Hello BCBC members, I hope that you and your girls are ready for the cold snap that we will be having tonight.We are having our last meeting of 2023 next Monday night at the Groce United Methiodist Church on Tunnel road. We will be nominating and voting on some new board members as well as adding some directors to the board. As you know the seasons are changing and we as bee keepers need to be able to adjust to the”new normal”. We will be having a informal discussion as well as answering questions that you might have. Also a reminder that we are setting up two fund raiser that should be up and running next week. One is a silent auction as of nowRead More
Author: mark Traub
Buncombe County Beekeepers 2023 Beginners Bee School
Buncombe County Beekeepers Club announces the 2023 BCBC Beginners Beekeeping School. Nov. 7th, 9th, 6;30pm – 8:30pm. Nov11th – Hands on workshops day (no live bees will be present) 8:30am-4:30pm $90 per person Includes: course book – 1 year BCBC membership – course materials Lunch Included for Saturday workshops! If you want to bring a family member or two there will be an additional cost of $15per to cover the cost of lunch (you will only receive one book and set of material handouts) Seating limited to 80 participants! click here to register! Buncombe County Beekeepers Club (BCBC), a chapter of the North Carolina State Beekeepers Association, is one of the largest and longest standing beekeeping clubs in North Carolina. BCBC is dedicated to theRead More
June Meeting on Monday the 5th
Our monthly bee meeting Will be on June 5. We are happy to welcome Dave Coward, who will be talking about how to harvest honey from your hives. We will have some of the equipment used in harvesting on hand. The bee club has harvesting equipment available for rent. Doors will open at 6:30 pm with the meeting come talk bees with your fellow members. Meeting starts at 7:00 pm at Groce UMC. Tunnel Rd. Please plan to be present for this informative meeting.
November 7th BCBC Meeting Groce united Methodist Church
We will behaving our last meeting of the year as well as combining it with our last bee school class’ Lewis Cabel will be presenting “Pest and Disease”. Always a great talk and I get more useful information when I hear it. Please come out and support the club as well as our new members who will be finishing up 2022 bee school. Doors open at 6:30 and the meeting starts at 7:00 Groce United Methodist Church TunnelRoad Asheville Hope to see you all there. MarkTrasub President BCBC
Buncombe County Beekeepers Club October3rd meeting
Buncombe4County Beekeepers meeting October 3,2022 Come hear Shanti from Shanti Elixer talk about Jun a green tea, honey probiatic drink. It should be a really great talk. Doors open at 6:30 so come and talk bees with your fellow club members. Meeting starts at 7:00 Groce United Methodist Church Tunnel Rd Asheville
August monthly meeting next Monday Aug 1st at 7:00
Good evening BCBCmembeers, I hope that you and your girls are enjoying the summer. Please join us next Monday at the Groce United Methodist Church onTunnel road. Winterizing your beehives well is one of the most important things you can do to keep your hives healthy. Lewis Cauble, Apiary Inspector at NC Dept of Agriculture and Consumer Services, will be sharing with us on Monday about how to prepare your hives for winter and how mite treatments work in this season. https://www.ncbeekeepers.org/resources/apiary-inspection-program We hope to see you all there. We open the doors at 6:30 and the meeting starts at 7:00 GroceUnited Methodist Church TunnelRoad Asheville. Mark Traub BCBC President
BCBC June 6th 2022 Meeting 7:00 at Groce United Methodist Church
Hello all, For our June meeting we are going to have Scott Davis. He will be talking about summer maintenance and harvesting your honey. We are looking forward to hearing from Scott as he has participated with this bee club for many years. He is a former president of this club and has kept bees for many years. Hope to see you at Groce United Methodist Church Tunnel Road Asheville. As per all meetings we will open the doors up at 6:30 so you can talk with fellow members. Meeting starts at 7:00. Remember that we do not have July ,Sept or December in person meetings. Mark Traub President BCBC
May 2nd BCBC meeting
Hello BCBC members, I hope that you can come out to our meeting Monday May 2nd.. It is that time of year when your bees are arriving or your over wintered hives are bustling. Please come out with your wisdom if you are a more experienced beekeeper. You new beekeepers (as well as anyone)bring your questions. Spring is here and we want to be ready as our hives thrive. A shout out to Janet Peterson on becoming a Master Beekeeper! We meet at the Groce United Methodist Church Tunnel rd Asheville Meeting starts at 7:00 doors open at 6:30 Mark Traub President BCBC
Buncombe County Beekeepers Club Meeting Monday April 4th
Hello all, I hope that you and your girls are doing well. For our April meeting we will be having a round table set-up. There will be smokers, feeding and treating,siting your apiary and bear fences,and building equipment, installing bees. Come with your questions and to talk bees. Hope to see you all there. Groce United Methodist Church Tunnel Rd. We open the door at 6:30 to talk with your fellow beekeepers meeting starts at 7:00 Mark Traub President BCBC
March BCBC meeting Monday March 7th
Hello everyone, I hope that you and your bees are enjoying this wonderful weather. We will be having our March meeting back in person at the church Monday March 7th. Dave Cowart will be discussing spring preparation. Hope to see you there . As always we will open the church at 6:30 for talking bees with your fellow members and the meeting will start at 7:00. The church still has a mask policy in effect. Groce United Methodist Church 954 Tunnel Rd. Asheville Mark Traub President BCBC