
Oglethorpe County Bee Club

Helping Mother Nature, One Colony at a Time
OCBC Meeting
Monday, April 21st 2025
Doors open at 6:45pm
Meeting Begins at 7pm
@
Farm Bureau 925 Athens Road
Crawford, GA 30630
Speaker: Jennifer Berry For 23 years, Jennifer Berry was the Apicultural Research Professional and Lab Manager for the University of Georgia Honey Bee Program. In 2024, she completed her PhD and is now an Adjunct Professor for the UGA Department of Entomology. Her most recent research objectives have focused on oxalic acid for varroa control and what best to plant in traditional and non-traditional landscapes to enhance pollinator populations and diversity. Jennifer’s extension duties include pollinator protection, and teaching beekeeping to folks all over the world, including those incarcerated in Georgia’s medium and maximum security prisons. She has also been instrumental in planting a number of pollinator gardens across the state to help create pollinator corridors and to educate about the importance of beneficial insects. Each Fall at UGA, she teaches, “Ento 3010: Bees, Beekeeping and Pollinator Conservation” one of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Science’s favorite course.
Topic: Jennifer Berry will be discussing pollinator plants. She will help remove the guesswork by discussing plants that will survive in our area, are good for our pollinators and are easy to grow. Jennifer will not only talk about pollinator plants but plans to bring a sample of this year's garden choices to our meeting.Plant Sale
Join the Club!
Interested in joining our beekeeping community? We would love to have you! Fill out our membership form and become a member or renew your existing membership today! Click on the Membership tab above to be directed to the CheddarUp website for processing. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. We look forward to welcoming you to the Oglethorpe County Bee Club!
Upcoming Events:
Winterville Marigold Festival -
May 10th 2025
Please contact any board member if you'd like to volunteer to man our booth!
Beneficial Nematodes Purchase -
Early April
Please contact Paula Bartlett at paula.eugenia62@gmail.com if you would like to be included in the purchase. Click Here for more info!
We Meet Once a Month!
Come join the Oglethorpe County Bee Club, the third Monday of every month at
7 p.m. (doors open at 6:45pm) at the Georgia Farm Bureau, 925 Athens Rd., Crawford, Ga. — just a short drive east of Athens. We hope you'll attend!
Save the Honey Bees License Plate is Now Live!

Buy some Honey!
Elizabeth Mackey
-706-224-3615

Honey Bee Swarms
This space is reserved for members interested in removing low-hanging (up to 10 feet) swarms in Athens and surrounding counties. Service is usually free unless otherwise noted by the beekeeper.
If you would like to volunteer your services here please contact us (ocbcbeeclubcommunications@gmail.com) by email.
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Elizabeth Mackey 706-224-3615
NOTE: We presently don't have anyone who is certified (per new GA law) that can remove bees from buildings...best to contact Georgia Bee Removal for their services at gabeeremoval.com
Check back again in the future when some of our members may be certified for structural removals.
Board of Directors for 2025!
President - Elizabeth Mackey
Vice President - Paula Bartlett
Treasurer - Georgia McPeak
Secretary - Susan Wilhelm
At-Large - Mike Conner
At-Large - Dan Eggers
Librarian - Ashley Wright