The Shenandoah Valley Beekeepers Association (SVBA), founded in 1982, exists to serve its members, the local community, and the honeybee for which humans are dependent upon.  The club:

• promotes the keeping of honeybees in order to increase the local honeybee population, thereby increasing honeybee genetic diversity and the probability of successful queen bee matings, in turn making it easier for members to raise their own queens and operate a local sustainable apiary
• provides a meeting place or activity each month for the dissemination and sharing of beekeeping information
• provides an extensive library of beekeeping books and DVD’s to club members
• manages local apiaries for educational and queen rearing purposes
• supports local events in the community, such as Staunton Earth Day, Waynesboro RiverFest, and the Augusta and Rockingham County Fairs
• provides honeybee removal from buildings and swarm collection sevices
• offers beekeeping classes at The Necessary Mercantile and BRCC
• offers use of a 6 frame  honey extractor to club members free of charge
• provides educational honeybee demonstrations to schools and other organizations

SVBA Officers

• President-Jason Hallacher
• Vice President-Steve Suter
• Secretary/Treasurer-Sandi Good
• Membership Secretary-Sue McKown
• Recording Secretary-Gail Bayse 
• Delegates at Large-Kerry Maloney, Dorn Peterson

Inquiries: [email protected]