SRVBA Schedule 2026 (Tentative)
JANUARY 2026 – NO MEETING
February Meeting – First Monday Feb. 2nd, @ 7pm First United Methodist Church, Clyde, OH Business Meeting: 2026 Budget & Planning, membership DUES collected for the year.
March Meeting – First Monday March 2nd @ 6:30 pm First United Methodist Church CHILI POTLUCK: Chili, water, coffee and table service provided; Please bring a covered dish to share. This meeting starts earlier than usual to enjoy our meal together. Guest speaker: Jamie Simpson, from Chef’s Garden in Huron, OH. Topic: Hive Economics.
March 6th & 7th, 2026 – Tri County Workshop, Wooster Ohio
Beginning Beekeeper Class – Saturday, March 14th, 2026 – Doors open 8 AM, Class Begins at 9 AM SRVBA-Beginning-Beekeepers-Class 2026 Location: Cherry City Honey, Bellevue, OH
April Meeting – First Monday April 6th, at 7pm First United Methodist Church Guest Speaker: Carol Mahl, Topic: Crock Pot Soap Making
WORKSHOP– April 11th Saturday 10 am – 12 pm – Install Bee Package – location: Cherry City Honey, Bellevue, OH
May Meeting – First Monday May 4th, @ 7pm First United Methodist Church Guest Speaker: Greg Burns from Natures Image Farm Topic: Queen Rearing the Easy Way
WORKSHOP – May 16th at 10 am – 12 pm – Hive Inspection – location: Cherry City Honey
June Meeting – First Monday June 1st, at 7pm First United Methodist Church Guest Speaker: Michael Gergely – Preparing Honey for Judging
WORKSHOP – June 13th at 10 AM – Mite Treatments – Cherry City Honey
July Meeting – First Monday July 6th, @ 7pm First United Methodist Church Topic: Guest Speaker TBA
WORKSHOP – July 18th at 10 am – 12 pm – Honey Extraction – Cherry City Honey
OTTAWA COUNTY FAIR – July 19-26, 2026
SENECA COUNTY FAIR – July 26 – August 2, 2026
August Meeting – First Monday August 3rd, at 7pm First United Methodist Church Topic: OPEN MIC NITE with the Three Amigos & Tacos Mucho (Meeting start time 6:30 PM)
ERIE COUNTY FAIR – August 10-16, 2026
HURON COUNTY FAIR – August 16-August 22
WORKSHOP – August 22nd at 10 am – 12 pm – Fall Transition – Cherry City Honey
SANDUSKY COUNTY FAIR – August 24 -30, 2026
September NO Meeting – ANNUAL CLUB PICNIC – September 13th, 2026 — Location: Oak Haven Belgians, 1850 SR-12, Fremont, OH 43420, United States – Guest Speaker Invitation – TBD
WORKSHOP– Saturday, Sept. 19th at 10am – 12 pm – Winterization Workshop – Cherry City Honey
October Meeting – First Monday October 5th at 7 PM First United Methodist Church Guest Speaker: TBA ; Honey Bears Distributed at Sign In (to make the process more efficient, please have the name of the local food pantries you wish to take Honey Bears to).
November Meeting – First Monday November 2nd, at 7pm First United Methodist Church Topic: Nomination of Officers; Honey Bears labeled and ribboned.
December NO Meeting – ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY – First Monday December 7th at 6 PM – Christmas Party & Election of Officers, Location: 2220 Tiffin Road, Fremont, OH 43420
**Note current membership dues must be paid to attend workshops and meetings. You can download the form (click here).
*** Addresses/Locations
First United Methodist Church, 510 W Maple St, Clyde, OH 43410 FUMC
Cherry City Honey, 1000 CR 312, Bellevue, OH 44811