January 2026 MABA Meeting: David Hollomon

On Monday, January 12, at our first meeting of 2026, MABA will welcome David Hollomon as our featured speaker. With New Year's resolutions still top of mind, David will speak to us about how to get our beekeeping equipment and tools organized.  One thing that most beekeepers do not enjoy is managing the ever growing volume of equipment that we all end up with. David will share storage and organization options that have worked for other beekeepers in a variety of situations. David is a Georgia Master Beekeeper.  He volunteers at Arrendale State Prison's  beekeeping program.  He is an active member of the Tri-county…

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2025 Holiday Party

SAVE THE DATE and celebrate the end of another beekeeping season with your fellow MABA beekeepers! MABA’s annual holiday celebration and bee-themed gift exchange will take place on Friday evening, December 12th, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM at Manuel’s Tavern (602 North Highland Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA 30307). MABA will purchase some hot and cold appetizers, and desserts to share. Club members may buy their own drinks and meals if desired. Bring an inexpensive, fun, bee-themed gift for our annual group gift exchange. It's always a wonderful way to close out the year. Join us! To get a head-count, please…

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Holiday Celebration 2024

SAVE THE DATE! MABA's annual holiday celebration and gift exchange will take place on December 13th, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM at Manuel’s Tavern (602 North Highland Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA 30307). You're invited to celebrate the end of another beekeeping season with your fellow club members.  MABA will purchase some hot and cold  appetizers and desserts to share. Club members may buy their own drinks and meals if desired. Bring an inexpensive, fun, bee-themed gift for our annual group gift exchange.To get a head-count, please RSVP here.

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November Meeting

At MABA's November 11 meeting our speaker will be UGA doctoral student Ian Collins. who will be speaking about small hive beetles. Small hive beetles are an imported pest that beekeepers in the South struggle with. Ian will cover their history and discuss a variety of ways to control small hive beetles in your colonies including cultural, biological, and chemical control methods. Ian Collins is a PhD student in the Honey Bee lab at the University of Georgia under Dr. Lewis Bartlett. He received his bachelor’s degree in environmental science from the UGA Department of Entomology in 2021, and then…

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2024 MABA Honey Show Winners

Congratulations to Julia Mahood (above left), who won Best in Show for her honey confections at MABA's 2024 Honey Show in September. Mickey Anderson (above right, accepting his award from Senior Honey Judge Brutz English) was the winner of MABA's Black Jar contest. Click here for complete honey show results >>

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2025 MABA Potluck and Honey Show

Please RSVP to join us at the 2025 MABA Fall Potluck Dinner and Honey Show! This is a great opportunity to enter your honey and other products of the hive in a MABA-only honey show, as well as enjoy some extended social time with other club members. Everyone should at least enter our Black Jar contest -- you might just have the best tasting honey in metro Atlanta!Our potluck spread always features an array of delicious offerings.  If you can, please bring a side or dessert to share. Please label your dish and indicate any ingredients that people may be…

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August 11, 2025 Meeting

  At our August 11 meeting, MABA will welcome Mike Evans, Director, 
Plant Protection Division at the Georgia Department of Agriculture. He will be giving us an update on GDA's efforts to eradicate the Yellow Legged 
Hornet. In August 2023,  yellow-legged hornets (YLH; Vespa velutina) were identified near Savannah, GA,  the first time the species has been detected in the U.S. Because the yellow-legged hornet poses a serious threat to honey bees and other pollinators in Georgia, it is imperative that these invasive pests are tracked and eradicated. Last year, some 47 nests were located and destroyed in the Savannah area. This talk will…

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October Meeting

At MABA's October 14 meeting our speaker will be 2023-24 Georgia Tech Beekeeper in Residence Janelle Dunlap. Janelle's experience in beekeeping spans various roles, from supporting small farms to conducting research. Currently, as the inaugural Resident Beekeeper at the Georgia Institute of Technology's Urban Honeybee Project, she not only manages hives but conducts research on the vibratory frequency of honey bees. Prior to this, Janelle managed multiple hives for small farms in North Carolina, volunteered as a resident beekeeper for the Sustainability Village at Johnson C. Smith University, a community garden in partnership with herbalists during the 2020 pandemic and…

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July 14, 2025 Meeting

  At our July meeting, MABA will welcome Dr. Cameron Jack, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Entomology and Nematology Department at the University of Florida. He will be speaking on the topic of "Educating the Next Generation of Beekeepers." Cameron has been interested in beekeeping since his youth and now teaches several courses related to honey bees and apiculture at the University of Florida. Cameron has responsibilities in instruction and research related to honey bees. His goal is to create an educational program that prepares students for the many challenges associated with beekeeping and to train those interested in entering…

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June 9, 2025 Meeting

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 through the GBA assists in starting and supporting prison beekeeping programs in the state. She has won many awards for her honey and hive products.…

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