Cherokee Beekeepers Club

Educational Classes Monthly Presentation

Spring Fieldtrip 2018

beeadminMarch 11, 2018

The Cherokee Bee Club’s Next Meeting Will Be: Date: Saturday, March 17th, 2018 Time: 8:00am – 11:00am Location: 592 Town Creek Drive, Canton, GA 30115 Presenter: Various Topic: Installing Packages and Making Splits 8:00am – Welcome – Coffee and Donuts 8:30am – Installation of packages…

Monthly Presentation

The Importance of Propolis to Bees – Thu, March 1st, 2018

beeadminFebruary 25, 2018

The Cherokee Bee Club’s Meeting Will Be: Date: Thursday, March 1st, 2018 Time: 7pm to 9pm Location: First Baptist Church of Holly Springs 2632 Holly Springs Parkway, Holly Springs, GA 30142 Presenter: Cindy Hodges Topic: Cindy Hodges is a Master Beekeeper and will be discussing…

Bee News

Juveniles vandalism kills Sioux City honey business

beeadminJanuary 18, 2018

The minors, who were not identified by police, have been charged with three felonies — criminal mischief in the first degree, agricultural animal facilities offenses and burglary in the third degree, as well as an aggravated misdemeanor, possession of burglars tools. The damage was not…

Educational Classes

Bee School 2018

beeadminJanuary 9, 2018

A Beginning Beekeeping Workshop With strong emphasis on Practical Beekeeping Who: Individuals and families interested in learning about bee keeping Date: Saturday, February 10th When: 8:00 am – 4 pm Where: First Baptist Church Holly Springs, 2632 Holly Springs Parkway, Holly Springs, GA 30142 What…

Monthly Presentation

Holiday 2017 Dinner

beeadminNovember 6, 2017

Hello Beekeeping Club Members! We’re having our annual Holiday Dinner for club members this Saturday, November 11th. You should have received an invitation via email! If you haven’t, reach out to the club for the location and costs. We hope to see you there. Share…

Educational Classes

Practical Beekeeping 2018 Course

beeadminNovember 3, 2017

The Pickens County Extension Service and local beekeepers (Randy Tudor and BJ Weeks) are hosting a 5 week course on beekeeping for beginning beekeepers. The course will cover starting beekeeping, building equipment, understanding bee pests, medications, strategies for keeping bees, producing and extracting honey. A…

Monthly Presentation

Winter Preparation for your Bees. Thu Oct 19, 2017

beeadminOctober 18, 2017

The Cherokee Bee Club’s Next Meeting Will Be: Date: Thursday, October 19, 2017 Time: 7pm to 9pm Location: First Baptist Church of Holly Springs 2632 Holly Springs Parkway, Holly Springs, GA 30142 Presenter: Topic: We will be discussing mites – feed – population – storage…

Bee News

Three-quarters of all honey on Earth has pesticides in it

beeadminOctober 6, 2017

More bad news about neonics. This time, the neonics are finding their way into honey based on the results of a new study. To get a better sense of just how widespread neonic contamination is, Mitchell and his colleagues analyzed 198 worldwide honey samples collected…

Bee News

U.S. Air Force air spraying Houston with Naled; Lookout bees!

beeadminSeptember 14, 2017

The Pentagon has requested that the planes treat more than 6 million acres throughout the Houston area. The Air Force noted that the current effort is “expected to significantly surpass previous [spraying] missions in scope,” specifically the spraying campaigns that followed Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.…

Monthly Presentation

Can my bees survive the winter? Thu, Sept 21, 2017

beeadminSeptember 13, 2017

The Cherokee Bee Club’s Next Meeting Will Be: Date: Thursday, September 21, 2017 Time: 7pm to 9pm Location: First Baptist Church of Holly Springs 2632 Holly Springs Parkway, Holly Springs, GA 30142 Presenter: Brandon and Katherine Brooks Topic: Brandon & Katherine Brooks will be discussing…