Overton County Beekeepers

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Overton County Beekeepers Association

Growing our honeybee population is crucial and we are proud to provide education and classes for beginning, intermediate and advanced beekeepers.

We welcome everyone to our meetings at Millard Oakley Library on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 6:30 pm.

 

Food

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We’re well known for our delicious
bar snacks and traditional dishes

Drinks

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Serving a wide variety of local craft
beers and top-notch traditional ale

Events

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Don’t miss our regular hosting events
and live music shows
‘If you want to gather honey, don’t kick over the beehive’
Abraham Lincoln
‘The lovely flowers embarrass me; they make me regret I am not a bee’
Emily Dickinson
'Bees… by virtue of a certain geometrical forethought, knew that the hexagon is greater than the square and the triangle and will hold more honey for the same expenditure of material'
Pappus
“Bees do have a smell, you know, and if they don't, they should, for their feet are dusted with spices from a million flowers.
Ray Bradbury
“A bee that makes honey is great, but a bee that makes other bees that make honey is extraordinary.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

Educational Events

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Hands on hive inspections
Hands on hive inspections
Monthly speakers from around the area
Monthly speakers from around the area
Elementary Classroom Visits
Elementary Classroom visits
Teaching the youth at Rickman Elementary School
Teaching the youth
Local Festivals
Local Festivals
Learning from mentors
Learning from mentors
detailed beehive parts
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3rd Thursday Night 6:30 pm - Beginners Q&A begins at 6 pm

Monthly Meetings

‘Pinkworth’ Corporate Event,
Backley’s Corner, 11 Oct 2019
The Mist On Buckley’s Stage
Private Event, 13 Apr 2020
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Need Help?

Reach out to us for assistance within your apiary or would like to have a presentation for your classroom or event.  

We will do our best to accommodate or find someone who might can help.

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