Month: February 2018

Hello to all Buncombe County Beekeepers!   I hope all is well with you, and that your “girls” made it through the winter and are gearing up for spring.     The BCBC conducted our “hands-on” Bee School over the past weekend at Nesbitt Discovery Center, so we are expecting to see lots of new members at Monday’s meeting.  Be sure to look for new faces and make these future beekeepers feel welcome.     Based on the evaluation survey collected at the conclusion of the school, the responses of the participants were very positive.  It appears the new beekeepers walked away with a better understanding of beekeeping and now have the confidence to start keeping bees, along with the assurance that experienced beekeepers will be enthusiasticRead More

BCBC Meeting is this Monday,  February 5, 2017, at 7:00 @ Groce United Methodist Church,  Tunnel Road, Asheville, NC Greg Rogers, Master Beekeeper, friend and BCBC member will show his successful methods of queen rearing. Simplified! You said you wanted to raise your own queens…well?