The Greene County Beekeepers Association (GCBA) is a non-profit group of beekeepers, both hobbyist and professional, dedicated fostering and promoting apiculture in and around the Greene County, Ohio area. We work to educate ourselves and the general public about the honeybee and its vital role in agriculture and our food supply. The association publishes a monthly newsletter “Sweet Talk” each month except December and January. Membership is open to anyone interested in learning more about bees and beekeeping. Come to come to our next meeting or event and join our organization. If you have any questions or want more information, please contact us to request more information 

History

The current chapter in the history of the Greene County Beekeepers Association began in 1999. Although Ohio, and Greene County, has been active in all aspects related to keeping bees from the earliest years of 'modern' movable frame hives, the county had been without an active association for approximately twenty years. The arrival of the parasitic tracheal and varroa mites that decimated the feral honey bee population, and severely impacted the beekeeping industry, led to a new interest in beekeeping.  On February 6, 1999, a small group of beekeepers met and formally re-established the Greene County Beekeepers Association.  The purpose of the association was "to assist its members and develop an interest in beekeeping as a hobby or as a business". 

The GCBA meets at 7:00 pm, the First Tuesday of each month, February through November at the