Oct Monthly Meeting

Our October keynote speaker will be William Hesbach.  He'll discuss Winter Management: How honey bees thermoregulate and survive in cold climates.Bill Hesbach is the President of the Connecticut Beekeepers Association, a Connecticut native with a background in engineering where he teaches bee biology and various beekeeping methods at regional beekeeping club meetings.

He's an Eastern Apicultural Society Certified Master Beekeeper and a regular guest speaker at national beekeeping seminars. Bill was presented with the Distinguished Speaker Award at the 2019 EAS conference.

Bill also operates a sideline bee business called Wing Dance Apiary in Cheshire, CT. producing artisanal raw honey and other natural hive products.He's a published author with articles in American Bee Journal and Bee Culture magazines.