Calendar
Photo by Henri Bonvin, Roswell
2008
Regular monthly meetings of the Association are held at Atlanta Botanical Garden in Mershon Hall. Meetings began at 7:00 pm and conclude by 9:00 pm.
January 9
Bob Binnie, North Georgia commercial beekeeper, My Operation and Management Practices
January 19
Beekeeping Short Course, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Day Hall
February 1 & 2
Georgia Beekeepers Association Meeting, Covington, GA
February 9
2008 Beekeeping Short Course sponsored by Tara Beekeepers Association,
Reynolds Nature Center, Morrow, GA. Ph: 770-473-5434, hortpa@uga.edu.
February 13
Jennifer Berry, M.S., UGA Bee Lab Research Coordinator.
March 3
Meeting of the Board of Directors, Garden House Classroom
March 8
Curtis Gentry is offering a drop-in class from 1-3 pm on beekeeping equipment. This includes a discussion of assembly and uses of hive equipment, foundation selection, and frame assembly. There will be an ongoing demonstration in the Garden House at The Oakhurst Community Garden, 435 Oakview Road, Decatur. The charge is $10 for members and $15 for non-members. For information: www.oakhurstgarden.org.
March 12
Keith Fielder, Past President of Georgia Beekeepers Association, Requeening Techniques
April 9
Panel: Swarming, Nuc Management, Honey Production
April 26
Junior Beekeeper Course, 9:00a.m. to 3:30p.m. at the UGA Bee Lab in Watkinsville, Georgia. For more information, contact Bill Owens at www.owensapiaries.net or 404-516-1807.
May 14
Curtis Gentry, Ph.D. Topic to be announced.
May 15-17
Beekeeping Institute, Young Harris College
June 2
Meeting of the Board of Directors, Garden House Classroom
June 11
Prof. Paul T. Arnold, Ph.D., Professor of Biology, Young Harris College,
Botany 101 for Beekeepers.
July 9
Panel: Everything About Honey
August 13
Keith Fielder, Honey Bee Biology
September 8
Meeting of the Board of Directors, Garden House Classroom
September 14
Family Picnic, Honey Contest, and Auction
4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Atlanta Botanical Garden in Day Hall and Mershon Hall
Entries in the Honey Contest will be accepted between 4:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
October 8
Keith S. Delaplane, Ph.D., Professor of Entomology, University of Georgia
Topic to be announced.
October 18
Beekeeping Short Course given by the Tara Beekeepers Association.
8:00a.m. to 4:30p.m. at the Reynolds Nature Preserve
5665 Reynolds Road
Morrow, Georgia
Registration is $50 per person in advance, and $55 at the door. A one year membership in the Tara Beekeepers Association, lunch, breaks, the book First Lessons in Beekeeping, and all handouts are included.
To register or for more information, contact Tom Bonnell, hortpa@uga.edu, or 770-473-5434
October 19
Honey Bee Educator Workshop
Meeting of members of Metro Atlanta Beekeepers Association who are interested in becoming honey bee educators or who would like to update the skills they currently use as experienced honey be educators.
3:00p.m. to 6:00p.m. in the Georgia Pacific Classroom at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.
To register, contact Julia Mahood at julia@mahoodstudio.com.
This meeting is free of charge.
November 12
Jennifer Berry, M.S., Topic to be announced; Annual Meeting
December 1
Meeting of the Board of Directors, Garden House Classroom
December 10
Holiday Party and Mead Tasting
2009
January 14
Program to be announced.
February 11
Program to be announced.
March 2
Board of Directors meeting
March 11
Keith S. Delaplane, Ph.D. Professor of Entomology, University of Georgia
Topic to be announced.
April 8
Tucker Balch, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Georgia Tech
How Social Insects Influence Robot Design
May 13
Keith Fielder: Integrated Pest Management
June 1
Board of Directors meeting
June 10
Program to be announced.
July 8
Panel, Honey: From Bee to Blue Ribbon
August 12
Program to be announced.
September 14
Board of Directors meeting
September 20
Picnic, Honey Contest, and Auction
October 14
Program to be announced
November 11
Program to be announced.
December 7
Board of Directors meeting.
December 9
Holiday Party
2010
January 16
Beekeeping Short Course