2020 Intermediate Beekeeping Class “The Seasons Of Beekeeping”
Honeybees respond to seasonal cues throughout the year. This class will cover what’s going on in the hive in spring, summer, fall and winter; and how beekeepers can anticipate and meet the needs of the hive in each season. The online class is geared toward beekeepers who have completed an introductory course or have equivalent experience.
Click here for more info and pre-registration.
Click here for more info and pre-registration.
New Video! How to Extract Honey Using the Club's EquipmentIt’s that time of year - to plan to harvest your honey! During June's club meeting we showed a video produced by the club on how to extract your honey using the club’s equipment.
In order to reserve the club equipment, you must be a member of Mecklenburg County Beekeeper's Association and have paid your dues for the year 2020. Click here to learn more about becoming a member. Visit the Members section of the website to reserve the club's equipment. Got a Swarm?
Occasionally honeybees are found either outdoors in a swarm (usually hanging around on a tree or bush), or else living in an inconvenient location like your attic or garage. Swarms represent free bees to us, and some of us also remove unwanted bees at low or no cost. If you need assistance in removing a swarm click here for our Swarm List.
Introductory Beekeeping School 2021Registration for Introductory Beekeeping School 2021 will open in November. Click here to learn more and to be added to the notice list.
Who We AreThe Mecklenburg County Beekeepers Association is a group of over 500 admirers of the lovely honeybee. Most of us are hobbyists, with only a few hives. A few of us have several dozen hives, and at least one of our number is a commercial honey producer with thousands of hives. We share an interest in learning more about the bees, sharing our knowledge with others and sometimes a little friendly competition. We meet on the third Thursday of each month. You do not have to be a member to attend our meetings.
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MEETINGS & EVENTSAugust 18, 2020, 7:00-8:30 PM
Speaker: Phoebe Snyder Varroa Hygienic Behavior: Does Group Size Matter? Phoebe grew up on a farm in western Maryland and developed a love for agriculture and science from a young age. In 2015, she discovered a marriage of those interests in honey bees. From that point on, she spent her time beekeeping and practicing honey bee science on multiple studies investigating nutrition and foraging behavior. In 2018, she graduated from Stevenson University with a Bachelor’s in biology and researched miticide toxicity on honey bees and Varroa at the USDA Bee Research Lab in Beltsville, Maryland during that summer. Now in her second year of her Master’s at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, her thesis is focused on task specialization and group size effects on hygienic behavior. We will continue to meet via Zoom. Connect via Zoom.com from your computer, tablet or smart phone. Zoom login information was sent out through the Bee Blast. Please note: The Summer Solstice party has been canceled. Past Meetings & Events MCBA Photo Album
Bees & Breakfast at Tryon House Restaurant - Feb 22
Have You Paid Your 2020 Membership Dues?Become a member of MCBA today for only $5! Join this amazing club and get to know other beekeepers. Click here to learn more about becoming a member.
Need a Beekeeper to speak at your event?We receive many requests for speakers and we try to fill as many requests as possible. While some beekeepers are retired, most work day jobs and have other responsibilities. Due to the high number of requests and the limited number of beekeepers able to speak in public, we can't speak to every group that asks, but we do our best. Click here to fill out a Speaker Request Form.
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