The Mecklenburg County Beekeepers Association

We are a group of over 300 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.

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.

EAS

A swarm of MeckBees recently attended the 2019 Eastern Apiculture Society Conference in Greenville, SC.  The conference included break-out sessions by our own George McAllister “Using Queen Castles to Increase Honey Production” and Marvin Bouknight “Interpretative Bee Program at Discovery Place Nature”

Become a member

Becoming a member is easy and you'll get all kinds of benefits. 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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Next Meeting:
Thursday, October 17th

7:00 PM
Selwyn United Methodist Church
3100 Selwyn Ave
Charlotte, NC.

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