2025 MABA Fall Potluck Dinner 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 […]
October Meeting: Mead Making With Justin Schoendorf
Peachtree Road United Methodist Church 3180 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta, GA, United StatesAt 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” — […]
November Meeting: The Little Bee Project
Peachtree Road United Methodist Church 3180 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta, GA, United StatesAt 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 […]
MABA Field Trip: Auburn University Bee Lab
Auburn University 301 Funchess Hall, Auburn, AL, United StatesJoin us for MABA’s next club field trip to the Auburn Bee Lab on Saturday, November 15. We’ll receive a research update from the lab’s post-doctoral students, a tour of their apiary, and learn about how they conduct their field assessments. There will be a break for lunch and time to rotate between topics. The […]
2025 Year-End MABA Holiday Party
manuel's tavern 602 North Highland Ave NE, Atlanta, GA, United StatesJoin us for our year-end holiday celebration at Manuel's Tavern on Dec. 12, 6:30 - 9pm. MABA will purchase hot and cold appetizers, and desserts to share. Club members buy their own meals and drinks. Bring an inexpensive bee-themed gift to bee a part of our fun annual gift exchange.
MABA 1-Day Intro to Beekeeping Short Course
kendeda building 422 Ferst Dr NW, Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, United StatesThe learning curve on beekeeping can be long and steep. Start your beekeeping adventure the right way by learning the fundamentals from MABA’s panel of experts. We welcome anyone who is interested in learning about honey bees, even if a hive is not in your immediate future. Registration opening soon. Watch our web site and […]
February 9 Meeting: Kamon Reynolds
On Monday, February 9, MABA will welcome Kamon Reynolds as our featured speaker. Kamon is the co-founder of the North American Honey Bee Expo (NAHBE), one of the largest honey bee expositions in the world. He started keeping bees as a teenager, and to this day, his favorite work is maintaining healthy hives and talking […]
March 1 Swarm Trap Build
Bean's Bees & Honey 1690 Hurt Road Southwest, Marietta, GA, United StatesTHIS EVENT IS NOW FULL. WATCH FOR INFORMATION ABOUT FUTURE BUILD EVENTS.Get ready for the 2026 Swarm Season with a custom MABA Swarm Trap Box — no need to buy bees. Join Metro Atlanta Beekeepers Association volunteers on March 1st, 2026, from 9:00am to 3:00pm to build and buy your own box. Attendance is limited. […]
March 2026 Meeting
Our speaker in March will be Kelly Miranda from GA Department of Agriculture's Pesticide Complaints department. 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 […]
April 2026 Meeting
Our speaker will be Jennifer McClaurin, from E.M.B.A.R.C. Community Youth Farm, DeKalb County Parks. Our meetings are held at our new Westside Provisions District meeting space (1170 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30318; corner of Howell Mill Road and 14th Street). Park in the WSPD parking deck (validated parking), and follow the MABA signs. The […]
UGA Certified Beekeeper Testing
kendeda building 422 Ferst Dr NW, Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, United StatesOn Saturday, May 2, MABA will offer UGA Certified Beekeeper testing. The Certified Beekeeper level is the first step of a four-step program in UGA’s Master Beekeeping program. MABA has been authorized by UGA to administer the exam here in Atlanta. To test at this level you must have at least one year's hands-on experience keeping honey […]
May 2026 Meeting
Our speaker will be Tucka Bee, commercial beekeeper, queen breeder, and candle maker, Tucka Bee, LLC. Our meetings are held at our new Westside Provisions District meeting space (1170 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30318; corner of Howell Mill Road and 14th Street). Park in the WSPD parking deck (validated parking), and follow the MABA […]