West Georgia Beekeepers Association
Douglasville, Georgia
April SPEAKER
Meeting date 4/23/18 * Mentoring @ 6:30 * Meeting @ 7:00
... This months speaker will be Steve Page ...
Steve Page has
over a decade of treatment free beekeeping experience. He is past president
of the Coweta Beekeepers Association,
a Certified Beekeeper in the Georgia
Master Beekeeper Program
and maintains
50 - 75 colonies at Barrington Farms Apiary, LLC in Coweta County, Georgia.
After years of costly purchases of colonies and queens resulting in poor performance, Steve developed Coweta Sustainable Beekeeping in 2014; a simple, sustainable, and inexpensive beekeeping method for small beekeepers.
Steve teaches Coweta Sustainable Beekeeping in various ways including workshops in bee yards, presentations at beekeeping meetings and free email mentoring. He has spoken at county, state, and international beekeeping meetings.
We are Entering - SWARM SEASON
... Beekeepers who can assist with swarm removal if needed ...
Russ King :: 678-614-8627
John McDaniel :: 404-441-5229
Marilyn Parker :: 770-949-6640
Mary Cahill Roberts :: 404-388-3427 (20 mile radius from Six Flags)
Al Rodriguez :: 770-557-5777
CLASSIFIED ADS
- ITEMS FOR SALE BY MEMBERS WHO ARE TOTALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR CONTENT -
BEES (NUCS / PACKAGES), EQUIPMENT - FOR SALE IN THE CLASSIFIEDS
Xentari
Prevent wax moths on your drawn frames
This is the link to purchase Xentari to prevent wax moth damage to your drawn frames.
I mix 2 tsp / gallon of water. It does not keep well in solution. Only mix what you need.
Pesticide Kills
How To Report Pesticide Kills
In order to get the legislation's attention, bee kills must be reported. If you find your bees dead in a huge pile in front of your hive, you have a bee kill. You can and should report your bee kills to both state and national agencies.
In Georgia, bee kills should be reported to the Georgia Department of Agriculture: Nancy Hall 404-656-7371. Her email is nancy.hall@agr.georgia.gov.
On a federal level, report to the EPA by emailing beekill@epa.gov. If you want to learn more about reporting bee kills, check out the Honey Bee Health Coalition Quick Guide to Reporting a Bee Kill Incident.
The Pollinator Stewardship Council can be of great help in reporting bee kill incidences.
Treating Varroa with Oxalic Acid
Oxalic acid is approved for treating Varroa mites by the dribble method or the vaporization method by the EPA and the state of Georgia. The glycerin shop towel method of delivery is not yet approved by the EPA or the State of Georgia.
Randy Oliver ("The scientific beekeeper") is pursuing the development and EPA approval for the "Shop towel / Glycerin" method of delivery of oxalic acid for the treatment of varroa mites on honeybees. Jennifer Berry (head of the UGA beelab) is researching this application method of oxalic acid for the treatment of varroa mites.
This information is presented for your information only and West Georgia Beekeepers Association does not condone the use of oxalic acid in a manner that is not legally approved by the EPA and the State of Georgia.
Mission statement
The mission of the West Georgia Beekeepers Association is to inform and support community beekeepers to assure healthy and productive hives.
Master Beekeeper Program
Alabama Master Beekeeper Program
Certified Master Beekeepers: Mary Cahill Roberts (2013)
Marilynn Parker, Jerry Miller (2014)
Dan Scales (2018)
Certified Journeyman Beekeepers: Jan Sprayberry (2016)
John McDaniel (2017)
Mark Dean (2018)
Certified Apprentice Beekeepers: Betty Cosgrove, Earl Cosgrove (2016)
Cresent Beckwith, Broderick Peters
Lynda Shaw, Alex Szecsey (2017)
Doug Hutwagner (2018)
Georgia Master Beekeeper Program
Certified Beekeeper: John Foran (2016)
Licensed Welsh Honey Judge
Sr. Honey Judge: Mary Cahill Roberts (2017)
Intern: Marilyn Parker (2018)