September 16th – Thinking outside of the box! Alternative hives with Kathleen Bourn

Come think out of the box with Kathy as she talks to us about all the different types of hive options besides the typical 8 and 10 frame options.

Keeping a few bees was supposed to be just another small project on Kathy Bourn’s farm in Hart County Georgia.  After getting her first two hives in 2014, beekeeping soon became an out-of-control hobby.  She manages 10-20 colonies in an assortment of hive styles.  She builds her own langstroths, top bars, warres, layens hives, observation hives, and long langstroths.  She also enjoys designing and building an assortment of beekeeping gadgets.  Kathy is president of the Lake Hartwell Beekeepers and Ga. Beekeepers Assoc. newsletter co-editor. Through the GBA prison program, she teaches beekeeping at the Whitworth Women’s Facility. She is also a member of the Metro Atlanta Beekeepers and Tri-county Beekeepers. She was the GBA 2021 Beekeeper of the Year.

Love the earrings! She is dedicated to GBA raffle sales for sure.