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Things You Should Know Before Processing And Storing Honey

This subject is of interest to beekeepers and honey lovers alike! It is about the chemistry of honey, its health benefits, and what happens with time, temperature, filtration, and more.

Bob Binnie, along with his wife,  Suzette, owns and operates Blue Ridge Honey Co. in Lakemont, Georgia and is currently operating approx. 2000 colonies of bees along with a sizable honey packing operation.  Beginning his commercial beekeeping career in Oregon in 1981, Bob moved to Georgia in 1991 and has been president of several beekeeping associations including the Georgia Beekeepers Association. Voted Beekeeper of the Year in 2003, Bob is a frequent speaker at both local and national beekeeping organizations.

Linda Tillman is a Master Beekeeper and the President of the Georgia Beekeepers Association. She started keeping bees in 2006 and hasn’t ever turned back. She is a retired clinical psychologist, a grandmother and a bread baker. In her beekeeping, she doesn’t use any treatment but manages

her bees to keep them productive and alive. She loves sharing about her beekeeping every time she gets a chance.

Here Presentation:
Simplifying your beekeeping will lead to a longer beekeeping career, calmer bees and a more relaxed interaction between you and the bees. Linda will talk about all the simple tricks she has learned and employs over her years as a beekeeper. She has a small apiary – a couple of hives in her backyard, a couple of hives at a community garden, a couple of hives in Rabun county on a farm in the mountains, and two hives on top of an Atlanta public school. Linda has a blog that is read by beekeepers all over the world. Come and hear Linda speak on simple tips and tricks.

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Meala Ghàidhealach! Last summer Dan Long had the opportunity to meet with beekeepers from Scotland to inspect a couple of apiaries there and to learn the similarities and differences of beekeeping in their beautiful country.

 This program details the climate, timing, nectar and nature of the art and science as well as the differences in equipment used. Several interesting techniques will be discussed as well as examples of some equipment used over there. He’ll also bring samples of Scottish honey to taste!

Dan is a Georgia Master Beekeeper and operates a mail order nursery in addition to managing a number of honey bee hives.

Art and Georgia Prison Beekeepers
October 1st at 7PM    Directions

How can individuals in prisons mimic honeybee behavior and work together for a common goal? Idea Lab Mini Grant recipient and MFA student Cristina Echezarreta will share progress from a collaboration of students, faculty, and staff in Art and Entomology with the Georgia Prison Beekeeping program to explore prisoners’ relationship to nature through the arts.

Join us for our next meeting when Harold Lanier of Lanier Bee Barn will speak on Biology of the Bee with information for experienced and newbees alike.
Fundamental understanding of the biology of the honey bee is our first step in learning how to care for them and to help us understand what they do and (sometimes) why they do it. We will also learn a little about how they communicate.

Harold Lanier is a sideliner who has been keeping bees for about 9 years. He manages from 50-75 colonies depending on the time of year. Harold is the owner of Lanier Bee Barn in Commerce, GA. where he sells all manner of beekeeping supplies and equipment, some of which he makes himself in his workshop. Harold is a mentor to several local beekeepers and is happy to answer questions via email and text. Growing out of his desire to provide information to beekeepers, Harold teaches his all-day Beekeeping Boot Camp 6-8 times each year. Harold is UGA Journeyman Beekeeper and an active member in Tri-County Beekeepers, Gwinnett Beekeepers, Lake Hartwell, and Forsyth County clubs. He is also a member of the GBA and American Beekeeping Federation. Harold has been the featured speaker at several local clubs, local schools, Boy Scout camps and at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens at Gainesville.