at LaFayette High School (5178 Round Pond Road) and benefit LaFayette High School's cheerleading program. Live music and food and craft vendors will be at the Ross Abney Complex (101 First St.).Īlso on Friday is the Miss Honeybee Beauty Pageant, featuring several categories for girls from birth to 16 years old, and a Queen Bee category for women over 50. New at the festival this year is Honeybee Eve, a series of events on the Friday before the festival, Powell said. (READ MORE: Weekend events in the Chattanooga area celebrate music, cows, honeybees, hot-air balloons) Also, though a dance or waggle, the video said, bees also give directions to a food source once they return to the hive. The video looks at how honeybees communicate with each other while moving though the hive. Scientists are frequently revealing new understandings of bee behavior, she said, recommending a video called "Bees Say 'Oops' 'Sorry' 'Whoops,'" by a YouTube creator called Badass Homesteader. The community of beekeepers is fabulous too, she said. "The bees themselves are just endlessly fascinating," Gallucci said about why she's a bee keeper. Most bee boxes have from eight to 10 frames, she said. Two bee colonies are recommended for beginners, Gallucci said, because one colony usually puts up more food than the other, and a beekeeper can switch out frames to help the less successful colony. Less time is needed in the winter and summer, she said. Sometimes beekeepers have to supplement their bees' food supply to make sure they have enough to eat through the winter. Gallucci estimates an investment of from $600 to $700 is needed for protective equipment wooden ware, which are frames where the bees build their colonies and the bees themselves.Ī beekeeper needs to devote an hour every five or six days in the spring and an hour every five or six days in the fall to their honeybee colonies, Gallucci said. It's important to get the proper equipment and be on the list for bees early in the year before the honey flow begins, Gallucci said.īeekeepers are a lot like gardeners, she said: They are very willing to help new people learn. "They've got to build up enough honey, build up enough wax, build up enough population to survive through the honey flow and into the dearth," she said, referring to the time in the summer when fewer plants blooming. "We encourage you to just get your bees through the first year," Gallucci said. A resident of the Atlanta area, Gallucci said North Georgia's honey flow would come a little bit later in the season. Most clubs have a first-timers class early in the year to prepare beekeepers for the spring pollen and nectar available in April and May - what she calls the big honey flow. People can search for beekeeping clubs at, Gina Gallucci, president of the Georgia Beekeepers Association, said in a phone call. The tent will be next to the Walker Rocks Stage on Main Street, north of Margaret Street, according to the festival's schedule. Nearby, a bee observation hive and representatives from area beekeeping clubs will be stationed under a white tent from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. (READ MORE: Honeybee Festival expected to draw thousands, aid in growth of LaFayette, Georgia)īuilt in 1837 as the Chattooga Academy, Gordon Hall was one of the first school houses in Georgia, Powell said, so it's appropriate setting for bee and honey education. Seminar topics include a history of beekeeping, basic bee nutrition and the use of hive products for health. Saturday at the historic Gordon Hall in LaFayette's Joe Stock Memorial Park (101 Wardlaw St. The Honeybee Festival's educational seminars will be from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The Honeybee Festival is a great way for people to learn more about honeybees and see if beekeeping is something they'd want to do, Forester said. The clubs hold classes on beekeeping, as does his business, he said. The best way to get started beekeeping is to join a local club, Forester said. I guess people are making themselves more aware of how much we need the bees," he said of his beekeeping supplies business. More people are getting into the hobby, Forester said in a phone call, and honeybees need the support.
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