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BCBC May meeting Groce United Methodist Church Tunnel Rd Asheville Monday May 6th
Hello BCBC members I hope that you and your old girl friends as well as your new ones are getting along fine and starting to get out. If you installed packages or nucs I hope that it is going well and it went smoothly. Our next meeting is Monday, May 6th...
Advanced and Beginner Classes announced
Advanced Study Group (free to BCBC members, all others $10) for Journeyman and Master Beekeeper certification will begin Wednesdays April 17-May 15 at 122 Lyman Street in Asheville. 6:30-8:30 pm We will follow the curriculum as outlined on the NCSBA site. So take a...
BCBC Apiary Hands On
Reply to mars1952@gmail.com with any questions. If you respond to this email I will probably never see it. This Saturday 04-13-2019 noon to 2PM, at the BCBC Apiary at the Lord's Acre (directions at the bottom of this page): We will do the first inspection of all four...
March 4th,2019 Buncombe County Beekeepers Club Meeting
Hello Buncombe County Beekeepers,, Hope that all is well with you and your girls.Here is a recap of last months meeting: Non-Chemical Treatment Options Peter Brezney and Joseph Salvatore presented a mite treatment concept that focused on...
February Meeting on February 4th 2019 Groce United Methodist Church 6:30-8:30
Buncombe County Beekeepers Club, The next two meeting will be a part one and part two on treatments. For February we will be having Peter Brezny and Joseph Salvatore two of our own local beekeepers talk to us about chemical free treatments. What steps one would take...
BCBC January meeting 6:30 -8:30 Groce United Methodist Church
Hello Buncombe County Beekeepers Club members, I hope that you all had a wonderful start to the new year and 2019 brings peace and happiness to you ,your family and your bees. Our first meeting of the year will be on Monday evening January 7th at 6:30- 8:30. Hope to...
FW: Sale info! – Honey & the hive for Black Friday!
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 ...
Sale @ Carolina bee farm this weekend
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...
Black Friday Sale November 23/24- Carolina Bee Farm – horse shoe NC (Hendersonville)
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...
FW: BCBC Apiary Workshop at The Lord’s Acre, Oct 6th, Noon
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...
BCBC October meeting – Mon. Oct 1st 6:30pm
Good evening, members. I hope that you all fared well through the bad weather that Florence brought our way. WNC didn't experience too many problems, but our neighbors to the east weren't as fortunate. David Tarpy, NC State's extension specialist (apiculturist) has...
Dr. Samuel Ramsey Visits WNC
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...
