OCBC Meeting 

Monday, April 21st 2025

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Doors open at 6:45pm

Meeting Begins at 7pm  

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Farm Bureau 925 Athens Road
Crawford, GA 30630

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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

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