Welcome to the Back Yard Beekeepers Association
Upcoming Events
Tuesday, July 15th – New Bee Fundamentals/Special Topics
Please join us on the third Tuesday for a timely discussion and answers to your questions! Beginning and veteran beekeepers are encouraged to attend, learn, and share your wisdom.
This is a monthly Q & A session held virtually. Join us to ask your questions or just listen & learn! All experience levels welcome to join us for both sessions.
New Bee Fundamentals – 6:30 – 7:30 PM
Special Topics – 7:30 – 8:30 PM
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Please note: This a member’s only event. If your membership is not current, please renew your membership here or you can sign up for a new membership. Thanks! We look forward to seeing you!
Tuesday, July 22nd – July Regular Meeting – Julia Mahood – It’s All About the Drones
Honey bee drones are the Rodney Dangerfields of the bee world, they (often) get no respect! Learn all about the amazing drones and their mysterious drone congregation areas (and how to find them using the other kind of drone) at this informative talk.
This event is free and open to the public. Please be sure to register by clicking the link in the title.
Wednesday, July 23rd – Drone Congregation Area Workshop – Join us for this in-person workshop where we will fly a drone (unmanned aerial vehicle) to locate a drone (male honey bee) congregation area. This event is weather permitting. If it is excessively windy or we have rainy weather, we won’t be able to fly the drone.
Please note: This a member’s only event. If your membership is not current, please renew your membership here or you can sign up for a new membership. Thanks! We look forward to seeing you!
Saturday, July 26th – Harvesting Honey
Please join BYBA Club Member Jeanne Courter to learn about how to harvest honey.
Please note: This a member’s only event. If your membership is not current, please renew your membership here or you can sign up for a new membership. Thanks! We look forward to seeing you!
About our speaker
Julia Mahood is a Georgia Master Crafts Beekeeper who has been keeping bees since 2004. She created the citizen science website MapMyDca.com to gather data on drone congregation areas. Julia was awarded the Georgia Beekeeper of the year in 2018. A graphic artist, she designed the Georgia “Save the honey bee” license plate. She is passionate about education and teaches beekeeping in Georgia prisons. Julia is currently the President of the Georgia Beekeepers Association.
About Us
“The mission of BYBA is to provide our membership with a forum for sharing knowledge and mutual interests in beekeeping, and to educate and promote the benefits of beekeeping to the public.“
Welcome to the Back Yard Beekeepers Association. With over 400 members, our association has grown to become one of the Nation’s largest regional clubs for beekeeping hobbyists. Some of our members are just getting started as beekeepers, and some have enjoyed this hobby for years. All share an interest in the wonderful and remarkable world of the honey bee.
The purpose of the BYBA is to provide our membership with interesting and practical information about honey bees and the “how-to’s” of beekeeping. The club also provides the general public with educational programs about honey bees and the benefits of bees and beekeeping in our communities.
The BYBA is a 501(c)3 non-profit, charitable organization.
The BYBA is a 501(c)3 non-profit, charitable organization.
Our general membership meetings are held on the last Tuesday of most months at 7:30 PM at the Norfield Church in Weston, CT.
Please see our Calendar of Events for details.
64 Norfield Rd
Weston, CT 06883
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