The Importance of Bee’s

Speaker:  John Swan

On Monday, July 8th, 2019, the Williamson County Master Gardeners monthly meeting will feature a presentation by John Swan.  John is currently the President of the Travis County Beekeeper’s Association, a member of the Texas Master Beekeeper’s program, and a board member for the Austin Area Garden Clubs at Zilker Botanical Gardens. John Swan is the owner of Wicked Bee Apiary where he manages an average 50 honeybee hives, provides training and consultations for other beekeepers, and hive management services for landowners. He is also the owner of Wicked Bee Removal Service which was created to help save honeybees from unnecessary extermination by providing live removal and relocation services when bees setup a colony in an undesirable location.

John will speak on bees in the garden, their functions and importance to gardening and the ecosystem. What plants they need and what we can do to make our gardens a part of their daily working life.

The meeting is free and open to visitors. There is a social hour starting at 6:30 p.m. and the program begins at 7:00 p.m. It is held at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Training room at 3151 SE Inner Loop in Georgetown.