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Members and Friends, please join us on March 18 for our Membership Meeting and educational session.

This will be an IN PERSON meeting at the University of Missouri Extension Center at 260 Brown Road in St. Peters.

The club meeting will begin at 7:00.  You can come early – 6:00 PM –  for Q&A with experienced beekeepers.

This months featured speaker is Bill Hesbach who will speak on “Condensing vs. Venting Hives.”

Bill is a Connecticut native with a background in engineering.

He’s an Eastern Apicultural Society Certified Master Beekeeper, a graduate of the University of Montana’s master beekeeping program, and the President of the Connecticut Beekeepers Association.

Bill also operates a sideline bee business called Wing Dance Apiary in Cheshire, CT., producing artisanal raw honey and other natural hive products.
Bill teaches bee biology and various beekeeping methods at meetings hosted by regional beekeeping clubs. Bill is an active member of the Eastern Apicultural Society, where he is part of the Master Beekeeper Certification program. Bill is a regular guest speaker at national beekeeping seminars and was presented with the Distinguished Speaker Award at the 2019 EAS conference.

His special interests in beekeeping include bee biology, flight, and the connection between local flora and bee behavior. He’s a published author, and his articles on beekeeping appear in The American Bee Journal and Bee Culture magazine.

Snacks welcome!

You can attend in person or Zoom into the meeting.  If you will be joining us by Zoom, register in advance for this webinar.

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ey2KLjbwQPm7X0vX7ZAaOw