Welcome to the Beekeepers Guild of Southeast Virginia (BGSV). We meet on the 2nd Monday of the month at 7:00 PM and normally at the Towne Hall, a wing of Towne Bank located at 137 Mt. Pleasant Rd.,Chesapeake, VA 23322; however, the Towne Hall is being renovated during the month of October. Our meeting is still open to the public; but will be virtual via Zoom platform. To attend October's meeting on the 9th at 7 pm, follow the link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86235578409. Please allow some extra time as the Zoom site may require updates. You can log in 30 minutes prior to meeting start time.
Earlier this week (19 Aug 2023) the Georgia Department of Agriculture announced the finding of a Yellow-Legged Hornet (Vespa velutina) in Savanah, GA. The identification has been confirmed by the USDA. This is the first confirmed detection of this species in the United States. It is native to tropical and subtropical areas of Southeast Asia and was previously introduced in Europe and parts of the Middle East.
DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE 2023 FALL GARDEN FESTIVAL HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2023
The Beekeepers Guild will be participating in the annual Virginia Beach Masterr Gardener's Festival. The event will be held on Saturday, October 7th, 2023 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the.Hampton Roads Agricultural Research and Extension Center (HRAREC). The center is located at 1444 Diamond Springs Rd. Virginia Beach, VA. Our guild will have an informational booth with an observation hive, literature on good gardening practices to protect pollinators, and sell local honey and other hive products. Guild members will answer questions regarding bees and beekeeping as well as assist shoppers in selecting pollinator-friendly plants. More information on this event can be found at https://www.vbmg.org/fall-gardening-festival-2023.html.