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November 13th – Elections & Julia Mahood: Game of Drones (season 2)
November is election time, right?! Well, we need to do our part and vote for our 2024 club officers. Come and cast your vote! Please note: This meeting is being help one week earlier than normal to accommodate the college’s holiday...
Read moreOctober 16th – Bobby Chaisson: Preparing Your Bees For Winter
Find out what you need to do to get your bees ready for winter at our meeting this month…yep, we need to do that starting now! Also, bring your 2024 officer nominations to this meeting. We will be voting next month, so nominate your fellow...
Read moreSeptember 18th – Club Black Jar Contest & Holli Kircher: How To Make Beeswax Luminaries
It’s our annual BLACK JAR HONEY CONTEST time! And…to make it even better, Holli Kircher will delight us with a demonstration on how to make beeswax luminaries–just in time for your holiday gift giving. It’s going to be a...
Read moreAugust 21st – Dr Keith S. Delaplane: Prospects for Inherited Immunity in Combating Honey Bee Diseases
This month Dr. Keith S. Delaplane will be speaking to our club on the topic of “Prospects for inherited immunity in combating honey bee diseases”. New beekeepers, existing beekeepers, and the community interested in learning more about beekeeping...
Read moreJuly 17th – Whiskey Distillery Field Trip
This month we are doing something a bit different…UGA Apicultural Research Professional and Honey Bee Lab Manager, Jennifer Berry and her husband, Mark Davis, have agreed to open the doors of their new whiskey distillery to our club...
Read moreJune 19th – Bob Binnie: Honey!
Join us to hear Bob Binnie present an informative talk about honey! Bob is a commercial beekeeper and honey packer located in the southern Appalachian Mountains of northeast Georgia and for over thirty years has been doing business under the name...
Read moreMay 15th – Jimmy Gatt: What To Plant Now To Help Your Honey Bees During The Summer Dearth
Our bees need to eat…even during the summer dearth! Find out how to help them find some summer nectar when the major nectar flow has stopped. Jimmy Gatt is a Journeyman Beekeeper and President of the Metro Atlanta Beekeepers Association. He...
Read moreApril 17th – Dr Lewis Bartlett: Honey Bee Vaccine
Join us to hear Dr. Lewis Bartlett speak to our club about the recently approved honey bee vaccine. Dr. Lewis Bartlett is a faculty assistant research scientist at the University of Georgia between the departments of Entomology and Ecology. He...
Read moreMarch 11th & 18th – Introduction to Beekeeping – BEE SCHOOL!
Introduction to Beekeeping – A day of lectures and a field day of demonstrations structured for the beginner beekeeper. Biology to Honey Extraction…You’ll learn everything to get you started in the wonderful world of Apis mellifera!...
Read moreFebruary 20 (Monday) – Monthly Meeting: Bob Binnie – Issues With Old Comb & Toxic Chemical Interactions In Our Colonies
Join us to hear Bob Binnie present an informative talk about old comb and how it affects our colonies. Bob is a commercial beekeeper and honey packer located in the southern Appalachian Mountains of northeast Georgia and for over thirty years...
Read moreJanuary 16 (Monday) – Monthly Meeting: Dan Long – Beekeeping in Scotland
Meala Ghàidhealach! Join us this month and learn how beekeeping is done in beautiful Scotland! – Kilts optional 🙂 In 2018 Dan Long had the pleasure of meeting with beekeepers from Scotland to inspect a couple of apiaries there and to learn...
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