The American Bee Research Conference (ABRC) is an annual conference featuring keynote speakers, talks by apiculture professionals, and a student competition for oral presentations and posters.
ABRC is the AAPA’s primary outlet for advancing the apiculture industry. As a venue for sharing scientific research, the conference promotes communication within and between industry, academia, and the beekeeping community.
ABRC
Thank you for everyone who made ABRC 2026 a success! While we work hard to plan for next year’s conference, you can expand the section below to understand what our conferences typically look like. The conference proceedings and business meeting minutes will be uploaded soon in the past meetings section below. We will begin posting information about ABRC 2027 here when we have more information in the fall.
Schedule
All sessions will be in Room 203A&B unless otherwise indicated. A detailed schedule is posted as a Google Sheet at this link.
Thursday, January 8th
1:00 – 4:37 — Welcome and Research Session I
6:00 – 8:00 — Poster and Welcome Reception
Friday, January 9th
8:30 – 9:30 — Keynote speaker: Dr. Jay Evans (USDA-ARS Beltsville)
9:30 – 12:00 — Research Session II
10:00 – 10:15 — Break
12:00 – 1:00 — Lunch (on own)
1:00 – 3:00 — Research Session III
3:00 – 3:15 — Break
3:15 – 5:00 — Research Session IV
Saturday, January 10th
8:00 – 9:00 —Keynote speaker: Dr. Dewey Caron (Emeritus, University of Delaware)
9:00 – 12:00 — Research Session V
10:00 – 10:15 — Break
12:00 – 1:00 — AAPA Business Luncheon (Pre-registration required, Room 204B and 203A&B)
1:00 – 3:00 — Extension Session I
3:00 – 3:15 — Break
3:15 – 5:00 — Research Session IV
Past Meetings
We have collected links to all the AAPA business meeting minutes and ABRC proceedings that are available online below.
| Year | Location | Proceedings | Business Meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Reno, NV | Part 1: Ewert, AM, Walsh EM. 2025. Proceedings of the 2025 American Bee Research Conference, Part 1. Bee Culture. https://doi.org/10.55406/ABRC.5.25.1 Part 2: Ewert, AM, Walsh EM. 2025. Proceedings of the 2025 American Bee Research Conference, Part 2. Bee Culture. https://doi.org/10.55406/ABRC.5.25.2 | Coming soon |
| 2024 | New Orleans, LA | Part 1: Gilchrist IR, López-Uribe MM, Chakrabarti,P., Harpur, BA. Proceedings of the 2024 American Bee Research Conference, Part 1. Bee Culture. https://doi.org/10.55406/ABRC.4.24.1 Part 2: Gilchrist IR, López-Uribe MM, Chakrabarti,P., Harpur, BA. Proceedings of the 2024 American Bee Research Conference, Part 2. Bee Culture. https://doi.org/10.55406/ABRC.4.24.2 | 2024 Minutes |
| 2023 | Jacksonville, FL | López-Uribe MM, Chakrabarti,P., Harpur, BA. 2023. Proceedings of the 2023 American Bee Research Conference. Bee Culture. https://doi.org/10.55406/ABRC.23 | 2023 Minutes |
| 2022 | Virtual Meeting | Long talks: López-Uribe MM, Chakrabarti,P., Harpur, BA. 2022. Proceedings of the 2022 American Bee Research Conference. Bee Culture. https://doi.org/10.55406/ABRC.22. Short talks: López-Uribe MM, Chakrabarti,P., Harpur, BA. 2022. Proceedings of the 2022 American Bee Research Conference. Bee Culture. https://doi.org/10.55406/ABRC.22.Short. | Not available |
| 2021 | Virtual Meeting | Wu-Smart J, Kittle S, Couvillon MJ, López-Uribe MM. 2021. Proceedings of the 2021 American Bee Research Conference. Bee Culture. https://www.beeculture.com/american-bee-research-conference-abstracts/ | Not available |
| 2020 | Schaumburg, IL | Metz BN, Wu-Smart J, Simone-Finstrom M. 2020. Proceedings of the 2020 American Bee Research Conference. Insects. 11(6):362. https://doi.org/10/gmtnfm. | Not available |
| 2019 | Tempe, AZ | Simone-Finstrom M, Niño EL, Flenniken ML, et al. 2020. Proceedings of the 2019 American Bee Research Conference. Insects. 11(2):88. https://doi.org/10/gs47gr. | 2019 Minutes |
| 2018 | Reno, NV | Simone-Finstrom M. 2018. Proceedings of the 2018 American Bee Research Conference. Bee World. 95(2):47–72. https://doi.org/10/gs47gs. [Free PDF download]. | 2018 Minutes |
| 2017 | Galveston, TX | Simone-Finstrom M. 2016. Proceedings of the 2017 American Bee Research Conference. Bee World. 93(4):104–127. https://doi.org/10/gs47gp. [Free PDF download]. | 2017 Minutes |
| 2016 | Ponte Verde Beach, FL | American Bee Research Conference, Ponte Verde Beach, FL. 2016. | 2016 Minutes |
| 2015 | Tucson, AZ | Proceedings of the 2015 American Bee Research Conference. 2015. Kelley Beekeeping. (59,60,61). | Not available |
| 2014 | San Antonio, TX | Rangel J, Meissner R-A, editors. 2014. Abstracts from 2014 American Bee Research Conference Meeting. Kelley Beekeeping.(45,46,47,48). | Not available |
| 2013 | Hershey, PA | Huang Z, editor. 2013. Proceeding of the American Bee Research Conference. Am. Bee J. 153(3):305–315. | Not available |
| 2012 | Greenbelt, MD | Proceedings of the American Bee Research Conference. 2012. American Bee Journal. 152(4):399–408. | 2012 Minutes |
| 2011 | Galveston, TX | Proceedings of the American Bee Research Conference. 2011. American Bee Journal. (May):507–518. | Not available |
| 2010 | Orlando, FL | Proceedings of the American Bee Research Conference. 2010. American Bee Journal. 150(5):497–511. | 2010 Minutes |
| 2009 | Gainesville, FL | Proceedings of the American Bee Research Conference. 2009. American Bee Journal. (June):585–590. | 2009 Minutes |
| 2008 | Sacramento, CA | Not available | 2008 Minutes |
| 2007 | Phoenix, AZ | Not available | 2007 Minutes |
| 2006 | Baton Rouge, LA | Not available | 2006 Minutes |
| 2005 | Reno, NV | Not available | 2005 Minutes |
| 2004 | San Antonio, TX | Not available | 2004 Minutes |
| 2003 | Not available | Not available | |
| 2002 | Niagara Falls, ON | Not available | 2002 Minutes |
| 2001 | Port Deposit, MD | Not available | 2001 Minutes |