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  • WABA Annual Potluck

    WABA Annual Potluck

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    Sep 13, 2024

    On September 12, 2024, the Williamsburg Area Beekeepers Association (WABA) hosted its highly anticipated annual […]

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  • WABA Welcomes Master Beekeepers Panel

    WABA Welcomes Master Beekeepers Panel

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    Jul 12, 2024

    This month, the Williamsburg Area Beekeepers Association (WABA) had the privilege of hosting a distinguished […]

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  • WABA June Meeting

    WABA June Meeting

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    Jun 14, 2024

    The Williamsburg Area Beekeepers Association (WABA) held its June 2024 monthly meeting, featuring an enlightening […]

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  • WAB Apr 24 Meeting

    WAB Apr 24 Meeting

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    Apr 17, 2024

    This month we were joined by guest speaker Keith Tignor from the Office of Plant […]

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  • Design A Pollinator Garden

    Design A Pollinator Garden

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    Mar 15, 2024

    This month we will learn how to design a pollinator garden with guest speaker Peggy […]

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  • WAB Feb 24 Meeting

    WAB Feb 24 Meeting

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    Feb 9, 2024

    This month we were delighted to welcome Glenn Lavender, owner and Meadmaker of Silver Hand […]

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  • WAB Nov 23 Meeting

    WAB Nov 23 Meeting

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    Nov 10, 2023

    WAB held its monthly beekeeping meeting on 9 November 2023 at Coleman’s Nursery. The new […]

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  • WAB T-Shirt Design Contest

    WAB T-Shirt Design Contest

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    Nov 10, 2023

    ANNOUNCEMENT:     Calling all WAB artist and honeybee enthusiasts to enter in the WAB t-shirt […]

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Tom Thorpe is a first-year beekeeper who joined the Williamsburg Area Beekeepers (WAB) in November 2024.  Originally from Portsmouth Virginia, Tom served in the Air Force for 23 years as an Imagery Intelligence analyst, retired after 16 years of Federal service in 2022 and is currently working as a contractor at Langley Air Force Base.   Tom and his wife Robin relocated from Warrenton VA to Gloucester and finally to Lanexa Virginia where they are raising dogs; Gunner, Diesel, Poppy and Tucker.  Tom is learning beekeeping practices as a hobby with two hives and worries most about small hive beetles, varroa mites, and not doing anything to kill his bees.  

Patty Robbins McCoy

Patty is co-owner of Bodhi Bee Farms LLC with her husband Scott and involved in Beekeeping since 2016 and an active member of Williamsburg Area Beekeepers Assoc. for the last 5 yrs. Her passions are Herbalism, medicine making, gardening and Creating Art and supporting friends and family with energy healing.

Dr. Austin Ivans – President, Williamsburg Area Beekeepers Association

Austin Ivans brings nearly a decade of interest in beekeeping, pollinator conservation, and ecological stewardship to his role as President of the Williamsburg Area Beekeepers Association. Although preparing for his first hive, Austin’s passion was shaped early in California’s Central Valley, where he saw firsthand how essential honey bees are to agriculture and healthy ecosystems.

A lifelong plant enthusiast and avid gardener, Austin has always been drawn to the interconnectedness between pollinators and the landscapes they sustain. This appreciation fuels his commitment to supporting local beekeepers and strengthening the health of Williamsburg’s bee populations.

Austin completed WABA’s Basic Beekeepers Course in October and continues to pursue ongoing education. Outside the association, he owns The Hive Chiropractic, where he applies the same collaborative, community-centered “hive philosophy” he admires in beekeeping. He brings this mindset to WABA, viewing the association itself as a hive he is honored to serve and help guide.

Scott McCoy

Scott McCoy has been a beekeeper since the spring of 2016. After having attended the 12-hour/3-day course Beekeeper’s Introductory course presented by the Beekeepers Guild of Southeast Virginia in Virginia Beach. Since that time, Scott (with the help of his wife and friends) has continued to manage and raise Honeybees with up to 97 colonies. Scott and his wife Patty, relocated to Williamsburg in 2019 from Chesapeake, with 7 hives, and have been active members of the Williamsburg Area Beekeepers Association since that time. Scott has served as Vice President and President of the club and supports the club’s training for new beekeepers by volunteering as one of the club’s training coordinators, teaching Beekeeping 101. In 2020 Scott and his wife founded a local sideline beekeeping business (Bodhi Bee Farms LLC). Headquartered in Williamsburg, it recently opened a beekeeping operations center in Lenexa. They operate at local festivals and vendor markets in the Virginia Tidewater area, with a local presence in the greater Williamsburg area.