SWOBA Meetings
You can join us on Zoom or In-Person at Parky's Farm - See schedules below. Newbies are welcome!
2024 Zoom Meetings
- Sun, Sep 29 (07:30 PM - 08:30 PM): Mr. Dewey Caron. Ph.D. Meeting - Sept. 29th
- Wed, Oct 30 (07:30 PM - 08:30 PM): Mrs. Michelle Flenniken, Ph.D. Meeting - Oct. 30th
- Sun, Nov 17 (07:30 PM - 08:30 PM): Mrs. Rebecca Melton Masterman Ph.D. Meeting - Nov. 17th
2024 IN-PERSON Meetings at Parky's Farm
- September 14, 2024 @ Noon
The location is Parky's Farm, 10073 Daly Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45231
The meeting begins at NOON with a potluck luncheon (Please bring a dish to share), followed by the presentation at 12:30 pm. Weather permitting, we will have an open hive demonstration at approximately 1:30 pm. Please bring whatever protective clothing you prefer. Although the meeting officially begins at NOON, we will be setting up at 11:30 so feel free to come earlier to talk bees. You know we all like to talk bees!!
SWOBA will provide a meat/cheese tray, bread, condiments, and drinks.
Again, please bring a food dish to share
Special Thank You
Special Thank You to our Speakers and to the participating Beekeepers' Associations and Clubs.
- Columbia County Beekeeper's Club (Hudson, NY)
- Berkshire Backyard Beekeepers Club (Great Barrington, MA)
- Nature Coast Beekeepers Association (Homosassa, Florida) - Find them on FB.
- Red River Valley Beekeepers (Northwest Minnesota, Southeast North Dakota, and Northeast South Dakota)
- Mississippi Valley Beekeepers FB Association (Mississippi) (We meet the last Tues. of each month at 330 south 36th in Quincy Illinois at 7 pm).
- Family beekeepers of Illinois "FBI" (Taylorville, Illinois). Please contact an officer (on the website) for information.
- Kentucky Queen Bee Breeders' Association (Leitchfield, Kentucky)
- Columbia County Oregon Beekeepers (Oregon) (Find them on FB, all their zoom meetings are open to all, Email Linda Zahl "lindazahl2 'AT - G' " for the link).
- East Central Iowa Beekeepers Association (ECIBA) (Iowa)
- Carmen Joyce"2nd generation beekeeper and swarm catcher in the Appalachian foothills" (Tennessee) Bee-Influencer on Instagram @noogahoneypot
- Rolla Bee Club (Rolla, Missouri) is a 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit providing scientifically-based best beekeeping management practices with club meetings and an open teaching apiary.
- North East Oklahoma Beekeepers Association (Oklahoma)
- North West Georgia Beekeepers Association (Georgia)
- Eastern Missouri Beekeepers Association (Missouri)
- Southeast Indiana Beekeepers Association(SIBA) (Indiana)
- Maine State Beekeepers Association (Maine) - Find them on their FB Page
- Beekeepers of the Neuse ( North Carolina) - You can find them on their FB Page. Or ( neusebeekeepers AT G - mail).
- Illinois Valley Beekeepers Association (IVBA) (Illinois) - Find them on their FB Page.
- Sustainable Beekeepers Guild of Michigan (Michigan) - Find them on their FB Group.
- Lancaster County Bee Association (LCBA) (Lancaster County, South Carolina)
- Ashland Beekeepers Association (Ashland, VA)
- Dane County Beekeepers Association (Madison, Wisconsin) - Find them on their FB Group.
- Weber County Beekeepers Association (Ogden, Utah) - Find them on their FB Group.
- Fox Valley Beekeepers (Greenville, Wisconsin)
- Fox Valley Beekeepers, WI
- foxvalleybeeclubwi@gmail.com
- Facebook: Fox Valley Bee Keepers, WI
- Meets the third Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m.
- Location: St. Mary's Church, N2385 Municipal Dr. Greenville, WI
- Mentoring and instructional hive meetings are available.
- Southern Adirondack Beekeepers Association (Saratoga Springs, NY)
- Honey Bee Club of Stillwater (Stillwater, Minnesota) - Find them on their FB page.
- Gillette Area Beekeepers (Campbell County, Gillette, Wyoming) contact them at samshafer AT Yahoo.
- Shenandoah County Beekeepers (Virginia) Their FB group.
- Franklin County Vermont Beekeepers Club (Franklin County, Vermont) - Find them on their FB group.
- Omaha Bee Club (Omaha, Nebraska)
- Northern Berkshire Beekeepers (Cheshire, MA) - Find them on their FB group.