Beekeeping Symposium

Join Friends House’s beekeeping experts, Bonnie Zimmer and Kathleen Keller, on Sunday, April 19 at 12:30 pm for a sweet afternoon of learning the ins and outs of beekeeping. Bonnie and Kathleen will discuss native bees, the honey bee life cycle, pollination and supporting pollinators, and more. At the end of their presentation, in-person attendees will have a chance to taste a variety of regional honeys from across the eastern US!

Bonnie Zimmer has been a Friend for over 50 years. She spent her childhood on a small family farm near Binghamton, NY. After completing her graduate studies she spent her professional career as a staff ecologist for the State of New Jersey Environmental Protection developing water quality models of streams and estuaries and subsequent watershed restoration. She became fascinated with honey bees as an undergraduate at Cornell. She has been a beekeeper at Friends House for 2 years.

Kathleen Keller is a Sister in the Order Sisters of the Holy Names. She has worked and served in New York; Maryland; California; Washington, DC; Canada; Peru; and other countries in South America. She has been fascinated with honey bees for many years. After moving to Friends House, she learned beekeeping and has been working in the apiary for 3 years. She continues to learn from these amazing creatures.

Both Bonnie and Kathleen continue to learn more about and from these tiny insects.

For those attending in person at the Lyceum, we welcome you to bring a potluck dish to share with others for our simple lunch. Lunch starts at noon; the presentation begins at 12:30 pm.

For those joining online, CLICK HERE.