Oglethorpe County Bee Club
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Helping Mother Nature, One Colony at a Time
OCBC Meeting
Monday, June 15th 2026
Doors open at 6:30pm
Meeting Begins at 7pm
@
Farm Bureau 925 Athens Road
Crawford, GA 30630
Topic: Fall Considerations The season is coming to an end, what should you do now? Come to the June
meeting to find out! Fall is a critical time for honey bee management to get a great start to the
next bee season.
Speaker: Marcus Pollard
A professional beekeeper since 2018, he has earned the certification of Master Beekeeper. His
business, Bee Pimpn, specializes in all aspects related to honey bees—from producing
premium honey to serving as a leading honey bee removal expert in Georgia. Outside of
beekeeping Bee Pimpn has a loving family with two young sons, nicknamed Bumble and Buzz.
Join the Club!
Interested in joining our beekeeping community? We would love to have you! Fill out our membership form and become a member or renew your existing membership today! Click on the Membership tab above to be directed to the CheddarUp website for processing. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. We look forward to welcoming you to the Oglethorpe County Bee Club!
Upcoming Events:
August 15 - National Honey Bee Day Picnic Jamboree!
We Meet Once a Month!
Come join the Oglethorpe County Bee Club, the third Monday of every month at
7 p.m. (doors open at 6:45pm) at the Georgia Farm Bureau, 925 Athens Rd., Crawford, Ga. — just a short drive east of Athens. We hope you'll attend!
Save the Honey Bees License Plate is Now Live!
Buy some Honey!
Contact our club through facebook or our club email!
Honey Bee Swarms
This space is reserved for members interested in removing low-hanging (up to 10 feet) swarms in Athens and surrounding counties. Service is usually free unless otherwise noted by the beekeeper.
If you would like to volunteer your services here please contact us (ocbcbeeclubcommunications@gmail.com) by email.
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Elizabeth Mackey 706-224-3615
NOTE: We presently don't have anyone who is certified (per new GA law) that can remove bees from buildings...best to contact Georgia Bee Removal for their services at gabeeremoval.com
Check back again in the future when some of our members may be certified for structural removals.
Board of Directors for 2025!
President - Elizabeth Mackey
Vice President - Paula Bartlett
Treasurer - Mike Conner
Secretary - Susan Wilhelm
At-Large - Dan Eggers
At-Large - Frank
Librarian - A Wright