Author: Scott Davis

Hey all you wonderful beeks! I hope everyone has had a great summer and their girls faired well! Thanks to all those great folks who volunteered at the fair. Everything seemed to go smoothly and there was a great turn out for entries into the honey products contest. Let’s do it again next year!   Remember that tomorrow from 1-4 pm, we are having a picnic out at Root Cause. Your officers have put together a nice spread for the entrée and are counting on you to bring something to go with. We will tour the apiary and the gardens, and meet with some of the folks who provide this space for us. We are also planning on presenting them with something special as aRead More

          Want to know the proper way to do a hive inspection? LEWIS CAUBLE WILL BE HERE Want to see a honey bound hive? YEP, WE’VE GOT ONE AND WILL TELL YOU WHY AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. Want to see a queen castle in action? WE HAVE ONE. Want to come early (9:30) and help clip surrounding twigs that are growing into the bee fence? WE HAVE THE LOPPERS, JUST NEED THE ARM POWER. Want to be the photographer that documents all this? BRING YOUR CAMERA. Want to participate in organic weed killing? AT THE END OF INSPECTION WE WILL USE VINEGAR TO SPRAY THE WEEDS IN THE APIARY BEFORE WE LEAVE. Want to talk bee? Scott will bring his pop up tentRead More

MBP Beginner Certified Preparation for Testing BCBC 2019 Must have 8 people minimum. Wednesday nights 6:30-8:30   Meeting Room at Home Gauge, 122 Lyman St, Asheville. Registration online, pay at the door $25 and you supply the book.  The Beekeeper’s Handbook Fourth Edition Diana Sammataro and Alphonse Available ISBN: 978-0-8014-7694-5 2011 published by Cornell University Press 308 pages you do NOT NEED TO PREREGISTER to attend this course! Hi BCBC Beekeepers, Seven classes are scheduled for each Wednesday May 15, 22, 29, June 5, 12, 19, 26 to be taught by members who have achieved their certification. You must register online at www.wncbees.org  or call Janet. Bring your donation/tuition of $25, highlighter marker and a notepad. (and any snack, drink you require for 2 hours).  Anyone thatRead More

Greetings, Please feel free to pass this announcement on. Join Veto-pharma next week for a rare exclusive live from France! In association with “The Kim & Jim Show”, Veto-pharma will open the doors where Apivar is manufactured giving you a glimpse into the product, immense quality control and all the people committed to the health of your bees. Together we will also visit one of Veto-pharma’s varroa testing apiaries, discover the hive type used in France and experience the Espace de Valorisation de l’Abeille (EVA) which is Veto-pharma’s impressive Honey Bee Center. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, interact with the team, and be part of this once in a lifetime event. Register free for this event airing live May 9, 2019 12:00 PM EDTRead More

For new beekeepers, (and anyone else!) you’re welcome to come early. We will have two hives setup in the parking lot, sans bees, to cover any questions anyone may have with feeding, inspections, etc.  we will be in the parking lot ready to take questions around 6:15pm.   See you all there!   Thank you!   Scott   Scott A Davis   Immediate Past President Buncombe County Beekeepers Club A Chapter of the North Carolina State Beekeepers Association Asheville, NC   Catch the buzz.. www.wncbees.org    

More holiday goodies !   •20% off all retail and honey •5% off beekeeping supplies (select items not included)   Honey + the Hive 23 Merrimon Ave  Weaverville, NC 28787 828-484-9466 www.honeyandthehivenc.com    

Black Friday sale for Carolina Bee Farm located at 1734 Brevard Rd., Suite C, Hendersonville, NC 28791. Nov. 23rd and 24th between the hours of 11-6. Suits, Jackets, and veils are 50% off and everything else store wide is 25% off. We also offer gift cards and for every 100.00 gift card purchase you get a 10.00 gift card for free. Carolina Bee Farm Mike Gecewicz 828-595-9899

Black Friday sale for Carolina Bee Farm located at 173 Brevard Rd., Suite C, Hendersonville, NC 28791. Nov. 23rd and 24th between the hours of 11-6. Suits, Jackets, and veils are 50% off and everything else store wide is 25% off. We also offer gift cards and for every 100.00 gift card purchase you get a 10.00 gift card for free. Carolina Bee Farm Mike Gecewicz 828-595-9899

Reply to mars1952@gmail.com with any questions.  Saturday, 10/06/2018, Noon-2PM at the BCBC Apiary at the Lord’s Acre: At Saturday’s workshop, we will demonstrate the tip test to evaluate honey stores.  Everyone will have a chance to try it. Next, and most important, we will give all the hives and extra equipment a coat of paint and decorate the fronts of the hives so that it is easier for the bees (especially mated queens) to locate their own hives. I will close up the hives the night before so that the bees will all be penned up in the hives. After we paint the hives I will release the bees. The last thing we will do is feed the bees if we have decided that theRead More

This Saturday, 07/14/2018, 10 am to noon at the BCBC Apiary at the Lord’s Acre, we will do:  Hive inspection, we need to check on our supercedure and swarm hive. Robbing awareness Mite assessment Smoker 101 Bring your veil and some water.   All BCBC members and guests are welcome. Bring your veil and some water. Marshall Mullins, Coordinator for the BCBC/Lord’s Acre Apiary, 231-8284 7/14/18 10 am -noon  7/19-21 GONE TO NCSBA CONVENTION IN FLAT ROCK, Register online asap! 7/28/18 10 am -noon  7/30/18    Certified Practical test by appointment only 8/4/18 10 am -noon  8/18/18 10 am -noon  9/1/18 noon – 2pm 9/15/18    noon – 2pm 9/29/18 noon – 2pm TBA   The Lord’s Acre is easy to find with Google Maps. Just clickRead More