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Join us for an insightful presentation by Andrew Wagner, as he shares a practical, seasonal approach to successful beekeeping in today’s challenging environment.

This talk will walk through the beekeeping calendar year, highlighting what bees naturally manage on their own, and what they rely on us to provide. Andrew will dive into the three core pillars of modern beekeeping:

• Queen health and viability

• Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

• Nutrition and understanding the bee diet

Learn how these elements work together, how a poor diet can impact queen performance and pest resistance, and what proactive steps you can take at each stage of the year to support a healthy, thriving colony.

About our Speaker:

Andrew has spent the last 10+ years dedicating his work life (and personal life 😊) to beekeeping.  Andrew has held various positions at Mann Lake – with the most recent being head of Commercial Sales on the East Coast.  Through various mentors both in the industry and in the beekeeping world, Andrew has firsthand experience with the science of beekeeping through his work with researchers, as well as the practical side directly from some of the most successful commercial beekeeping operations on the East Coast.  In 2025, Andrew left Mann Lake to pursue more opportunities with WSR (An Agricultural Insurance Agency) as well as starting his own business – Wagner Apicultural Services – which focuses on consulting and brokering services for large scale commercial operations.

*** Please Note:  Due to the July 4th Holiday, this meeting wil will be on July 11, NOT the first Friday of the month!

FREE for Members, $10 for non-members