OUR GENERAL MEETINGS TAKE PLACE AT 7PM, THE THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH AT THE UF/IFAS EXTENSION OFFICE IN ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA. We meet in the Magnolia Room. All are welcome! We have an APIARY WORKSHOP FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC the Saturday following! All Apiary Workshop attendees must sign a sting waiver.
JANUARY 18 General Meeting: Ask an experienced beekeeper anything!
January Apiary Workshop: Jan 20
FEBRUARY 15 General Meeting: Dr. Cameron Jack from the UF Bee Lab on Varroa Destructor
February Apiary Workshop: Feb 17 <canceled – rain>
MARCH 2 – UF/IFAS Orange County Extension Office Garden Festival – OBBA Booth
MARCH 21 General Meeting: Beekeeping for Beginners with Heather Ferrell, President of OBBA
March Apiary Workshop: March 30 – OBBA shed build! Bring your tools!
APRIL 13 – Honey Bee Day Planning Meeting: All volunteers welcome. We meet @ 2PM at the picnic benchess near the Magnolia Room (seeking a volunteer to coordinate vendors!)
APRIL 18 General Meeting: Cottage Food Laws for Beekeepers with Kathleen Cavanagh, Vice-President of OBBA
(Canceled…) April Apiary Workshop (Canceled… )
MAY 16 General Meeting:Beekeeping Best Practices with State Apiary Inspector Erin Jenkins
May Apiary Workshop: May 18 @ 9AM. Hive inspections with experienced beekeepers @ the club Apiary
JUNE 20 General Meeting: Jason Deeringer of Bee Serious Bee Removal: Moving Bees & Becoming a Commercial Beekeeper
June Apiary Workshop: June 22 – Apiary Inspection
JULY 18 General Meeting:Dr. Jamie Ellis, Gahan Endowed Professor of Entomology in the Department of Entomology and Nematology at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida.
July Apiary Workshop: July 20
AUGUST 15 – General Meeting to prepare for NATIONAL HONEY BEE DAY
AUGUST 17: NATIONAL HONEY BEE DAY
FESTIVAL FROM 9AM TO 3PM AT THE UF/IFAS ORANGE COUNTY OFFICE
FOOD TRUCKS, BEE-THEMED VENDORS, GO-SEE-THE-APIARY, FAMILY FUN
SEPTEMBER 19 General Meeting: Beekeeping for Beginners
September Apiary Workshop: Sept 21
OCTOBER 17 General Meeting: Orange County Master Gardener Dean Wild / Honeybee and Pollinator Plants for the home
October Apiary Workshop: CANCELED DUE TO VERY WET GRASS (Hurricane Milton Effected)
NOVEMBER 21 General Meeting: JK Yarborough, UF/IFAS Extension Orange County
November Apiary Workshop: Nov 23
DECEMBER 19 General Meeting: Holiday Pot Luck Party (we provide the HAM!!)
December Apiary Workshop: Dec 21
For 2025: STAY TUNED! January – Catching Swarms; February – Beekeeping for Beginners…