March 11 General Meeting Speaker - Virginia Webb
The Howard County Beekeepers Association is exicted to announce that Honey Show World Champion Viriginia Webb will be the keynote speaker at the March 11 General Meeting. The General Meeting will be offered in-person at the Howard County Fairgrounds (Dining Hall) and online via WebEx from 7-9pm.
Virginia Webb is a full-time, third generation, commercial beekeeper and queen producer. She began beekeeping in 1964 when her father, Joe Stephens, gave her a beehive as a birthday gift. After moving to Atlanta, GA and pursing a career in banking, Virginia began keeping bees on her farm in north Georgia and became active in beekeeping clubs as:
President of the Metro Atlanta Beekeepers Association
President Georgia Beekeepers Association
Board of Director for the American Beekeepers Federation (ABF)
Board member of the ABF Research and Technical committee
First and only female member of the Farm Bureau Honeybee Advisory Committee
Georgia Beekeeper of the Year (1993)
For more than forty years, Virginia has championed the role of the honeybee in helping to sustain global agriculture and have helped to promote its diversified productivity, from nutritional products to health and beauty aids. She has also been awarded four gold medals at the World Honey Show for Best Honey in the World:
Dublin, Ireland (2005)
Montpellier, France (2009)
Kiev, Ukraine (2013)
Deajeon, South Korea (2015).
Virginia is a sought after speaker, for her breadth and depth of knowledge related to products of the hive. Her YouTube videos have been viewed over a million times around the world.
Virginia will help demystify the use of wax and share her tips and tricks to help you to create award winning product of the hive. If time permits, we may hear about her latest honor of being asked to participate in the “Telling of the Bees” at President Jimmy Carter’s farm in January.
