The Beekeepers Guild of Southeast Virginia's website is temporarily undergoing maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience and ask you to please check back later for improvements.
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. Our next meeting will be May 13th 2024.
To attend May's meeting virtually on the 13th, 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.
Where you can find us next...
-
Ever wonder how beekeepers remove the honey from the honeycomb?
Join the Beekeepers Guild of Southeast Virginia as we extract honey on Saturday, July 13th from 1 to 5 PM at the Deep Creek Ruritan Club located at 200 Luray St, Chesapeake, VA 23323
We will open up for the public beginning at 1:00 PM with a demonstration of how
the cells of honey are uncapped and then use both a manual and an electric honey extractor to remove the honey from the comb. Join us to view the process which preserves the honeycomb for refilling by the bees and give it a try yourself. Fun for the whole family!
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
-
Norfolk Botanical Garden Butterfly Festival 2024
The Beekeepers Guild of Southeast Virginia will be hosting a booths featuring honey bee educational displays and information at the NBG 2024 Butterfly Festival.
Join NBG and the Butterfly Society of Virginia for the 2024 Butterfly Festival being held on July 20, from 10 am to 4 pm! Enjoy educatio
nal booths and demonstrations, as well as lots of activities for butterfly enthusiasts of all ages. This event will be held on the grounds of Norfolk Botanical Garden. Norfolk Botanical Garden is located at 6700 Azalea Garden Road, Norfolk, VA 23518. Click here for directions.