The Back Yard Beekeepers Association (BYBA) in Connecticut will present guest speaker Julia Mahood on Tuesday, July 22 at Norfield Congregational Church 64 Norfield Road, Weston..Mahood is the president of the Georgia Beekeepers Association, a former Georgia Beekeeper of the Year and an authority on honey bee drones.
This meeting is in person and the speaker will be joining the club in person. There is not an option for participants to join virtually. Please join the gathering at 7 p.m. to allow time to socialize and chat with other club members. The speaker presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m. Even though the event is free, please register at https://backyardbeekeepers.com.
“It’s all about the drones!” Mahood said. “Honey bee drones are the Rodney Dangerfields of the bee world; they (often) get no respect.”
Learn all about the amazing drones and their mysterious drone congregation areas (and how to find them using the other kind of drone) at this informative and lively talk.
Mahood is a master craftsman beekeeper who has been keeping bees since 2004. She created the citizen science website MapMyDca.com to gather data on drone congregation areas. A graphic artist, she designed the Georgia “Save the honey bee” license plate. She is passionate about education and teaches beekeeping in Georgia prisons.
Questions? Emailct BYBA’s Paula Wolf at paulawolf@email.com
The Back Yard Beekeepers Association is one of the Nation’s largest regional clubs for beekeeping hobbyists with over 400 members. Some of their members are just getting started as beekeepers, and some have enjoyed this hobby for years. All share an interest in the wonderful and remarkable world of the honey bee. The mission of BYBA is to provide their membership with a forum for sharing knowledge and mutual interests in beekeeping, and to educate and promote the benefits of beekeeping to the public. For more information, please visit backyardbeekeepers.com.
