Upcoming events

Dates and Locations may be updated as necessary

Monthly meetings are usually last Monday of each month at 7pm.   

Always: we have mentors available for new beekeepers, reach out to someone on our mentor list here.  

Monday June 30, 2025 at 7pm

Topic: Jerry Hayes!! will be with us to talk about how much simpler beekeeping is when you learn how to read frames!

Speaker: Jerry Hayes, former research technician at the USDA/ARS Baton Rouge Bee Lab, Dadant & Sons Regional Mgr., Dadant & Sons new product Dev. and AR Mgr., Chief of the Apiary Section for the Florida Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Service, Monsanto Honey Bee Lead, VP of Vita Bee Health North America and now Editor of Bee Culture Magazine

Location: In person at Portage Soil and Water, 6970 OH-88, Ravenna, OH 44266-9188 (meeting room in back of building)

Monday July 28, 2025 at 7pm

Topic: Becky Scott will demonstrate how to extract honey from start to finish using the club's extractor. She will also discuss other methods of harvesting honey like cut comb and the crush and strain method.

Speaker: Becky Scott

Location: In person at Portage Soil and Water, 6970 OH-88, Ravenna, OH 44266-9188 (meeting room in back of building)

Monday August 25, 2025 at 7pm

Topic: Joseph Patituce, former county inspector and commercial beekeeper, will talk about what it's like to be a commercial beekeeper and stories from his inspector days! 

Speaker: Joseph Patituce

Location: In person at Portage Soil and Water, 6970 OH-88, Ravenna, OH 44266-9188 (meeting room in back of building)

Monday September 29, 2025 at 7pm

Topic: Geoff Westerfield, Wildlife Management Supervisor at the Ohio Division of Wildlife, will talk about predator pests that you may not realize are visiting your hives and reveal the results from their area active trapping project. There could be a bear closer to you than you think! 

Speaker: Geoff Westerfield, Wildlife Management Supervisor at the Ohio Division of Wildlife

Location: In person at Portage Soil and Water, 6970 OH-88, Ravenna, OH 44266-9188 (meeting room in back of building)

Monday October 27, 2025 at 7pm

Topic: Making value added products using honey, propolis, beeswax, bee bread

Speaker: Jeannie Saum (Zoom presentation)

Location:  Come in person to this Zoom presentation at Portage Soil and Water, 6970 OH-88, Ravenna, OH 44266-9188 (meeting room in back of building)

Monday November 24, 2025 at 7pm

Topic: Winter survival and overwintering your bees!       

Speaker: Ray Wirt, AEP Environmental Consultant

Location: In person at Portage Soil and Water, 6970 OH-88, Ravenna, OH 44266-9188 (meeting room in back of building)

Monday, December 8, 2025 

Topic: Potluck social gathering! Bring your favorite food to share for this fun beekeeping chat and chew! 

Location: In person at Portage Soil and Water, 6970 OH-88, Ravenna, OH 44266-9188 (meeting room in back of building)

Summit County Beekeepers - http://www.summitbeekeepers.com

Medina County Beekeepers - http://www.medinabeekeepers.com

Geauga County Beekeepers - http://geaugacountybeekeepers.org

Trumbull County Beekeepers - https://www.facebook.com/trumbullbeekeepers/

Columbiana & Mahoning County Beekeepers - https://cmcba.net/

Stark County Beekeepers - http://www.starkbeekeepers.org

Greater Cleveland Beekeepers - http://www.greaterclevelandbeekeepers.com

Ohio State Beekeepers Assoc. - http://www.ohiostatebeekeepers.org