Contact & Join

Sign up for a class or join the guild.

Join the Guild or sign up for a class

Contact the BGES Secretary:
beekeepersguildeasternshore@gmail.com

2026 Membership Application (PDF)

Website

Webmaster George Brown
GTBrown@Wengert.com

BGES Facebook group

Register your hives with VA Beecheck

If you are a beekeeper with live colonies on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, please register your hives at VA Beecheck. VA Beecheck maintains a map of hive locations and shares it with those who apply pesticides by aerial spraying.

Club Officers

Current elected officers (1 July 2026 through 30 June 2027)

  • Niall FinneganPresident
  • Tara SouthardVice President
  • Tia BellSecretary
  • Denise LynnTreasurer

Executive Support

  • George BrownWebmaster
  • Art VancilSocial Media
  • Suzanne Omrod and David SchmidtMentorship Program Managers, Northampton County

BGES Bylaws (PDF)