2021 HBA Meeting Schedule
Meetings are (normally) held at 6:30 p.m. on the 1st Monday of each month in the Executive Auditorium of the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center at I-81 Exit 14.
Contact Phil Blevins at 676-6309 or pblevins@vt.edu or Phil Ernst at piplinda@embarqmail.com with any questions.
Contact Phil Blevins at 676-6309 or pblevins@vt.edu or Phil Ernst at piplinda@embarqmail.com with any questions.
What’s Coming Up in 2021
Mon., January 4 – CANCELLED, but we will reschedule Bears, Fencing, and VDGIF Policies by Jerome Blankenship and CPO Matthew Arnold.
Mon., February 1 – Trapouts, Cutouts, and Swarms – JR and Karen Sexton
Sat., February 27 – Beginning Beekeepers class ($35) – Phil Blevins - rescheduled from Jan.30
Mon., March 1 – Preparing Hives for Spring – Phil Blevins
Mon., April 5 – Small Hive Beetles - Dr. James Wilson, VT Extension Apiculturist
Sat., May 1 – Varroa Mite Management & Control workshop – Dr. James Wilson, VT Apiculturist
Mon., May 3 – Honey Judging – George Wilson & Karla Eisen of API Solutions Consortium in Gainesville, VA
Mon., June 7 – Honey Extraction – location TBD
Mon., July 5 – Preparing Hives for Fall – Phil Blevins
Mon., August 2 – TBD
Mon., August 30 – Picnic at Sugar Hollow (September 7 is Labor Day)
Mon – Sat., September 13-18? – Washington County Fair w/Honey Show
Mon., October 4 – Equipment Demonstration – David Miller, Beekeepers Woodworking
Mon., November 1 – TBD
Sat., November 6 - Beginning Beekeepers class ($35) – Phil Blevins
Mon., December 6 – Christmas Party/Annual Celebration – location TBD
Mon., January 4 – CANCELLED, but we will reschedule Bears, Fencing, and VDGIF Policies by Jerome Blankenship and CPO Matthew Arnold.
Mon., February 1 – Trapouts, Cutouts, and Swarms – JR and Karen Sexton
Sat., February 27 – Beginning Beekeepers class ($35) – Phil Blevins - rescheduled from Jan.30
Mon., March 1 – Preparing Hives for Spring – Phil Blevins
Mon., April 5 – Small Hive Beetles - Dr. James Wilson, VT Extension Apiculturist
Sat., May 1 – Varroa Mite Management & Control workshop – Dr. James Wilson, VT Apiculturist
Mon., May 3 – Honey Judging – George Wilson & Karla Eisen of API Solutions Consortium in Gainesville, VA
Mon., June 7 – Honey Extraction – location TBD
Mon., July 5 – Preparing Hives for Fall – Phil Blevins
Mon., August 2 – TBD
Mon., August 30 – Picnic at Sugar Hollow (September 7 is Labor Day)
Mon – Sat., September 13-18? – Washington County Fair w/Honey Show
Mon., October 4 – Equipment Demonstration – David Miller, Beekeepers Woodworking
Mon., November 1 – TBD
Sat., November 6 - Beginning Beekeepers class ($35) – Phil Blevins
Mon., December 6 – Christmas Party/Annual Celebration – location TBD
