Coastal Empire Beekeepers Assn.

Yellow-legged Hornet season is here ‼️
This invasive pest is a threat to Georgia’s #1 industry – agriculture - and we need your help to stop its spread. If you spot an embryo nest like the one pictured, please contact the Plant Protection Division team at [email protected].

More info: https://agr.georgia.gov/yellow-legged-hornet

There are a few date changes since our last beekeeping meeting on Oatland Is. Please click on the link in this posting. We’ve made the changes.

They are all on Saturdays.

Interested in bees? Sign up for this workshop series!

https://coastalbg.uga.edu/events/coastal-georgia-beekeeping-course/

2026 Monthly beekeeping classes at the Coastal Georgia Botanical Garden are available for sign up.

Coastal Georgia Beekeeping Course (Feb 26th-Aug 16th) | Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens This six-part course will consist of lectures and hands-on demonstrations from our instructors Keith Fielder of UGA Extension as well as Greg Stewart and Laura Liu of the Coastal Empire Beekeepers Association. Topics will include honey bee biology, hive management, bee forage, honey extraction, and....

Ga Department of Agriculture provides their updated information on the Yellow-legged hornets, via a publication called: YELLOW-LEGGED LEDGER.

The October/November Issue #39 was recently published. IF YOU MISSED IT, please use this URL and get the latest information!

Yellow-Legged Hornet Yellow-Legged Hornet In August 2023, the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA), in coordination with the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) and the University of Georgia, confirmed the presence of a yellow-legged hornet (YLH; Vespa velut...

Be on the lookout for yellow-legged Hornet Nests this summer! Help our team act fast to contain the threat. Spot one? Take a photo and report it to [email protected].

Saturday,June 21 topic- honey harvesting, extraction…. Advanced topic- varieties of honey products and wax crafting.