The 31st Annual Alabama Beekeepers Symposium will take place Saturday, February 7, 2026, at the Wallace State Community College School of Nursing and Center for Science in Hanceville, Alabama. Check-in begins at 8:00 a.m. and is located at the building’s center doors. The symposium begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 4:30 p.m.
The cost to attend is $45, and online registration is required by February 1. After February 1, the registration fee increases to $55. Lunch and refreshments are included in the registration cost.
Keynote speakers for the event include Cameron Jack—an assistant professor of honeybee toxicology with the University of Florida—and Jon Zawislak, an assistant professor of apiculture at the University of Arkansas.
The symposium will include a day-long beginner beekeeping workshop and three other educational tracks to choose from.
For more information on speakers and topics, or to register, visit www.aces.edu/go/2026Bee
A variety of vendors will be on-site for people to purchase supplies, equipment, and other apiculture-related goods. Many of the equipment vendors will take preorders, which can be picked up at the event to save shipping costs. See the list of vendors below.
West Alabama Bee Company—www.westalabamabeecompany.com/
Foxhound Bee Company—www.foxhoundbeecompany.com
Millie Bee Farm (Bottle Supplier)—
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Rossman Apiaries—www.gabees.com
Pigeon Mountain Trading Company—www.pigeonmountaintrading.com/
Also check out other Business events in Hanceville, Workshops in Hanceville.
