SRVBA Schedule 2026
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. CHILI FLYER
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 Guest Speaker: Michael Gergely – Preparing Honey for Judging
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 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). GROUP Activity : Team Building
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