Virginian-Pilot reporter Joanne Kimberlin takes on aerial mosquito spraying by local municipalities in this October 7, 2013 article featuring guild members Rick & Pam Fisher along with VA Tech honey bee experts, Dr. Rick Fell and Dr. Troy Anderson.

To read the article, Bees whacks: Chemical for mosquitoes is a buzz kill, click here.

Honey Bee Festival article featuring guild member Pam Fisher discussing the importance of good gardening practices to support both honey bees and native bees. 

To read the August 11, 2013 Virginian-Pilot article Festival aims to help reverse decline of honeybees by Kris Stefansky, click here.

Guild member Patty Midgette talks about keeping bees to help the environment in this lovely article by Mary Reid Barrow published July 31, 2013 in the Virginian-Pilot.  

Click here to read One sweet way to help the bees – and a yard.

4-H Beekeeping leaders and guild members, Kurt Fuge and Pam Fisher at a 4-H field day in Kurt Fuge’s apiary as reported by Virginian-Pilot reporter, Gabriella Souza. 

 Click here to read the November 26, 2012, Local kids get the buzz on beekeeping article.

Article by Virginian-Pilot reporter Rebecca Burcher Jones leading up to the Honey Bee Festival features guild president, Pam Fisher, discussing the importance of honey bees and native bees. 

To read the August 12, 2012 article, Keepers spread the National Honey Bee Day buzz, click here.

Virginian-Pilot article featuring guild members Pam Fisher and Heidi Pocklington discussing sustainable beekeeping and the 2012 Beginning Beekeeping Short Course. 

 To read the January 23, 2012 article, Beekeeping guild creating buzz with beginner’s course by Irene Bowers, click here.

Guild members, Pam Fisher, Barbra Hickey, Heidi Pocklington, Kate Rogers, Karen Zablocki and Terry Zablocki, as well as other women beekeepers in Hampton Roads, discuss beekeeping from a female perspective. 

Click here to read the article, Call of the Bees by Kathleen Fogarty in the May 2011 issue of Tidewater Women.

Guild members Debbi Torres and Pam Fisher discuss the Guild’s Mentor Program and the 2011 Beginning Beekeeping Short Course.

To read the article by Mary Reid Barrow in the January 16, 2011 Virginian-Pilot, click here.

Guild members Bob Montcalm & Gene Richley talk about bees and the Guild’s 2010 Beginning Beekeeping Short Course.

To read the article by Mary Reid Barrow in the February 14, 2010 Virginian-Pilot newspaper, click here.