Saturday, September 1, 8:30 register, 9-noon talk. Buncombe County Beekeepers are bringing in one of the cutting edge researchers on the Varroa Destructor mite. Dr. Samuel Ramsey is coming to speak with fascinating photographic evidence of the life cycle of the varroa that you have to see to believe. He’s intelligent, entertaining and has the ability to explain research so we can understand it! It’s only $10. The conference room in MHCR&EC (Mountain Horticultural Crops Research & Extension Center) in Mills River (not far from Sierra Nevada) on Saturday, September 1, 8:30 register, 9-noon talk. That is close to the airport so we can get him back on the plane! You can get your ticket ahead of time at this site under events.