Beekeeping at All Saints Lutheran Church, Bowie, MD

08/21/2026

08/20/2026

Pie Iesu Domine, dona eis requiem

08/14/2026

NOTE THE NEW DATE: 11-12 December 2026!

🕯️ One year of hard work has paid off!

On Monday, 5 October, the Pope will receive beekeepers at a private audience. He will meet beekeepers from all over the world, at the initiative of the Slovenian Beekeepers' Association and the European Beekeeping Association. On this occasion, he will also receive a special candle made in Slovenia, in Polzela.

On Saturday, 3 October, a special Holy Mass for all beekeepers will be held at the Borgo Laudato Si’. The Mass will be held by Cardinal Baggio.

According to our information and the publicly available records of the Holy See, there has never before been an official private audience with a Pope dedicated exclusively to beekeepers. This makes the event particularly significant and truly historic.

More information will follow soon, so that you will be able to start organizing participation in your respective countries.

We will present the importance of bees and bee products to the Pope and ask him to do his best to help us raise awareness in the world about the importance of bees and also about the importance of consuming real bee products. We also want to send a message to the world through him - let's buy local honey!
We encourage all beekeeping organizations around the world to organize visits to the Vatican and be part of a unique event...
We look forward to this very special event and to meeting you all in Rome!

06/28/2026

Guess what time it is?

It’s honey sale time! The honey from our Church Bees 🐝 is available for sale. $10 for a 13 oz bottle. Contact Jaye Summerlot or Jim Sichelman if you’re interested.

05/25/2026

Bees

05/08/2026

Jim and I will be picking up our new nucleus colonies from Honeysmith in Odenton tomorrow morning and installing them in our apiary at All Saints Lutheran Church around noon. If you’re interested in coming to take part or just watch, reach out to either of us and we’ll send you updates on the timing.

05/03/2026

All cleaned up and ready for 4 new colonies.