Regular meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM at the Canton Moose Lodge located at 278 Moose Loop Rd, Canton 30114. Periodically, we produce YouTube videos for continuing education or of some of our meetings where speakers prefer to be virtual. These videos will be posted on the main page of the website.
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2023 Tentative Schedule:
- January 19, 2023 7:00PM –
- February 16, 2023 7:00PM –
- March 16, 2023 7:00PM –
- April 20, 2023 7:00PM –
- May 18, 2023 7:00PM –
- June 15, 2023 7:00PM –
- July 20, 2023 7:00PM –
- August 17, 2023 7:00PM –
- September 21, 2023 7:00PM –
- October 19, 2023 7:00PM –
- November 16, 2023 7:00PM –
- ** December 14, 2023 7:00PM –
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2022 Meetings Past:
January 20, 2022 7:00PM – Feeders and Feeding – What works and when to useFebruary 17, 2022 7:00PM – Dr. Arnold – How bees and plants interact – Botany and Biology**Saturday, March 19, 2022 8:30AM-11:00AM – Jim and Connie Swanson Host the Spring Field Trip – Installing packages, making splits, and hands on in the hivesApril 21, 2022 7:00PM – Supering and Swarming – Growing your bees to make loads of honeyMay 19, 2022 7:00PM -Pollen and Propolis – gifts for our health and well being – Small scale harvest and use**Saturday, June 11, 2022 10AM-2PM – WORKSHOPS – Mites & Meds (Keeping hives healthy), candles, lip balm, wraps, creamed honey, etc.July 21, 2022 7:00PM – Uncapping and Extracting Honey Demonstration (Make-up from field trip)August 18, 2022 7:00PM – Featured Apiarist; Finalizing Hive Winterization and Treatments (Preparing to Feed and Maintain & Super Storage Techniques)September 15, 2022 7:00PM – Lewis – UGA ResearchOctober 20, 2022 7:00PM – Victor Halbgewachs – Retired Extension Agent and Lifetime BeekeeperNovember 17, 2022 7:00PM – Mead – How good is it???? Cancelled**Saturday, December 3, 2022 6:30PM-8:30PM – Holiday Dinner – Eggs Up Grille – Canton, GA – Cancelled
2021 Meetings Past:
January 21, 2021 7:00 pm – Spring Management – Preparing for Spring Splits (Zoom)February 18, 2021 7:00 pm – Josh Fuder – Planting for Bees (Zoom)YouTube: Beginner Beekeeper Equipment
March 18, 2021 7:00pm – Shannon Durham – Raising Quality Queens and Queen Evaluation (Zoom)YouTube: Avoiding mistakes & problems- package bee installation.
April 10, 2021-Live 9:30am – Live &YouTube: Installing Packaged Bees -series (Live Hands On and Recorded for YouTube)April 15, 2021 7:00pm – Follow Up From Package Installation and Spring Management (Zoom)May 20, 2021 7:00 pm – Nosema (Zoom) – Don Coats, DVM (retired) is honey bee researcher from Pennsylvania who uses microscopy to diagnose Nosema and analyze pollen. He is also an advocate for pollinator gardens.YouTube: Spring Hive Evaluation for New Package and for Established ColonyYouTube: Continuing series of packages
June 17, 2021, 7:00 pm IN PERSON- Winding Down from Summer – Sharing Production InformationYouTube: How to Process Wax Cappings
**July 17, 2021 IN PERSON 8-10:00am** – Saturday Field Trip/WorkshopIn Person – Testing for Mites, Medications – Effectiveness & LimitationYouTube: Mite Evaluation: Sugar Shake and Alcohol Wash
August 19, 2021 7:00 pm – Keith Fielder IN PERSON – “Varroa – The Variety of mite treatment – The Good Information and the Bad”September 16, 2021 7:00 pm – Evaluating Mite Control (Zoom)Come with Your Mite Test Results
**September Saturday LIVE** – Fall Hive Evaluation (Live)YouTube: Fall Hive Evaluation (Recorded Live Hands On)
October 21, 2021 7:00 pm – Dr. Keith Delaplane – Research Updates – Good and Bad (Zoom)**November 13, 2021 LIVE** – Holiday Dinner – Moose Lodge (Live)Annual Meeting and Elections
Tentative plan is to be in person starting June 19th and the rest of the year. It may be necessary to have a virtual option also.
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Video Ideas for Future:
YouTube: SuperingYouTube: Making a Swarm Trap
2020 MEETINGS PAST:
January 16, 2020 – Evaluating and Anticipating – Understanding honeybees – Host: BJ Weeks – Location: Airport Industrial Park, 1190 Evenflow Dr. Canton, GA 30114**February 8, 2020 – Bee School 8AM-4PM – Host: Ken Bobo – Location: Pickens Extension Office, 500 Stegall Dr, Jasper, GA 30143February 20, 2020 – Swarming Alternatives – Host: Steve Posey~~February 21-22, 2020 – Georgia Beekeepers Association Meeting .- **
March 21, 2020
All Cherokee Bee Club meetings are canceled until further notice due to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic! We look forward to seeing you as soon as the pandemic is over. Now get into and enjoy those bees and practice your social distancing! Stay healthy my friends and wash your hands after reading this!
(Rescheduled tentatively for April 4, 2020 due to ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic) – Spring Field Trip (Packages, Splits, Nucs, Beginning and Advanced Workshop) – Host: Ken Bobo – Location: Bob McKenzie’s 8:30AM – 11:00AM – 592 Town Creek Dr. Canton 30115March 29, 2020 – Board Meeting @ 1:00PM- Location: Ball Ground Conference RoomApril 16, 2020 – Supering Strategies (How, When, Where?) – Host: Brandon Brooks~~May 2 – 3, 2020 – Canton Arts Festival – You can sell your hive productsMay 21, 2020 – Honey Production (Should I harvest now? Is it ready?) – Host: Bobby Thanepohn/Roger BaileyJune 21, 2020 – Board Meeting – Location: Ball Ground Conference RoomJuly 16, 2020 – Moving On – Healthy Hives For Fall And Spring – Host: BJ Weeks
Unfortunately, due to continued government restrictions on large gatherings due to the resurgence of the COVID – 19 pandemic, the Cherokee Bee Club regretfully has cancelled the Summer Workshops and Family Picnic that was scheduled for July 18th. We plan to provide video workshops that will be available to paid club members via email link in the near future. If you would like to become a paid member please download an application now!
July 18, 2020 – Summer Workshop/Picnic 10AM-2:30PM (Morning and afternoon workshops will be held – more information to come soon) – Location: Canton Moose Family CenterAugust 20, 2020 – Forum of BeekeepersSeptember 17, 2020 – Fall Evaluation (What Has Changed?) – Host: Bobby Thanepohn**September 19, 2020 – Fall Workshop 8:30AM-10:30AM – Host: TBD~~September 24-26, 2020 – Georgia Beekeeper’s Association Fall ConferenceSeptember 27, 2020 – Board Meeting – Location: Ball Ground Conference RoomOctober 15, 2020 – Are My Bees Stressed? (Identifying And Controlling Stress In The Hive) – Host: Dana Stallman (Raleigh, North Carolina)**November 14, 2020 – Holiday Dinner 6:00PM – Host & Location:TBDNovember 29, 2020 – Board Meeting – Location: Ball Ground Conference RoomDecember 2020 – Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! – No Meeting Scheduled
LEGEND:
** Indicates offsite location and function hosted by the Cherokee Beekeepers Club
~~ Indicates function hosted by outside organization
2019 MEETINGS PAST
- Thu, January 17th 2019 – Beekeeping Basics for Beginners – Holly Bayendor
- Thu, February 21st 2019 – Preparing for Spring – BJ Weeks
- Sat, February 23rd 2019 – Bee School
- Sat, March ?? 2019 – Spring Field Trip – Josh Briggs
- Thu, April 18 2019 – Pollinator Gardening – Josh Fuder, Cherokee County Extension Agent
- Thu, May 16 2019 – Bees are installed. Now what? – Panel Discussion
- Sat, Jun 15 2019 – Annual Summer Family Field Trip – Click here!
- Thu, Jul 18 2019 – Speaker – Nick Weaver
- Thu, Aug 15 2019 – UGA Bee Lab – Jennifer Berry
- Thu, Sep 26 2019 (The 4th Thursday) – Keith Fielder – Fat and Happy Bees
- Thu, Oct 17 2019 – Victor Halbgewachs
- Friday, Nov 16 2019 – Holiday Dinner
- December 2019 – No Club Meeting: Merry Christmas 🎄 and Happy Holidays!
2018 MEETINGS PAST
- Thu, January 18th 2018 – Bee Keeping Calendar – Steve Posey
- Sat, February 10th 2018 – Bee School
- Sat, February 16th & Sun, February 17th 2018 – GBA Meeting
- Thu, March 1st 2018 – The Importance of Propolis to Bees – Cindy Hodges
- Sat, March 17th 2018 – Field Trip Bob Mckenzie’s – Installing Packages – BJ
- Thu, April 19th 2018 – Alternative to Swarming & Swarm Collection – Steve Posey
- Thu, May 17th 2018 – Jennifer Tsuruda PhD, Apiculture Specialist, Clemson University
- Sat, June 16th 2018 – Bee Club Picnic/Workshops – Disease, Treatments, Extracting
- Thu, July 19th 2018 – TBD
- Sat, August 18 2018 – TBD
- Thu, September 20th 2018 – What is working in 2018 / Preparing for winter
- Thu, October 18th 2018 – Jennifer Berry – Get the latest on UGA beekeeping Research
- Sat, November 10th 2018 – Bee Club Holiday Dinner – Victor H & John Takett
- Thu, December 20, 2018 – NO MEETING – Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
2017 MEETINGS PAST
- Thu, January 19, 2017 – What Is Killing My Bees? – Steve Posey
- Sat, February 11, 2017 – Bee School
- February 17-18 GA Beekeepers Association
- Thu, March 2 7:00 “Nutrition and Bees” by Joe Latshaw, PhD Latshaw Apiaries, Alexandria, Ohio
- Sat, March 18, 8:00 – 11:30 Field Trip to McKinzies – Installing packages and making splits **
- Thu, April 20 7:00 – “Alternatives to Swarming”
- Thu, May 18 7:00 – “Reading a Hive” by Dana Stallman, Raleigh, NC
- Sat, June 17 10:00 – 2:00 – Picnic/workship – diseases, treatments, extracting and more **
- Thu, July 20 7:00 – Storing equipment/medications available
- Thu, August 17 – Jennifer Tsuruda PhD, Apiculture Specialist, Clemson University
- Sat, September 16 8:30-11:00 – Fieldtrip – Why do I still have mites? David Dillon **
- Thu, September 21 – Just added! “Can my bees survive the winter?” Brandon & Katherine Brooks
- Thu, October 19 7:00 – Winter preparation for your bees
- Sat, November 11 6:00 –Holiday Dinner **
- Thu, December 21, 2017 – NO MEETING – Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
2016 MEETINGS PAST
- January 21, 2016 – Vince ” Dwight” West – Swarm Removal
- **February 13, 2016** – GBA Spring Meeting (Georgia Beekeeping Association) http://www.gabeekeeping.com/events.html
- February 18, 2016 – Steve Posey – Throughout The Year – The Beekeeping Calendar
- February 20, 2016 – 22nd Annual Cherokee Bee Club One-Day Bee School will be held at First Baptist Church of Holly Springs, Holly Springs, GA – Beginning Beekeeping Course
- **March 19, 2016** – Spring Field Trip – Installing Packages, Splitting Colonies, Etc. **
- April 21, 2016 – Bo Pollard – Expanding Brood & Growing Bees
- May 19, 2016 – Paul Pugliese – Pesticide Issues in Gardening and the Potential Impact to Honeybees
- **Thu, May 18-21, 2016** – Young Harris Beekeeping Institute (You can become a certified beekeeper) – Testing begins on the 18th!
- **Sat, May 21-22, 2016** – Canton Festival of the Arts- Club Booth
- **Sat, June 18, 2016** – Summer Field Trip – Family Picnic & Honey Extraction
- Thu, July 21, 2016 – Trina Weeks – Products of the Hive
- Thu, August 18, 2016 – Keith Fielder – Honeybee Nutrition (Turn in jars of honey for County Fair honey competition)
- Thu, September 15, 2016 – No meeting
- **Tue, September 20 – Sun,25, 2016** – Cherokee County Fair
- Thu, October 20, 2016 – Apitherapy and Bee Sting Therapy
- **Sat, November 12, 2016 @ 6:00PM** – Holiday Dinner and Annual Meeting
- December 2016 – “NO MEETING” – Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
2015 MEETINGS PAST!
January 15, 2015 – Jamie Ellis, Ph.D – University of Florida – Associate Professor of Entomology – Current Research
February 14, 2015 – GBA Spring Meeting (Georgia Beekeeping Association)
February 19, 2015 – Guest Speakers – Mr. Dana Stahlman (owner of gobeekeeping.com, a free public access website) and Mr. Joe Latshaw of Latshaw Apiraries. – Winter Maintenance – Feeding and Queen Issues – GoBeekeeping Spring Management
**BEE SCHOOL RESCHEDULED FOR March 21, 2015 ** – 21st Annual Cherokee Bee Club One-Day Bee School – Morning session will be at First Baptist Church of Holly Springs, Holly Springs, GA – Beginning Beekeeping Course – Afternoon session will be hands on at the Spring Field Trip at Bob McKenzie’s Home!
**March 21, 2015** – Afternoon Spring Field Trip @ Bob McKenzie’s Home- Installing Packages, Splitting Colonies, Etc. **
April 16, 2015 – Bo Pollard, David Dillon, BJ Weeks – Growing Bees Part 1
**May 14-16, 2015** – Young Harris Beekeeping Institute (You can become a certified beekeeper)
**May 16-17, 2015** – Canton Arts Festival – Club Booth (MEMBERS CAN SELL THEIR HIVE PRODUCTS – CALL TRINA WEEKS TO SIGN UP!!!)
May 21, 2015 – PANEL: Using the Honeybee Timeline to Evaluate and Solve Spring/Summer Hive Issues
**June 20, 2015** – Summer Field Trip – Family Picnic & Honey Extraction
**June 27, 2015** – Honey Harvest Field Trip
July 16, 2015 – Pollen Analysis – Dr. Paul Arnold – (CBC will be giving out jars to those wishing to compete in County Fair honey competition)
August 20, 2015 – Panel Discussion – Dead or Alive? The current status of the hive!- (Turn in jars of honey for County Fair honey competition)
September 17, 2015 – Honeybee Nutrition – Keith Fielder – CANCELLED DUE TO SPEAKER
**September , 2015 – Georgia Beekeeper’s Conference in Milledgeville, GA
**September , 2015 (Approx. 3rd Week) – Cherokee County Fair
October 15, 2015 – BJ Weeks – Now What? Overwintering
**November 20, 2015 @ 6:45PM** – Holiday Dinner and Annual Meeting
Deember 2015 – “NO MEETING” – Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!!!
2014 MEETINGS PAST!
January 16, 2014 – Coming Out of Winter
**February 15, 2014** – 20th Annual One-Day Bee School – First Baptist Church of Holly Springs, Holly Springs, GA 20th Annual Bee School Info.
February 20, 2014 – Guest Speaker- Victor Halbgewachs, Changes In Beekeeping Over A Generation
**March 22, 2014** – Spring Field Trip – Installing Packages, Splitting Colonies, Etc. **(Date was changed from the 15th due to lack of bee packages)**
April 17, 2014 – Panel Discussion with 1st Year Beekeepers
**May 2014** – Young Harris Beekeeping Institute (You can become a certified beekeeper)
May 15, 2014 – Raising Queens
**May 17-18, 2014** – Canton Arts Festival – Club Booth (MEMBERS CAN SELL THEIR HIVE PRODUCTS – CALL TIM NORTON TO SIGN UP!!!)
**June 21, 2014?** – Summer Field Trip – Family Picnic & Honey Extraction
July 17, 2014 – Strategies To Bee Problems – BJ Weeks – (Will be giving out jars to those wishing to compete in County Fair honey competition)
July 19, 2014 – Extracting @ Christine Fahrnbauer’s house – (This is the same location of the summer field trip that was held in June)Annual Honey Extraction Flier
August 21, 2014 – Guest Speaker – Dr. Paul Arnold – Botany (Flowers that bees love) – (Turn in jars of honey for County Fair honey competition)
September 18, 2014 – BeeSchool Review – What have you learned this year? – Precursor to overwintering! – Trina Weeks, BJ Weeks, and Ryan Sarks
**September 19-20, 2014 – Georgia Beekeeper’s Conference in Milledgeville, GA
October 16, 2014 – Guest Speaker – Dr. Keith Delaplane, UGA Bee Lab
**November 21, 2014 @ 6:45PM** – Holiday Dinner and Annual Meeting
Deember 2014 – “NO MEETING” – Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!!!
2013 MEETINGS PAST!
January 17, 2013 – Bee Stings & Allergic Reactions – Presented by Ray Steadwell, M.D.
February 21, 2013 – Growing Your Bee Populations for Production – Tim Norton
February 23, 2013 – 19th Annual One-Day Bee School – Cherokee Arts Center, Canton 2013 Annual Bee School Registration Form
**March 16, 2013** – Spring Field Trip – Installing Packages, Splitting Colonies, Etc. – Hosted by Bo Pollard in BALL GROUND, GA
April 18, 2013 – Supering Up For Spring Honey & Swarm Prevention – Tim Norton & Ryan Sarks
**May 9-11, 2013** – Young Harris Beekeeping Institute (You can become a certified beekeeper)
May 16, 2013 – Pesticides & Your Bees – Stephen Garton (Forsyth County Extension Agent)
**May 18-19, 2013** – Canton Arts Festival – Club Booth (MEMBERS CAN SELL THEIR HIVE PRODUCTS – CALL TIM NORTON TO SIGN UP!!!)
**June 22, 2013** – Summer Field Trip – Trip to UGA Bee Lab
July 13, 2013 – Honey Harvest Day! – Tim Norton Honey Harvest Day!
July 18, 2013 – Surviving the Winter – Donald Durocher
August 15, 2013 – UGA On Reducing Chemical Use In The Hive – Jennifer Berry
September 19, 2013 – Thinking Outside The Square Box, Beekeeping in Eastern Europe – Mary Lou Blohm
October 17, 2013 – Beekeeping Jeopardy!
**November 22, 2013 @ 6:45PM** – Fall/Holiday Banquet @ American Legion- Mike Cline (Cooking Meats)
December 2013 – “NO MEETING” – Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!!!
2012 MEETINGS PAST!
January 19, 2012 – monthly meeting – Fred Dudash – First Year Beekeeper Forum – What worked in the bees
*January 21, 2012* – Suches Beeschool
*February 11, 2012* – Annual One-Day Bee School @ Cherokee County’s Historic Marble Courthouse2012 Bee School Registration Form (PDF)
February 16, 2012 – monthly meeting – BJ Weeks & Ryan Sarks- Managing for Spring Growth
*February 18, 2012* – Georgia Beekeepers Spring Meeting – Coweta Fairgrounds – Newnan
*March 17, 2012* – Spring Field Trip – @ Bob And Tiffany McKenzie’s – BJ Weeks / Bud Champlin (hosts)
April 19, 2012 – monthly meeting – Nick Weaver – “Beekeepers…Are You Creating or Preventing Swarms?”
*May 10-12, 2012* – Young Harris Bee Institute
May 17, 2012 – monthly meeting – BJ Weeks – “All About Queens & Queen Rearing”
*May 19-20, 2012* – Canton Arts Festival – Booth
*June 23, 2012* – Summer Field Trip – @ Blackberry Creek Farm – Donnie Thomas (Host)
*TENTATIVE DEPENDING ON DEMAND- June 2012* – Queen Rearing Co-op – Raising Quality Queens
July 19, 2012 – monthly meeting – Speaker – Wrapping Up Season and Winter Prep – (Will be handing out bottles to members to bring honey for show to August meeting)
August 16, 2012 – monthly meeting – Keith Fielder (SPEAKER)- “Bee Nutrition” – Also a Popular Honey Taste Contest (1st, 2nd, 3rd Place Prizes) – Collect entries for the Fair
*September 9-15, 2012* – Cherokee County Fair – Bud Champlin & Bob/Tiffany McKenzie – NEED VOLUNTEERS
September 20, 2012 – monthly meeting – Randy Tudor – Winter Survival
October 18, 2012 – monthly meeting – Speaker David Johnston
*November 16, 2012 @ 6:45PM* – Fall/Holiday Banquet @ American Legion- Mike Cline (Cooking Meats)
December 2012 – “NO MEETING” – Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!!!
2011 MEETINGS PAST!
January 20, 2011 – monthly meeting – BJ Weeks – Apitherapy – Healing From The Hive
*February 11 & 12, 2011* Georgia Beekeepers Spring meeting Jekyll Island
February 17, 2011 – monthly meeting – Dr. Keith Delaplane “The Superorganism and Why it Matters”
*February 19, 2011* – Annual One-Day Bee School
*March 19, 2011* – Spring Field Trip
April 21, 2011 – monthly meeting – Bob Berhman – spring hive management
*April 30, 2011* – Queen Rearing Co-op – Mike Elliott
*May 11–14, 2011* – Young Harris Bee School
May 19, 2011 – monthly meeting @ ROCK BARN in canton -Bud Champlin – swarm collection
*May 21-22, 2011* – Canton Arts Festival – Booth
*June 11, 2011* – Summer Field Trip
*June 25, 2011* – “Going Green” Festival (Canton) – Booth
July 21, 2011 – monthly meeting -Robert Brewer – making mead (Michael Blackwell – honey show handouts)
August 18, 2011 – monthly meeting – Michael Blackwell- honey samples for tasting and show entries
September 15, 2011 – monthly meeting – Gerald Phillips – winter preparations
*September 11–18, 2011* – Cherokee County Fair
*September 16 & 17, 2011* – Georgia Beekeepers Fall meeting – Pine Mountain
October 20, 2011 – monthly meeting – Jennifer Berry
*November 18, 2011* – Fall Banquet
December 2011 – “NO MEETING” – Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!!!
2010 MEETINGS PAST!
January 21, 2010 – “Research & Updates In The World Of The Honey Bee” – Jamie Ellis from the University of Florida’s Entomology Department
February 12 & 13, 2010 – Georgia Beekeeper’s Association Meeting in Moultrie, Georgia
February 18, 2010 – “Ohio Queen Breeding Program, Author of Beekeeping Manuals” – Dana Stahlman
*SATURDAY, February 20, 2010* – Cherokee Beekeeper’s Club “Bee School” – Historic Marble Courthouse in Canton, Georgia
*SATURDAY, March 20, 2010* – “Spring Field Trip” (Packages/Splits/Queens/Assessing the health of your hive) – Mike Cline
*April 17, 2010* – “Queen Rearing Co-op” – Mike Elliott, Worth Green, & Ryan Sarks – Contact Mike Ellliott at: michael.elliott@comcast.net for more information!!
April 15, 2010 – “Hive Management” – Bud Champlin
*May 13, 14, & 15, 2010* – University of Georgia’s Bee School – Young Harris, Georgia
*May 15 & 16, 2010* – Canton Arts Festival – Booth
May 20, 2010 – “Swarm Retrieval” – Marsha Elliott
*SATURDAY, June 12, 2010* – “Summer Field Trip & Family Picnic” – Debbie & Candler Ward
*June 26, 2010* – Going Green Festival in Canton – Booth
July 15, 2010 – “Bee Lab – Under the Microscope” – BJ Weeks, Debbie McKenzie, Paul Pugliese
August 19, 2010 – “Late Summer/Pre-Fall Evaluations / Q&A, What to do with your excess honey” – Bob Behrman
September 16, 2010 – “What’s in your honey? What’s blooming when?” – Paul Pugliese & Gerald Phillips
*September 2010* – Cherokee County Fair – Honey show and Booth Setup – Bud Champlin & Michael Blackwell
*September 2010* – Georgia Beekeeper’s Association Meeting
October 21, 2010 – “Apitherapy, nutrition, and alternative products from the hive” – Lane Cagle & Mike Elliott
*FRIDAY, November 19, 2010 @ 7PM* – “Fall Banquet @ American Legion Hall in Canton, Georgia” – John Tackett
December 2010 – “NO MEETING” – Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!!!
2009 MEETINGS PAST!
January 22nd – “The State of Beekeeping – An Entomological Perspective” – Dr. Jamie D. Ellis, Jr.
January 31st & February 1st – GA Beekeeper’s Association Meeting in McDonough – Bob Binnie
GA Beekeeping Assoc. Spring Flier GA Beekeeping Assoc. Spring Meeting Info.
February 19th – “Managing For Spring Growth – Evaluating & Anticipating” – BJ Weeks
*February 28th* – “13th Annual One-Day Bee School” – Ryan Sarks / BJ Weeks
*Saturday, March 21st* – “Spring Field Trip” – (Packages/Splits/Queens/Determining the health of your hive) – Lane Cagle
April 16th – “Swarming Forum” – Trina Barron
May 14-16, 2009 – Young Harris Beekeeping Institute 3-Day Workshop – GA Beekeeper’s Association / UGA
Young Harris Beekeeping Institute Info. 2009
May 21st – ” Starting A Queen Breeding Cooperative / Bee-Tube Queen Cam” – Mike Elliot
*Saturday, June 20th* – “Summer Field Trip” – (Family Picnic/Games/Harvesting & Extracting) – Debbie Lomax / Candler Ward
July 16th – “University of Georgia’s Professor of Entomology on CCD & Its Impacts On Pollination” – Dr. Keith Delaplane
August 20th – “Honey Judging – Practice judging and sampling” – Randy Tudor & Hoyt Rogers
DATE CHANGE!!! September 24th – “Winter Preparations” – Bob Behrman & Gerald Phillips
September 25th & 26th – GA Beekeeper’s Association Meeting in Walker – Bob Binnie
October 15th – “Sustainable Beekeeping The Natural Way – Russian Queens” – Carl Webb
*Friday, November 20th* – “Slideshow” – Ryan Sarks / BJ Weeks
December 2009 – NO MEETING – MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! See you in 2010!!!
2008 MEETINGS PAST!
January 17th – “Hive Maintenance, Comb Replacement Strategies, & Brood Building” – B. J. Weeks
*February 2nd* – Cherokee Bee Club’s One-Day Bee School @ Etowah High 8AM-4:30PM – B. J. Weeks & Ryan Sarks
February 21st – Speaker From The University Of Georgia On Research/CCD/Theories/Medication – Jennifer Berry
*March 15th* – Spring Field Trip (Package Bees & Splits- How To Be A Bee-KEEPER!) – Lane Cagle
April 17th – Queen Rearing, Value of Drones, & How To Become A Certified Beekeeper – Mike Elliot & Randy Tudor
May 15th – Creating A Business With Honey & Value Added Products – Rights & Liabilities – Trina Barron & Ryan Sarks
*June 21st* – Summer Field Trip – Scott Tate (Raffle) (There will be a Board meeting prior to Picnic)
July 17th – Medications & Late Summer Hive Inspections – Worth Green
August 21st – Showing Your Honey & Preparations for Spring 2009 – Randy Tudor
September 18th – Transporting Bees & All About The Georgia Beekeeper’s Association – (SPEAKER – Bob Binnie)
October 16th – Health & Nutrition From The Hive – BJ Weeks
*Friday, November 21st* – Holiday Dinner & Speaker- John Tackett (Silent Auction)
December – NO MEETING – MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
2007 MEETINGS PAST!
January 18th – “Growing Bees For Honey Production” – B. J. Weeks
*February 10th* – Cherokee Bee Club’s One-Day Bee School @ Cherokee High 8AM-4:30PM – B. J. Weeks/Club
*March 17th* – Spring Field Trip (Package Bees – How To KEEP Bees) – Ryan Sarks
April 19th @ 6:30PM – Honey Bee Swarming Forum – Trina Barron
May 17th @ 6:30PM – How To Market And Sell Hive Products – Bill Posey
*June 16th* – Summer Field Trip – Worth Green
July 19th @ 6:30PM – Medications & Late Summer Hive Inspections – Trina Barron
August 16th @ 6:30PM – Honey Show (Cherokee County Fair Preparation – Showing Your Honey) – Hoyt Rogers & Joe Schepers
September 20th @ 7:00PM – Fall Preparations & How To Keep Your Bees From Dying – Bill Posey
October 18th @ 7:00PM – Observation Hives – Walter “Bud” Champlin
*November 16th* – Holiday Dinner & Speaker- John Tackett, Ryan Sarks, and Randy Tudor
December – NO MEETING – MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
2006 MEETINGS PAST!
January 19 B. J. Weeks – Apitherapy
*February 11* 2006 Bee School, Etowah High School 8am – 4 pm
*March 18* Spring Field Trip to Jim Driggers’s Apiary 10 am – 2 pm
April 20 Jennifer Berry – Queens (Breeding Program/Practical Applications Material)
May 18 BJ Weeks – Open Forum
*June 17* Summer Field Trip to Jim Driggers’s Apiary 10 am – 2 pm
July 20 Randy Tudor, Laney Cagle, & Ryan Sarks – Arts, Crafts, Candle-Making, and Medication
August 17 Jim Driggers – Honey Judging
September 21 Cindy Bee – Presentation on swarm collection
October 19 Keith Delaplane – Africanized Bees
*November 17* Holiday Dinner – Billy Engle – A Lifetime of Bees
*December* No Meeting – Happy Holidays!