IN THE HIVE :
During late summer and early autumn, brood production and honey production drop. Unlike in spring, you should now crowd the bees by giving them only one or two honey supers. This forces bees to store honey in the brood nest. Colonies are usually overwintered in two hive bodies or in one hive body and at least one honey super. Colonies should weigh at least 100 pounds in late fall. If they are light on stores, feed them a heavy syrup (two parts sugar : one part water).
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(reference UGA bee program)


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Events:
Annual Holiday/End of the Year party-December (date tbd)
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​2025 GBA Fall Conference
12 Sep 2025
2535 Lanier Tech Dr, Gainesville, GA 30507 Ramsey Conference Center​
 





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Our monthly meeting are the last Thursday of each month (except November & December) we meet and eat starting at 5:30 pm at Ole Times Country Buffet on Hwy 80 East in Statesboro to eat and begin our meeting at 6:00 Statesboro, GA 30458. This location provides meeting space and good food as membership continues to grow.  Get a seat, get your food, join the club. Buy a raffle ticket or two if you wish at a chance to win a gift donated by a member. Bring a donation for the raffle! For each donation you get a free raffle ticket too. If you are not currently a paid member of the club, individual membership is $15, family membership is $25   Just ask the treasurer.  Come gather for fun, fellowship and a good time eating and learning.  Remember some months have FIVE (5) Thursdays. So "Bee aware."

Remember that as a membership we have field days at the apiaries of our members (Like Gary Weaver farm in Sylvania,  Bobby Colson's farm in Register, Chuck & Beth Rushing's place in Clito and the Stewarts' Honey Toast Farm in Cooperville.