Buncombe County Beekeepers Club Articles

Make sure you’ve eaten before you come to our next meeting, June 1st, because the bee club is providing the dessert! Have you ever been to The Hop ice cream shop? Ever eaten honey IN your ice cream?  The Hop has agreed to try out a new recipe using honey (remember our...

Newbees and intermediates both sometimes have trouble lighting a smoker, and then keeping it lit! It definitely takes some talent and finesse to be a good smoker.  Do you know who's a really good professional Smoker?  Our friend and Master Beekeeper Edd Buchanan from...

Hi BCBC Members- Have you been studying or keeping honeybees for a year? Are you a member of our parent organization NC SBA (we can sign you up, if not)? Have you been to a Bee School? Then, YOU ARE READY! The 30 minute written Initially Certified test (multiple...

Do you know how to build your own bee hive?  Curious about observation hives?  This post bee school hands-on workshop/Meeting is for you! Aprils meeting will let you visit different workstations to extend what you learned at bee school, or simply pick up a few new...

Come to tonight's BCBC meeting and let's get in the mood for spring beekeeping! We're going to pack a one-two punch using the talents of Sarah Eshan as tonight's emcee. Brother Allen from Haywood county Beekeepers is our new regional NCSBA representative. he will give...

a HUGE thank you to Dave Cowart and Jon Christie for a very educational, enjoyable session on what to look for in our Bee Yards this time of year. They brought in demo hives, complete with a 'Dead out' to show what to look for, and how to learn from our deadouts. This...

Everyone, The BCBC meeting for February has been rescheduled for Monday, Feb. 9th due to the weather. Our policy follows Buncombe County School policy. Buncombe county schools are closing 3 hours early today due to weather concerns. There are also concerns about black...

Tonight's main topic will be presented by Dave Cowart and Jon Christie. It will be a fun and informative meeting! As of 10am we do plan on having our meeting tonight at the regular time. The weather , while iffy, is showing signs of clearing up already. Please check...

Have you ever taken a look at your bee yard and saw something going on that you just couldn't identify?  Why are they walking around on the ground, looking confused? Why are there bees flying and poking around the lid of my hive? Are the "thousands" of bees flying...