At MABA’s May meeting, we will welcome commercial beekeeper Mike Gardner. Mike’s love of beekeeping began in 1968 when the school bus had a swarm land on it at a bus stop. In his earlier days, he raised between 40 and 50 hives for honey. He eventually decided that he wanted to do more so […]

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 […]

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 […]

At our August meeting, MABA will welcome Ed Morgan, who will share his journey from new-bee to hobbyist, to full-time apiarist making a living from bees. Ed currently serves as vice president of the Metro Atlanta Beekeepers Association. Operating Bean’s Bees and Honey (beansbeesandhoney.com), he maintains bee colonies for honey production all over the metro […]

At our October meeting, MABA will welcome Justin Schoendorf, owner and mead maker at Monks Meadery (579 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30307). Founded in 2011, Monks specializes in fun, modern dry-style carbonated meads. As the official mead of the Georgia Renaissance Festival and Dragon Con, Monks brews whimsical flavors like “Dragons Nectar” — […]

At our Monday, November 10th meeting, MABA will welcome Master Beekeeper Steve Esau. Steve began beekeeping in 2011 with two hives and the intent of making his East Atlanta neighborhood a better place through urban agriculture. Those two hives quickly grew into what is today known as the Little Bee Project. Consisting of more than […]