Oglethorpe County Bee Club
Helping Mother Nature, One Colony at a Time
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OCBC Meeting
Monday, December 16th 2024
Doors open at 6:45pm
Meeting Begins at 7pm
@
Farm Bureau 925 Athens Road
Crawford, GA 30630
Topic: Annual Christmas Party!
Please join us for our Annual Christmas Party! Fun games, raffles, and a delicious main course will be provided. As well as additional sides and deserts brought by club members! We will also be having a Honey Swap. If you'd like to participate please bring a 1 lb jar of your honey!
If you'd like to contribute please contact us at ocbcbeeclubcommunications@gmail.com and let us know what you would like to bring!
We want to thank all of our members for a phenomenal year full of learning and growing our skills keeping the amazing little creatures know as Honey Bees!
From the Oglethorpe County Bee Club we wish you and your family a Very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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:
Please pay Club Dues by Dec 31st! The current fee is $12.
Fees will be increasing to $15 per year (this includes immediate family) on Jan. 1st.
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