Botetourt Beekeepers Association

10/05/2026

Come join us at Bellacino's for dinner! Our original topic of "Preparing your bees for winter" will take place at our November meeting, so this meeting will include a brief overview of Hygienic Traits in Bees! Bring some cash for our 50/50 raffle. We'll have a kids table set up in the back. Arrive early and order some food, then head to the banquet room for our meeting. See you there!

09/14/2026

All are welcome to join our next meeting at the Botetourt Honey Bee Sanctuary at 6:45PM on Monday, September 14!

We will be having a FREE honey tasting, so if you're a beekeeper, be sure to bring a sample! Everyone will get to try it and vote on a winner. We will also showcase the newly engraved name of late member Dan Chartier on the memorial plaque in the club's kiosk and discuss upcoming board elections.

Bring a chair, bring a snack to share, water, and your honey! Don't have honey? Come anyway and try out others'!

Don't know where the sanctuary is? It's on the right just as you enter Greenfield Industrial Park. Here's a link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/yaqca9nT7wub8oii9

08/03/2026

August BBA Meeting Tomorrow at Bellacino's at 6:45PM!! All are welcome! Order early, and head to the banquet room for the meeting. See you there!

07/05/2026

Awesome guest speaker tomorrow! All are welcome to join us Monday, July 6th at 6:45PM at Wellspring Presbyterian Church! Plus, kids' table, door prizes, and our 50/50 cash raffle.

Check out Ryan's website for more info about his farm: http://sourwoodfarm.com/Honey-Bees.html

06/18/2026

06/01/2026

See you tonight at Bellacino's at 6:45PM!

05/01/2026

Join us as we discuss two newer pests that will change beekeeping! Program Director Mike Pastore will discuss the Yellow-legged hornet, which is slowly moving its way north. It's currently in South Carolina. He will also have a Yellow-legged hornet trap for demonstration. Secretary Mallory White will discuss the Spotted Lanternfly, which we first experienced last year and expect to be everywhere again this summer!

Monday, May 4th at 6:45PM at Wellspring Presbyterian Church in Daleville, VA

04/05/2026

Got questions about swarms, nucs, and what you should be doing with your bees this time of year? We've got a panel of experienced beekeepers with answers. Join us at Bellacino's this Monday, April 6th! Grab dinner between 6PM-6:30PM and let them know you're in the banquet room. Meeting starts at 6:45PM. Bring cash for a 50/50 raffle, and we'll have some free door prizes!