Club meetings

We meet the second Thursday (6:30 PM) of each month (details and directions in the calendar below). Our typical meeting agenda is:
Here is our near term schedule of speakers:
- 5 minutes arrival and welcome
- 15 minutes – Education moment
- 25 minutes guest speaker
- 10 club business
Here is our near term schedule of speakers:
- April 14 - Keith Tignor, State Apiarist Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS)
- May 12 - Judith Alberts, VCE Master Gardener Topic: If You Plant It, They Will Come – Gardening for Our Pollinators
- June 9 - Roger Schürch, Research Assistant Professor of Social Insect Ecology and Evolution Topic: TBA
Month |
Beekeeping Task |
Education Moment Topic |
Guest Speaker |
January |
Value |
Value |
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February |
Spring Preparations Hive Checks |
When and How to Check your Hives Spring Hive Inspections |
To be announced |
March |
Spring Feeding Hive Inspections |
Spring Feeding and Feeders |
Lisa Horth, PhD, Professor of Biology Old Dominion University Tentative Topic: Benefits of Mason Bees and what can we learn from them OR honey bee disease data for Pungo |
April |
Brood Management, Hive Management Nectar Flow and Supering |
Comb Building & Management |
Keith Tignor, State Apiarist Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) Topic: Brood and hive management; BeeCheck Program |
May |
Swarm Management/Splits Swarm Recovery Swarm Traps Queen Rearing |
What is a Swarm? Swarm Cells, Emergency Cells and Supercedure Cells |
To be announced |
June |
Bees and Comb Building |
Local Bee Ordnances and State Laws |
To be announced |
July |
Honey Harvesting Extraction/Bottling & Label |
How to check Honey Moisture Content |
To be announced |
August |
Integrated Pest Management Techniques Mite Count and Treatment Making Winter Bees. |
Integrated Pest Management and Mites |
To be announced |
September |
Preparing for Winter Feeders Sugar Mixes 1:1 vs 2:1 etc. |
Winter Feeding methods |
To be announced |
October |
Winterizing the Hive Mice and other Pests |
Winterizing the Hive Mice and other Pests |
To be announced |
November |
Winter Colony Behavior Brood Breaks and Mite Treatments Hive evaluations for Winter Stores etc. |
What I learned this past Year |
To be announced |
December |
Winter Break |
To be announced |