Welcome to the Beekeepers Guild of Southeast Virginia (BGSV). We meet on the 2nd Monday of the month at 7:00 PM in Towne Hall, a wing of Towne Bank located at 137 Mt. Pleasant Rd.,Chesapeake, VA 23322. The public is invited to join us for socializing and the meeting.
COVID-19 UPDATE: Due to current mitigations to reduce the Spread of COVID-19, we WILL NOT be meeting at Towne Bank for our May membership meeting. We will be having our monthly meeting via virtual-based utilizing Zoom virtual meeting platform to conduct the meeting. To attend September's meeting on the 13th 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.
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2021 Fall Gardening Festival
The Beekeepers Guild of Southeast Virginia will be hosting a booth at the Fall Gardening Festival located on the grounds of the Hampton Roads Agricultural Research and Extension Center. Admission and parking are free. The event features horticultural speakers, tours of the display gardens and arboretum, a plant and bake sale as well as a silent auction. The last time this event was held, over 2000 people attended the festival!
The theme this year is Gifts from the Garden featuring lectures and workshops to make and take garden crafts.
Festival hours are 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM on Saturday, October 2, 2021 with a rain date of October 9, 2021.
Guild members will be providing education on the importance of honey bees, offering children's activities and selling local honey and hive products.