Southern Tier Beekeepers Association

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Southern Tier Beekeepers Association members range from hobbyists with a single backyard hive to commercial beekeepers with hundreds of hives in multiple bee yards. Based in Broome County, NY, we have regular monthly meetings (except in January) and get together at other times to teach and share among our members and our community. Content is the responsibility of the author, please exercise due diligence before adopting any methods.

06/02/2026
Here is an updated Swarm List for the Southern Tier Beekeepers. I'm posting it here because our website is currently dow...
05/20/2026

Here is an updated Swarm List for the Southern Tier Beekeepers. I'm posting it here because our website is currently down. If anyone has a swarm please contact one of the beekeepers on the list. If you are having difficulty contacting someone, you can contact me, Ken Lord, 607.341.2749 and I will try to help!

Ken Lord

Today is World Bee Day! A day to celebrate and acknowledge the importance of all bees to a healthy ecosystem! Ken Lord
05/20/2026

Today is World Bee Day! A day to celebrate and acknowledge the importance of all bees to a healthy ecosystem!

Ken Lord

Attention everyone! Due to our website being down, there is no swarm list available for people to try contacting beekeep...
05/20/2026

Attention everyone! Due to our website being down, there is no swarm list available for people to try contacting beekeepers to capture swarms! For the time being please feel free to contact me and I will contact the members on the list of available keepers. Please leave a message. I will return your call. Thank you!

Ken Lord 607.341.2749

Last Friday evening, 5/15/2026, Southern Tier Beekeepers Association had their NUC pickup at Kutik's Everything Bees in ...
05/20/2026

Last Friday evening, 5/15/2026, Southern Tier Beekeepers Association had their NUC pickup at Kutik's Everything Bees in Oxford. We had a great crew of helpers to seal off the NUC hive openings with screens, for easier transport, We also loaded the NUCs into customer's vehicles. I have more pictures courtesy of Don Kunkle to follow. I did manage to get one pic of the NUC Commander himself!

Respectfully

Ken Lord

Attention beekeepers! Reminder, NUC pick up is this Friday at Kutik's Everything Bees on route 12 south of Oxford. 7:30...
05/12/2026

Attention beekeepers! Reminder, NUC pick up is this Friday at Kutik's Everything Bees on route 12 south of Oxford. 7:30 PM. See you there!

Ken Lord

I've made a mistake, again! Snap! The date for the Nuc pickups was incorrect on my last post. My apology! Our club pick...
05/06/2026

I've made a mistake, again! Snap! The date for the Nuc pickups was incorrect on my last post. My apology! Our club pickup date is Friday the 15th at Kutik's on route 12. Same time, 7:30.

Regards
Ken Lord

Attention beekeepers! I was incorrect about the Nuc pickup date. Nucs have arrived at Kutik's Everything Bees! Pickup ...
05/05/2026

Attention beekeepers! I was incorrect about the Nuc pickup date. Nucs have arrived at Kutik's Everything Bees! Pickup will be next Friday evening the 15th! 7:30 pm, at Kutik's, 3442, route 12, south of Oxford, NY.

My apologe!

Ken Lord

Attention Southern Tier Beekeeper members, sorry for the late reminder. Tonight is the May monthly meeting. Location, To...
05/05/2026

Attention Southern Tier Beekeeper members, sorry for the late reminder. Tonight is the May monthly meeting. Location, Town of Chenango Office Building, doors open at 6:00pm, meeting starts around 6:30 pm. Doors lock at 9:00pm. We will be reviewing nuc installation procedures. Mite treatment options and activities you should be performing with your hives in May. As always, we will entertain any questions and hopefully have the answers. Hope to see everyone there!

Respectfully
Ken Lord

My son Nick was inspecting one of his rooftop hives in Rochester, hence the famous city skyline in the background. He is...
05/04/2026

My son Nick was inspecting one of his rooftop hives in Rochester, hence the famous city skyline in the background. He is on the roof of Strange Bird Brewing. Can you spot the queen? He posts a lot of interesting content at https:\\www.flowercitybeeworks.com and Facebook.

Ken Lord

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