June 15th, 7pm
Topic: Old Comb and Toxic Chemistry in Our Colonies
Speaker: Bob Binnie
Bob Binnie will present an in-depth look at the many problems associated with older comb including the toxic synergistic chemical interactions that occur between the miticides and chemicals that beekeepers use, and the myriad compounds our bees are exposed to in the field.
A commercial beekeeper and honey packer located in the southern Appalachian Mountains of northeast Georgia, Bob does business under the name Blue Ridge Honey Company.
He became involved with migratory beekeeping in Oregon in 1981 and has been both a pollinator and honey producer in numerous states.
Voted 2003 Beekeeper of The Year in Georgia, Bob has also been President of the Georgia Beekeepers Association, the Northeast Georgia Beekeepers Association and the Macon County Beekeepers Association in Franklin, North Carolina.
Tara Beehives in College Park:
harvesting honey
The Tara Apiary at Metro Atlanta Urban Farm is growing! This month we were gifted a brand new western cedar top bar hive. While it may be late to get a colony established this year, we'd love it if a swarm magically appeared.
Our existing colonies are thriving and we recently extracted the first honey from this apiary. We also had another first time event—inviting Metro Atlanta Beekeepers Association members to participate and learn about honey extraction along with Tara folks and students from Academe.
The event was held at Academe of the Oaks in Decatur On June 4th. The honey harvested came from Academe's apiary and the Tara Beekeepers apiary.
Tara Beekeepers Association invites you to join our club!
Membership is $25, and includes family members.
We take payment in the form of cash, check, or credit card (at our meetings). If you would like to send a check, please make it payable to Tara Beekeepers Association and send to:
David Brookshire, Treasurer
1925 Fisher Drive
Stockbridge, GA 30281
2026 MONTHLY MEETING LOCATION:
We host our monthly meetings at the Jefferson Avenue Baptist Church in East Point, GA on the third Monday of each month, at 7pm. Centrally located in the South Metro Atlanta area, our monthly meetings are free to attend, and we welcome anyone who is interested in learning about honey bees!
Jefferson Avenue Baptist Church
1150 Jefferson Avenue
East Point, GA 30344
Directions to Fellowship Hall Meeting Room:
Parking and building entrance are located behind the church on the southeast side at the corner of Batavia St and Winburn Drive.
Learn about Georgia's own
Certified Naturally Grown program and how beekeepers can participate
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