Mr. David Hackenberg, commercial beekeeper and the founder of Hackenberg Apiaries near Lewisburg, will discuss “Bees, Pollination & Honey Production” at the Tuesday, August 6, 2024, meeting of Eagle Grange #1. The program will include an educational audiovisual presentation, a glass-encased live beehive and a display of honey related products. The public is cordially invited to participate in the event beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Grange Hall at 32 East Blind Road, Montgomery.
Hackenberg Apiaries specializes in bee pollination, trucking, honey production and education in the beekeeping industry. Dave’s life’s work has grown to run beehives in in six states – Florida, California, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Maine and New York — pollinating crops worth millions of dollars. Mr. Hackenberg witnessed the first case of what was would eventually become known as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) in November 2006 and reported it publicly in February 2007. Since then, he has been featured in two documentaries about CCD and has represented the beekeeping industry in front of Congress on issues concerning pesticides. He received the American Beekeeping Federation President’s Award in 2008 for bringing the plight of the honeybee to light.
The evening will include a short business meeting preceding the program and the serving of refreshments during a social hour following Mr. Hackenberg’s presentation. For more details, contact Grange Program Coordinator Doug Bonsall at 717-921-1957.