OCBC Meeting 

Monday, March 17th 2025

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Doors open at 6:45pm

Meeting Begins at 7pm  

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Farm Bureau 925 Athens Road
Crawford, GA 30630

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Speaker: Shawn Jones

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He is currently the President of Commerce Beekeepers Club. He returned to beekeeping in 2020 after a 40 year hiatus from beekeeping in his youth. He and his wife, Angie, run Berry Lane Bees, a state certified apiary in Commerce, GA. They specialize in raising open mated queens and nucleus hives with Varroa Sensitive Hygiene (VSH) genetics. They have their own state certified honey room where they process their local wildflower honey & North Georgia sourwood honey. Additionally, Shawn is a state certified honeybee removal operator. He retired from the military in 2014 where he served for over 25 years in several different fields; Pershing Missiles, Army Aviation, Air Force Jet Engine Technician, Air Force Special Security Officer, and Air Force Intelligence Officer. Subsequent to his military career, he owned and operated a successful home inspection business for 10 years. He has a BS degree in General Physics and a MS Ed (Mathematics).

 

Topic: DDT: Demaree, Doolittle and Thomkins Decreasing swarms and increasing honey, while raising your best queens!

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Decreasing swarms and increasing honey, while raising your best queens!

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