Gene Brandi began working with bees in the early 1970s while attending Cal Poly and started his own bee company in 1978. Today, he and his son manage 2000 colonies of honey bees throughout Central California. Mr. Brandi chaired the National Honey Board for three years, and served 37 years on the California State Beekeepers’ Association Board of Directors, including a year as president in 2016-17. He holds a bachelor of science degree in ag business from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Among his many activities, he chaired the California Apiary Board from 1992 to 1995; served on the Project Apis board from 2006 to 2016, and has been a member of the California Almond Board Bee Task Force since 2004 and a member of Carl Hayden Bee Research Center’s Industry Liaison Committee since 2002.
Both speakers will address topics such as honey bee species, management, health and health challenges, beekeeping equipment, honey bee products, and long-term sustainability.
Gene Brandi began working with bees in the early 1970s while attending Cal Poly and started his own bee company in 1978. Today, he and his son manage 2000 colonies of honey bees throughout Central California. Mr. Brandi chaired the National Honey Board for three years, and served 37 years on the California State Beekeepers’ Association Board of Directors, including a year as president in 2016-17. He holds a bachelor of science degree in ag business from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Among his many activities, he chaired the California Apiary Board from 1992 to 1995; served on the Project Apis board from 2006 to 2016, and has been a member of the California Almond Board Bee Task Force since 2004 and a member of Carl Hayden Bee Research Center’s Industry Liaison Committee since 2002.
Both speakers will address topics such as honey bee species, management, health and health challenges, beekeeping equipment, honey bee products, and long-term sustainability.