Metro Atlanta Beekeepers Association is an all volunteer, non-profit organization that supports an active beekeeping community and promotes the art and science of bees and beekeeping to the public through education, events and services.
Just in time for you to begin making your preparations for MABA’s own upcoming annual event, Julia Mahood will discuss how to prepare winning entries for honey shows. A winner of countless honey show ribbons, Julia Mahood is a Georgia Master Crafts Beekeeper from Atlanta. She is the current president of the Georgia Beekeepers Association and a past president of Metro Atlanta Beekeepers Association. Julia started the beekeeping program at Lee Arrendale State Prison and
Registration is now open for those wishing to take part in this year’s MABA Journeyman Beekeeper test study group. If you have at least two years of practical beekeeping experience, and have held your UGA Certified Beekeeper rank for at least one full year, you are eligible to sit for the UGA Journeyman level test. (For complete requirements, see: https://bees.caes.uga.edu/georgia-master-beekeeper-program/certification-levels-related-requirements.html#Journeyman) Testing will be administered on Thursday, September 11, during this year’s Georgia Beekeepers Association conference
Got a honey bee swarm at your location? MABA’s beekeeper volunteers can give unwanted honey bee swarms a proper home. Call MABA Swarm Commander Dave Marshall at 812-369-0401 A.S.A.P before the swarm flies off to its new home. Before you call, please have the following information: How long has the swarm been at this location? What is the exact address of the property where the swarm is located? How high off the ground is the swarm? Is the
Our meetings are held at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church in third-floor classroom C302 on the 2nd Monday of each month, except September and December when we hold our annual fall honey show/pot luck and holiday party respectively.
Meetings begin with a mentoring session at 6:30 p.m., followed by a featured speaker at 7 p.m. Topics range from the latest findings in honey bee research to hive management, honey, beeswax, and other hive products.
On arrival, check-in at the welcome table to be entered into our monthly door prize drawing. Enjoy snacks and fellowship in the back of the room. Membership is not required.
Everyone interested in honey bees is welcome!
Peachtree Road United Methodist Church: Third-Floor Classroom C302
3180 Peachtree Road NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30305
