 2017, and was inducted into the Ontario Agriculture Hall of Fame in 2022.

Ontario beekeepers traditionally managed their colonies in two brood chambers. Most of us thought this was the only way it was possible to provide enough space for food stores and for brood production. Starting in the 1990’s many of us experimented with using single brood chambers. This is now the most common method of managing bee hives in our province. I will describe how to transition to singles, the timing considerations, and the pros and cons of this method of managing beehives.

This will be a Zoom Meeting
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4CBA Club Meeting with Dr. Katie Lee from the University of Minnesota
2026-03-19 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Denver) | Zoom, United States
Dr. Katie Lee received her MS and PhD from the University of Minnesota with Dr. Marla Spivak. Her research focuses on Varroa, metrics that indicate queen and colony health, and benefits of pollinator plantings on honey bee health. She founded two of the Bee Informed Partnership’s Tech-Transfer Teams.
https://www.beelab.umn.edu/
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Beginner Beekeeping Class
2026-04-11 10:00 - 17:00 (America/Denver) | La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Avenue, Durango, CO, 81301, United States
One-day beginner beekeeping class offered by Tina Sebestyen on Saturday, April 11, 2026. Time: 10 am to 5 pm. Cost is $60.00. US Armed Forces Veterans are free. Held at La Plata County Fairgrounds. Sign up by contacting Tina at bee.seeking@gmail.com
