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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 January 13th 2025.

December is the the Guild's month for celebrating the holidays; therefore, will not be having a December member's meeting.

BGSV Meetings

The Beekeepers' Guild of Southeast Virginia meets on the second Monday of the month at 7:00 PM in Towne Hall, a wing of Towne Bank located at 137 Mount Pleasant Road, Chesapeake, VA 23322. (click here for directions). Additionally, our meetings can be attended virtually via Zoom application/website; please check our home page for current link to access the meeting.

Meetings are very informal, lasting 1½ to 2 hours. They consist of an educational program followed by a business meeting; both are open to the public. Our members hail from the Eastern Shore to Emporia, Moyock to Williamsburg. They are beginning beekeepers and experienced Mentor Program ready to assist anyone wishing to get started in beekeeping.

Please join us for socializing and the meeting whether you currently keep bees or not. Everybody is welcome!

Current 2024 Topics:

January 8, 2024 - Honey Production - Pam Fisher

February 12, 2024 - Swarm Management / Swarm Bucket Workshop - John Hathaway

March 11, 2024 - Making Splits - Baily Bunn

April 8, 2024 - Beehive removals/cut-outs - Jay Houk

May 13, 2024 - Do's and Don'ts of capturing swarms, capturing techniques, and preparing for volunteer events - Group Discussion

June 10, 2024 - Harvesting Honey - Donnie Norrell

July 13, 2024 - Extractaganza

August 12, 2024 - Beekeeping in Slovenia, Europe - Kevin DuBios

September 9, 2024 - Winter Bees - John Hathaway

October 14, 2024 - Invasive Species - Keith Tignor

November 11, 2024 - Beekeeper Jeopardy

December 9, 2024 - Holiday Social Event

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Newsletters:

October - November 2024

August - September 2024

June - July 2024

April - May 2024

February - March 2024

December 2023 - January 2024

October-November 2023

August-September 2023

October-November 2022

August-September 2022

BGSV Membership Information

Joining the Beekeepers' Guild is a great way to meet other people who share the same interest. You will have the opportunity to attend an educational program each month and participate in an open forum where you may pose your beekeeping questions to a group for discussion.

Other benefits of a Beekeepers Guild of Southeast Virginia membership include:

An opportunity to get acquainted with bees before committing to beekeeping
Beekeepers Introductory Course Description every spring
BGSV newsletter published bimonthly
Educational workshops
Mentor Program to help new beekeepers become successful
Opportunities to participate in local and regional beekeeping events
Notifications to pick up local honey bee swarms
Instructional field days in the bee yard
Use of club property, including our motorized honey extractor
Discounted subscriptions to leading bee journals
Outlets for selling honey and hive products
Opportunities to purchase local bees via BGSV's Nuc Program
Quantity discounts on group orders of beekeeping equipment and queen bees
Social events throughout the year

An individual or family Guild membership is $20 per year.

We welcome anybody with an interest in honey bees, whether you are currently a beekeeper or not!

To join the guild, simply

Print and mail our membership form, available here,
Sign up at one of our monthly meetings, or
Pay online below:

Where you can find us next...

Thank you for visiting our webpage. We currently do not have any events scheduled; however, our monthly meetings that occur the second Monday of each month is open to the public (see above). If you are interested in purchasing honey, visit our Honey for Sale Page.