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Ogeechee Area Beekeepers Association Visit us on Facebook -click here Home Meetings PhotosJoin CALENDAR and EVENTS ​ THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE THURSDAY THE 29th of February at the Old Times Buffet in Statesboro on Ga Hwy 80 in front of LOWES at 5:30 to 7 PM. ​ ​ Spring is in the air and the bees are working hard for us already. Speaker for February Chris Adams from the Georgia Department of Agriculture Plant Protection Office is the featured speaker this month. Chris has been deeply involved in tracking and determining the location of and population of the Yellow Legged Hornet in the Savannah Area. Chris was at the Georgia Beekeepers Spring Conference in Macon the 17th of April. On display were two sections of Yellow Legged Hornet nests. They were most impressive to see in person. This will be a very informative session, please don’t miss this. GEORGIA BEEKEEPERS SPRING MEETING The club was was well represented at the conference in Macon on the 17th and Honey show with at one 1st place and one 2nd place. Speakers inluded Dr. Keith Delaplane from UGA and Dr. Jamies Ellis from UFL who both gave great presentations and updates on research and studies on keeping our bees. BEE UPDATE The temperatures are kicking the bees into action. I caught one small swarm for Carl Hagan in Bulloch County this past week. He has two colonies, one was a deadout and the other queenless with no brood. The were both full of new comb and had a lot of fresh looking honey. A lot of yellow pollen is being brought into our hives and activity has really picked up. If you are going to split your hives it is time to work on that. We will be going into our hives this week. Please remind everyone about the meeting this Thursday night and invite a guest or three. ​ ​ - MARCH Tasks Finish getting equipment cleaned and ready for the season. Check for Drones Check for Swarm Cells Check for mites while brood is low (only on warm days) Treat for mites Consider splitting hives Be prepared to see swarms and capture if you want FREEBEES! ​Spread the word and bring new members to our meetings. The Georgia Bee Keepers Association has provided funding for two Georgia Bee Tags to promote beekeeping and funds to support education, school projectsspeakers for club meetings and equipment for clubs to support beekeeping. Both signs have been placed, one near Franklins Orchard on US 301 S in Bulloch County and one on US 301 North in Cooperville. KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR A SIGN ​ ​ If you don’t have a BEE tag on your vehicle you ought to! ​ NEW CLUB PHONE NUMBER 912-531-9796 This is a club dedicated phone and staff will share this phone to manage events and meetings. You may talk to a different person on depending on the day or week. [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] SUCCESSFUL OGEECHEE AREA BEEKEEPERS FIELD DAY SATURDAY SEP 30th The OA Beekeepers held a field day at Weavers Apiary Bascom Road, Sylvania Ga The club and guests met and were given demonstrations of how sugar syrup feed was made and how a hive inspection for fall is done to over winter a hive. Hives were given a treatment for Varroa mites, a swiffer sheet for control of Small Hive beetles fed with pollen supplement and supers were removed for Honey Collection and winter storage. Lunch followed and discussion monitoring winter hives completed the field day. We were fortunate to have several new beekeeper attend and hope to see them at our future meetings. THANK YOU GARY and BRENDA FOR HOSTING THIS EVENT ()()()()()()()()()()() OABEES NEW CONNECTION The Ogeechee Area Beekeepers is now connected to GRICE CONNEC T , Club Events, Activities and Events Welcome to the cell ​ Welcome to the Ogeechee Area Beekeepers. We are in the process of updating our web page. ​8 MARCH 2023 Welcome to our Beekeeping page. This is our ninth year in Statesboro and our purpose is to share knowledge of beekeeping, for people that have an interest in bees, wanting to try beekeeping or have a hive or two or more. Our club is a member of the Georgia Beekeepers Association , one of the oldest bee organizations in the United States. We encourage you to join us and participate in the many programs, and conferences. Sharing and being mentors for new beekeepers is the greatest feature of attending our meetings. The club invites speakers with various that offer insight and shared knowledge to the beginning and experienced. We invite you to attend our meetings and explore beekeeping. Club activities also includes field trips to local beekeepers, participate in the Kiwanis Fair in Statesboro, a Christmas dinner and other events. Our members attend state beekeeping conference’s, other bee clubs and demonstrations at some of our local schools. We encouragew you to attend our meeting and become a member. A raffle is held at every meeting funds go into the club bank account. Raffle tickets are $1.00, raffle items are bee or garden related donated by members. Donators receive a free ticket per item. twice per year we hold a special raffle, past special items have included complete beehives (minus bees), crocheted spreads and blankets that are bee themed. We invite you to become a member, we offer individual and family memberships. Membership in the club is less than you will pay for a new beekeeping book and we welcome you to attend one of our meetings, held the last Thursday of every month. We do not meet in November and December to allow you family time at the holidays. You can meet fellow beekeepers, compare experiences, ask questions and be a part of the "hive." Just like in a beehive, it isn’t the work of the one, but the work of the many that make a successful place to call home. There are other nearby clubs that meet monthly on different nights, presenting different topics and one may be closer to you that Statesboro. Visit the Georgia Beekeepers Association to find the club nearest you....