Author: mark Traub

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

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      

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

BCBC members, We will be having our February meeting  on Monday Feb. 7th at 7:00. We will be going over some club  business and then we are being presented to ,by Michelle Mejia from Moral Bees. Here is a little about Michelle. She has keeping bees on our family farm since2014. Her  apiaries are located in the Appalachian Mountains of Western North Carolina above 2,700′. She is a Mountain Region Director for the NCSBA. Michelle has apprenticed under Sam Comfort of Anarchy Apiaries and worked with Leigh Knott (5 Apple Farm. She will be discussing what goes into raising queens for sale and why you might need or want to buy a queen. As well as some of her journey into beekeeping It will be aRead More

    Hello BCBC members, We will be having our December meeting on zoom next Monday Dec 6th at 7:00. The speaker will be Randy Oliver so I hope that you will be able to join us.I will be sending out a zoom link over the weekend, as well as posting to our facebook page and website. Mark Vice President BCBC Here is a little about Randy:  Randy Oliver sees beekeeping through the eyes of a biologist, building a small commercial beekeeping enterprise in the foothills of Northern California. His sons now manage around 1500 colonies for migratory pollination, and produce queens, nucs, and honey, freeing Randy to engage full-time in beekeeper-funded research projects. Randy analyzes and digests the scientific research, and is in touchRead More

   Monday Nov.1 st we are having our last in person meeting of  2021. Come ask questions and hear Gregg Rogers talk. Gregg will be discussing: General fall maintenance. Getting ready to treat with Oxcalic Acid as well as how to. Top ventilation VS top insulation for  your over winter hives.  I hope to see you there Remember masks are to be worn in the church and the seating is separated. We will meet at 7:00 but come early (doors open 6:30) to talk bees with your fellow club members. Groce United Methodist Church Tunnel Rd Asheville. Mark Vice President BCBC    

Good evening members, We will be having a Nov. meeting but not our usual potluck. As you know we had our first in person meeting at the church in Oct and this Nov. meeting will be the last in person meeting of the year, we do have a Dec. meeting but it will be on zoom. So we will have Gregg Rodgers talk to us next Monday  evening. I will be sending out more information in a day or two.. Mark Vice President BCBC

Hello BCBC members, So we are going to have our first in person meeting on Monday Oct. 4 th at the church. It will be just a n informal get together to talk bees, we will be discussing fall and winter prep.,and keep you up to date with the changes that  have been taking place. Due to state and city requirements  masks will be worn in  the building. Hope to see you there.  Groce United Methodist Church Tunnel Road Asheville, NC Mark Traub Vice President BCBC                

  The BCBC Apiary at Root Cause Farm will host a workshop this Saturday at 9:45 am to 11:30 am on mite counts. We will go over three ways to count mites so you know whether to treat or not. The sugar shake, the alcohol wash and one other TBD. We will also go over possible treatments for this time of year. Ricky Manning, Journeyman, will be out leader. You’ll want to take notes!     We are located at: 26 Joe Jenkins Road Fairview, NC 28730 just a few miles south of Asheville. Once you turn onto Joe Jenkins Road, you will soon see our kiosk and scarecrow pointing you to turn left. Drive through the pasture, and you will see the garden.  Read More