News
July Guide
Suggested hive care and maintenance for June and July.
June Guide
Suggested hive care and maintenance for June and July.
Ground Nesting Bees
Project GNBee is a global community science initiative focused on researching, conserving, and managing native ground-nesting bees. By combining community observations and fieldwork with scientific modeling, Project GNBee reveals the nesting biology of understudied species, supports the conservation of priority sites, promotes local stewardship, and informs policies to safeguard pollinators across both natural and managed landscapes. Wonderful, informative website with some great videos.
May General Meeting
Join us in person Tuesday, May 5th at 7PM for our May General Meeting via Zoom! Edward Hsieh is a postdoctoral researcher working in Dr. Liz Walsh’s lab at the USDA-ARS Bee Breeding Facility in Baton Rouge, LA. He graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2024 where he was co-advised by Drs. Adam Dolezal and May Berenbaum. He studied the effects of interactive stressors on honey bee physiology,
Events
About GBA
Welcome to the online home of the Gilroy Beekeepers Association.
We are a 501c3 charitable organization whose mission it is to share our knowledge of honey bees and beekeeping and provide help with swarm removal in southern Santa Clara and northern San Benito counties.
Since 1997, Gilroy Beekeepers Association has been dedicated to furthering an interest in bees. We love bees and share what we know about beekeeping with each other and with our communities. So whether you are an experienced apiarist, a novice beekeeper or venturing into honey farming for the first time, we look forward to meeting you. Check our information about beekeeping, how to get started, encouraging native pollinators, and much more here.
Become a member now or ask to drop in on one of our meetings – hear how local backyard beekeepers manage their hives through the seasons, exchange ideas or techniques for creating the optimum pollinator environment for your bees, or ask questions about getting started – and consider joining us for more!
Please donate! If you would like to support our efforts with a financial contribution, click here. We are a 501c3 educational non-profit organization – all contributions are tax-deductible. Thank you!
Check out our Facebook page and group for photos, comments, and more information about GBA activities.
We regularly invite speakers to share their expertise about anything ‘bee’, from landscaping designs to encourage bees to feel at home in our yards, to innovative uses for honey, to everything you wanted to know about top-bar hives but were afraid to ask. Check for upcoming events here.
In the community our Association is an educational resource on bees and how to handle swarms safely. We offer classes, field trips and a chance to hang out with us at a county fair.