Celebrating Our New Club Apiary — Thank You! 🐝
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the ribbon-cutting of our new club apiary at Bowyer Farm! We’re grateful to the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden for celebrating this milestone with us, and to all our members for helping this club grow.
Up Next: Products of the Hive — August 10
Join us August 10 as we dive into honey extraction, wax processing, and extractor care — plus a honey tasting, so bring a sample of your own to share!
We’re also kicking off our first WCOBA Honey Recipe Collection — bring a favorite honey recipe (recipe card is fine!) to contribute. Feel free to bring other hive products too, like candles, soap, mead, or lip balm, to share and inspire.
Members: check your inboxes for the newsletter with time and address — note we’re not meeting in our usual spot this month!
About Us:
The Warren County Ohio Beekeepers is a non-profit organization and has been meeting for more than 40 years. The club is a rich source of information for all ages. At the heart of everything we do is a deep passion for bees, honey, and the vital role pollinators play in our world. This is more than our work — it’s what we love. Our mission is to inspire and educate bee lovers of all ages, fostering a community that supports pollinator health, celebrates the wonders of the hive, and shares the sweet rewards of nature.
When and Where we meet:
The club’s regular meetings are held at 6:30 p.m. on the second Monday of almost every month. Check our calendar for details. Our primary meeting location is Sacred Mission Church, 221 S. Forest Ave., Mason, Ohio. Some of our meetings are held “In the Field,” or at a variety of different locations — we may meet for a hive inspection or to view and learn about native plants and our local pollinators. Our club apiary is also open to members as a Field Day, where you’re welcome to observe and help manage our club hives. Keep up to date with our monthly newsletter. Annual membership dues are a bargain at only twenty dollars.
Our 2026 club officers are as follows:
Laura Fazekas, President & Web Manager
Anya Sanchez, Vice President
Jessica Gray, Secretary
Bernie Younkman & Justin Lavadour, Education Advisor
Dallas Jackson, Treasurer
The membership is a diverse cross-section of men and women from the county. Some are young and bring new babies to meetings; some are so old they can tell you the way it used to be done. Most members keep two to four hives, but several have seven to fifteen and a few have forty or more. Most members produce honey, beeswax, pollen, and propolis for personal use and as gifts. A couple of members make a part of their income from the sale of these products. A few members keep bees just for the enjoyment of learning about and observing these fascinating social insects.
Ohio has a rich history of beekeeping. The hobby was first popularized over one hundred forty years ago. The worldwide craze was based on a book of observations and methods written by Ohio resident Lorenzo L. Langstroth. It showed people how to have easy access to a sweetener, honey, for the first time by keeping bees. After the Civil War, he sold hives and queen bees all over the country from his home in Oxford, Ohio. A queen bee sold for $20. Over in Medina, Ohio, the A. I. Root Company built up to become a large factory with rail car sidings and dozens of employees by selling pre cut parts for beehives, and later beeswax candles.
Warren County Ohio Beekeepers, teaching beekeepers how to keep bees and pollinators healthy.
Join us and learn about bees, bee hives, bee colonies, and the art of beekeeping.
