Entomology: UGA Honey Bee Program
Associations
Regular Meetings
| Association | Meeting time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Bartow Beekeepers Association | 7:00 pm, second Tuesday | Agriculture Services Building, Cartersville (320 West Cherokee Ave) |
Chattahoochee Beekeepers Association |
7:00 pm, second Monday in March and every other month |
Oxbow Meadows Nature Center, Columbus |
Cherokee Beekeepers Club |
7:00 pm first Monday |
Lincolnton Club House, Lincolnton |
Clarks Hill Bee Keepers Association |
6:30 pm second Monday |
Southbridge Tennis Complex, Savannah |
Coastal Area Beekeepers Association |
6:30 pm second Monday |
Southbridge Tennis Complex, Savannah |
Coweta Beekeepers Association |
7:00 pm second Monday |
Asa M. Powell, Sr. Expo Center 197 Temple Ave., Newnan |
East Central Georgia Bee Club |
7:00 pm fourth Monday, |
Burke Co. Office Park Complex |
Eastern Piedmont Beekeepers Association |
7:30 pm first Monday |
UGA Bee Lab, 1221 Hog Mountain Road, Watkkinsville |
| Forsyth Beekeepers Club | 6:30 pm fourth Thursday | Forsyth County Main Library, Cummings |
Heart of Georgia Beekeepers Association |
7:00 pm third Tuesday |
Houston Co. Gov’t Building (Old Courthouse), 801 Main St., Perry |
Metro Atlanta Beekeepers Association |
7:00 pm second Wednesday |
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave, Atlanta |
Mountain Beekeepers Association |
7:00 pm first Tuesday |
Mountain Regional Library, Young Harris |
Northeast Mountain Beekeepers Association |
7:00 pm second Thursday |
Northeast Georgia Regional Library, Clarksville |
Northwest Georgia Beekeepers Association |
7:00 pm second Monday |
Walker County Agricultural Center - Rock Spring |
Southeast Georgia Beekeepers Association |
7:00 pm fourth Tuesday |
Wacona School Building, Waycross |
Southwest Georgia Beekeepers Association |
7:30 pm last Tuesday, |
Swords Apiaries, Moultrie |
Tara Beekeepers Association (Clayton County area) |
7:30 pm third Monday |
Reynold Nature Preservation |
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Resource People for Georgia Beekeeping
| Association | Contact person |
|---|---|
| Bartow Beekeepers Association | Bill Posey (770) 386-3311 billsbeefarm@yahoo.com |
| Chattahoochee Valley Beekeepers Association | Jim Harris, President 34333 Pontiac Drive Columbus, GA 31907 (706) 563-4186 hhonybee@bellsouth.net |
| Cherokee Beekeepers Association | Ryan A. Sarks, President (770) 639-0868 beehavenapiaries@gmail.com |
| Clarks Hill Bee Keepers Association | Berman Kent, Treasurer (706) 836-1026 bermankent08@comcast.net |
| Coastal Empire Beekeepers Association | Greg Stewart, President 124 St. Ives Way Savannah, GA 31419 (912) 961-9501 grstewart@bellsouth.net |
| Coweta Beekeepers Association http://www.cowetabeekeepers.org/ |
Gary Cooke, President (770) 683-2465 steve@cowetahoney.com |
| East Central Georgia Bee Club | Roosevelt McWilliams, President |
| Eastern Piedmont Beekeepers Association | Bill Owens, Chairman |
| Forsyth County Beekeepers | Andy Bailey (678) 859-1899 andy.bailey@siemens.com |
| Georgia Dept. of Agriculture | Barry Smith, Manager Apiary Program P.O. Box 114 Tifton, GA 31793 (912) 386-3464 bsmith@agr.state.ga.us |
| Heart of Georgia Beekeepers Association | Steve Nofs ganofs@cox.net |
| Metro Atlanta Beekeepers | Richard Kiefer, President rokmak@comcast.net |
| Mountain Beekeepers Association | Larry Sams, President 158 Needlemore Drive Hayesville, NC |
| Northeast Mountain Beekeepers Association | John Haaseth, President (706) 865-1085 |
| Northwest Georgia Beekeepers Association | Dave Reed, President 6807 Cedar Wood Court East Ridge, TN 37412 |
| Southeast Georgia Beekeepers Association | Ben Bruce 159 Homeplace Road Homerville, GA 31634 (912) 487-2001 nutnhoney@windstream.net |
| S.W. Georgia Beekeepers | Sonny Swords 5 - 28th Avenue N.W. Moultrie, GA 31768 (912) 941-5752 |
| Tara Beekeepers Association | Gary Cooke, President (770) 507-4661 Lcooke77@aol.com |
| Towns County Coordinator | Robert Brewer Towns County Extension Coordinator PO Box 369 Hiawassee Ga 30546 (706) 896-2024 RBrewer@uga.edu |
| University of Georgia | Jennifer Berry Apicultural Research Coordinator 1221 Hog Mountain Rd. Watkinsville, GA 30677 (706) 769-1736 jbee@uga.edu |
| University of Georgia | Keith S. Delaplane Professor of Entomology University of Georgia Athens, GA 30602 (706) 542-2816 ksd@uga.edu |
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Annual Workshops in Georgia:
| Workshop | Contact | Phone |
|---|---|---|
Eastern Piedmont Beekeepers Association Workshop for Newcomers |
Ray Hardigree | (770) 725-5563 |
| Muscogee County Beginning Beekeeping Short Course | Jim Harris | (706) 563-4186 |
| Northern Metro Beginning Beekeeping Workshop | Cindy Bee | (770) 424-0076 |
| Young Harris Beekeeping Institute | Keith S. Delaplane | (706)
542-2816 |