2012 Calendar of Cherokee Bee Club Meetings
The 2012 calendar is subject to change.
(Past meetings are displayed in red at the bottom of this page)
Below are tentative programs and those responsible for organizing the function:
May 17, 2012 - monthly meeting - BJ Weeks - "All About Queens & Queen Rearing"
*May 19-20, 2012* -
*June 23, 2012* - Summer Field Trip - @ Blackberry Creek Farm - Donnie Thomas (Host)
*TENTATIVE DEPENDING ON DEMAND- June 2012* - Queen Rearing Co-op - Raising Quality Queens
July 19, 2012 - monthly meeting - Speaker – Wrapping Up Season and Winter Prep - (Will be handing out bottles to members to bring honey for show to August meeting)
August 16, 2012 - monthly meeting - Keith Fielder (SPEAKER)- "Bee Nutrition" - Also a Popular Honey Taste Contest (1st, 2nd, 3rd Place Prizes) - Collect entries for the Fair
*September 9-15, 2012* - Cherokee County Fair - Bud Champlin & Bob/Tiffany McKenzie - NEED VOLUNTEERS
September 20, 2012 - monthly meeting - Randy Tudor – Winter Survival
October 18, 2012 - monthly meeting - Michael Blackwell & Friend - Honeybee Etiquette
*November 16, 2012 @ 6:45PM* - Fall/Holiday Banquet @ American Legion- Mike Cline (Cooking Meats)
December 2012 - "NO MEETING" - Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!!!
Regular meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM at the Cherokee Arts Center in Canton, except for those noted with an *. Meetings in green are regional events not organized by the Cherokee Bee Club.
2012 MEETINGS PAST!
January 19, 2012 - monthly meeting - Fred Dudash – First Year Beekeeper Forum - What worked in the bees
*January 21, 2012* - Suches Beeschool
*February 11, 2012* - Annual One-Day Bee School @ Cherokee County's Historic Marble Courthouse
February 16, 2012 - monthly meeting - BJ Weeks & Ryan Sarks- Managing for Spring Growth
*February 18, 2012* - Georgia Beekeepers Spring Meeting - Coweta Fairgrounds - Newnan
*March 17, 2012* - Spring Field Trip - @ Bob And Tiffany McKenzie's - BJ Weeks / Bud Champlin (hosts)
April 19, 2012 - monthly meeting - Nick Weaver – "Beekeepers...Are You Creating or Preventing Swarms?"
*May 10-12, 2012* -
2011 MEETINGS PAST!
January 20, 2011 - monthly meeting - BJ Weeks – Apitherapy - Healing From The Hive
*February 11 & 12, 2011* Georgia Beekeepers Spring meeting
February 17, 2011 - monthly meeting - Dr. Keith Delaplane “The Superorganism and Why it Matters”
*February 19, 2011* - Annual One-Day Bee School
*March 19, 2011* - Spring Field Trip
April 21, 2011 - monthly meeting - Bob Berhman – spring hive management
*April 30, 2011* - Queen Rearing Co-op - Mike Elliott
*May 11–14, 2011* -
May 19, 2011 - monthly meeting @ ROCK BARN in canton -Bud Champlin – swarm collection
*May 21-22, 2011* -
*June 11, 2011* - Summer Field Trip
*June 25, 2011* - “Going Green” Festival
July 21, 2011 - monthly meeting -Robert Brewer – making mead (Michael Blackwell – honey show handouts)
August 18, 2011 - monthly meeting - Michael Blackwell- honey samples for tasting and show entries
September 15, 2011 - monthly meeting - Gerald Phillips – winter preparations
*September 11–18, 2011*
*September 16 & 17,
October 20, 2011 - monthly meeting - Jennifer Berry
*November 18, 2011* - Fall Banquet
December 2011 - "NO MEETING" - Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!!!
2010 MEETINGS PAST!
January 21, 2010 - "Research & Updates In The World Of The Honey Bee" - Jamie Ellis from the University of Florida's Entomology Department
February 12 & 13, 2010 - Georgia Beekeeper's Association Meeting in Moultrie, Georgia
February 18, 2010 - "Ohio Queen Breeding Program, Author of Beekeeping Manuals" - Dana Stahlman
*SATURDAY, February 20, 2010* - Cherokee Beekeeper's Club "Bee School" - Historic Marble Courthouse in Canton, Georgia
*SATURDAY, March 20, 2010* - "Spring Field Trip" (Packages/Splits/Queens/Assessing the health of your hive) - Mike Cline
*April 17, 2010* - "Queen Rearing Co-op" - Mike Elliott, Worth Green, & Ryan Sarks - Contact Mike Ellliott at: michael.elliott@comcast.net for more information!!
April 15, 2010 - "Hive Management" - Bud Champlin
*May 13, 14, & 15, 2010* - University of Georgia's Bee School - Young Harris, Georgia
*May 15 & 16, 2010* - Canton Arts Festival - Booth
May 20, 2010 - "Swarm Retrieval" - Marsha Elliott
*SATURDAY, June 12, 2010* - "Summer Field Trip & Family Picnic" - Debbie & Candler Ward
*June 26, 2010* - Going Green Festival in Canton - Booth
July 15, 2010 - "Bee Lab - Under the Microscope" - BJ Weeks, Debbie McKenzie, Paul Pugliese
August 19, 2010 - "Late Summer/Pre-Fall Evaluations / Q&A, What to do with your excess honey" - Bob Behrman
September 16, 2010 - "What's in your honey? What's blooming when?" - Paul Pugliese & Gerald Phillips
*September 2010* - Cherokee County Fair - Honey show and Booth Setup - Bud Champlin & Michael Blackwell
*September 2010* - Georgia Beekeeper's Association Meeting
October 21, 2010 - "Apitherapy, nutrition, and alternative products from the hive" - Lane Cagle & Mike Elliott
*FRIDAY, November 19, 2010 @ 7PM* - "Fall Banquet @ American Legion Hall in Canton, Georgia" - John Tackett
December 2010 - "NO MEETING" - Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!!!
2009 MEETINGS PAST!
January 22nd - "The State of Beekeeping - An Entomological Perspective" - Dr. Jamie D. Ellis, Jr.
January 31st & February 1st - GA Beekeeper's Association Meeting in McDonough - Bob Binnie
February 19th - "Managing For Spring Growth - Evaluating & Anticipating" - BJ Weeks
*February 28th* - "13th Annual One-Day Bee School" - Ryan Sarks / BJ Weeks
*Saturday, March 21st* - "Spring Field Trip" - (Packages/Splits/Queens/Determining the health of your hive) - Lane Cagle
April 16th - "Swarming Forum" - Trina Barron
May 14-16, 2009 - Y
oung Harris Beekeeping Institute 3-Day Workshop - GA Beekeeper's Association / UGA
May 21st - " Starting A Queen Breeding Cooperative / Bee-Tube Queen Cam" - Mike Elliot
*Saturday, June 20th* - "Summer Field Trip" - (Family Picnic/Games/Harvesting & Extracting) - Debbie Lomax / Candler Ward
July 16th - "University of Georgia's Professor of Entomology on CCD & Its Impacts On Pollination" - Dr. Keith Delaplane
August 20th - "Honey Judging - Practice judging and sampling" - Randy Tudor & Hoyt Rogers
DATE CHANGE!!! September 24th - "Winter Preparations" - Bob Behrman & Gerald Phillips
September 25th & 26th - GA Beekeeper's Association Meeting in Walker - Bob Binnie
October 15th - "Sustainable Beekeeping The Natural Way - Russian Queens" - Carl Webb
*Friday, November 20th* - "Slideshow" - Ryan Sarks / BJ Weeks
December 2009 - NO MEETING - MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! See you in 2010!!!
2008 MEETINGS PAST!
January 17th - "Hive Maintenance, Comb Replacement Strategies, & Brood Building" - B. J. Weeks
*February 2nd* - Cherokee Bee Club's One-Day Bee School @ Etowah High 8AM-4:30PM - B. J. Weeks & Ryan Sarks
February 21st - Speaker From The University Of Georgia On Research/CCD/Theories/Medication - Jennifer Berry
*March 15th* - Spring Field Trip (Package Bees & Splits- How To Be A Bee-KEEPER!) - Lane Cagle
April 17th - Queen Rearing, Value of Drones, & How To Become A Certified Beekeeper - Mike Elliot & Randy Tudor
May 15th - Creating A Business With Honey & Value Added Products - Rights & Liabilities - Trina Barron & Ryan Sarks
*June 21st* - Summer Field Trip - Scott Tate (Raffle) (There will be a Board meeting prior to Picnic)
"Setting Up & Getting Your Honey House Approved"
Plant Bowen Tour (10:00AM SHARP!!!!) - Family Picnic & Games(12:30PM)
Harvesting
Extracting Honey
July 17th - Medications & Late Summer Hive Inspections - Worth Green
Medications - (Medications will be available for purchase)
August 21st - Showing Your Honey & Preparations for Spring 2009 - Randy Tudor
September 18th - Transporting Bees & All About The Georgia Beekeeper's Association - (SPEAKER - Bob Binnie)
October 16th - Health & Nutrition From The Hive - BJ Weeks
*Friday, November 21st* - Holiday Dinner & Speaker- John Tackett (Silent Auction)
December - NO MEETING - MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
2007 MEETINGS PAST!
January 18th - "Growing Bees For Honey Production" - B. J. Weeks
*February 10th* - Cherokee Bee Club's One-Day Bee School @ Cherokee High 8AM-4:30PM - B. J. Weeks/Club
*March 17th* - Spring Field Trip (Package Bees - How To KEEP Bees) - Ryan Sarks
April 19th @ 6:30PM - Honey Bee Swarming Forum - Trina Barron
May 17th @ 6:30PM - How To Market And Sell Hive Products - Bill Posey
*June 16th* - Summer Field Trip - Worth Green
Family Picnic
Harvesting
Extracting Honey
Medications - (Medications will be available for purchase)
July 19th @ 6:30PM - Medications & Late Summer Hive Inspections - Trina Barron
August 16th @ 6:30PM - Honey Show (Cherokee County Fair Preparation - Showing Your Honey) - Hoyt Rogers & Joe Schepers
September 20th @ 7:00PM - Fall Preparations & How To Keep Your Bees From Dying - Bill Posey
October 18th @ 7:00PM - Observation Hives - Walter "Bud" Champlin
*November 16th* - Holiday Dinner & Speaker- John Tackett, Ryan Sarks, and Randy Tudor
December - NO MEETING - MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
2006 MEETINGS PAST!
January 19 B. J. Weeks – Apitherapy
*February 11* 2006 Bee School, Etowah High School 8am – 4 pm
*March 18* Spring Field Trip to Jim Driggers’s Apiary 10 am – 2 pm
(rain date March 25)
· Splits
· Installing Package Bees & Queens
· Spring Hive Inspection
April 20 Jennifer Berry –
Queens (Breeding Program/Practical Applications Material)
May 18 BJ Weeks - Open Forum
*June 17* Summer Field Trip to Jim Driggers’s Apiary 10 am – 2 pm
(rain date June 24)
· Family Picnic
· Harvesting
· Extracting Honey
· Medication
July 20 Randy Tudor, Laney Cagle, & Ryan Sarks - Arts, Crafts, Candle-Making, and Medication
August 17 Jim Driggers - Honey Judging
September 21 Cindy Bee - Presentation on swarm collection
October 19 Keith Delaplane - Africanized Bees
*November 17* Holiday Dinner - Billy Engle - A Lifetime of Bees
*December* No Meeting - Happy Holidays!