2020 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.
Monday, January 6 … Keeping Bee Losses to 1% – Jerome Blankenship
Saturday, January 25 (9am to 3:30pm)…. Beginning Beekeepers Class - Phil Blevins - $35
Monday, February 3 …. Pollinator Plants - Deni Peterson
Monday, March 2 …. Preparing Hives for Spring - Phil Blevins
Monday, April 6 …. CANCELLED (VDACS Apiary Regulations - Ben Templeton)
Monday, May 4 … CANCELLED (Trapouts and Cutouts - J.R. and Karen Sexton)
Saturday, May 9 …. CANCELLED: Varroa Mite Management and Control – Dr. James Wilson, VT Ext. Apiculturist
Monday, June 1 …. CANCELLED (Cooking with Honey - Jude Colt)
Monday, July 6 … POSTPONED (Preparing Hives for Fall - Phil Blevins)
Monday, Aug 3 …. Preparing Hives for Fall - Phil Blevins
(The Honey Extraction Demo by John Rhoton of Poor Valley Bee Farm has been postponed.)
Monday, August 31 …. Picnic at Sugar Hollow Park
Monday, September 7 …. No meeting (Labor Day holiday)
September 14-19 …. Washington County Fair. Sign up to volunteer!
Monday, October 5 ….. Judging Honey - TBA
Monday November 2 …. Bees and Mushrooms - Phil Ernst
Saturday November 7 (9am to 3:30pm)…. Beginning Beekeepers Class - Phil Blevins - $35
Monday, December 7 …. No meeting. Happy Holidays! See you on January 5, 2021
Saturday, January 25 (9am to 3:30pm)…. Beginning Beekeepers Class - Phil Blevins - $35
Monday, February 3 …. Pollinator Plants - Deni Peterson
Monday, March 2 …. Preparing Hives for Spring - Phil Blevins
Monday, April 6 …. CANCELLED (VDACS Apiary Regulations - Ben Templeton)
Monday, May 4 … CANCELLED (Trapouts and Cutouts - J.R. and Karen Sexton)
Saturday, May 9 …. CANCELLED: Varroa Mite Management and Control – Dr. James Wilson, VT Ext. Apiculturist
Monday, June 1 …. CANCELLED (Cooking with Honey - Jude Colt)
Monday, July 6 … POSTPONED (Preparing Hives for Fall - Phil Blevins)
Monday, Aug 3 …. Preparing Hives for Fall - Phil Blevins
(The Honey Extraction Demo by John Rhoton of Poor Valley Bee Farm has been postponed.)
Monday, August 31 …. Picnic at Sugar Hollow Park
Monday, September 7 …. No meeting (Labor Day holiday)
September 14-19 …. Washington County Fair. Sign up to volunteer!
Monday, October 5 ….. Judging Honey - TBA
Monday November 2 …. Bees and Mushrooms - Phil Ernst
Saturday November 7 (9am to 3:30pm)…. Beginning Beekeepers Class - Phil Blevins - $35
Monday, December 7 …. No meeting. Happy Holidays! See you on January 5, 2021
