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Calendar

Beekeeping throughout the year is a variable process.  

Piedmont North Carolina Beekeeping Calendar

Fitting annual apiary duties with the rest of your life can be tricky.  NC State Apiary Inspector Nancy Ruppert has given us a helpful list of what can be expected throughout the year for beekeepers in the Piedmont. Those outside of central North Carolina will need to adjust for local conditions.

Events in February 2023

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29Jan 29, 2023 30Jan 30, 2023 31Jan 31, 2023●●(2 events)

Beekeepers of Chowan County - Introduction to Beekeeping

Beekeepers of Chowan County - Introduction to Beekeeping

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Jan 31, 2023

1/31/2023-2/28/2023
Five Weeks
Tuesday evenings 6 - 9pm + Field Day

College of the Albemarle, Edenton Campus
118 Blades Street
Edenton NC 27980

$45, textbook The Beekeeper’s Handbook NOT included

Call College of the Albemarle @ (252) 335-0821 ext. 2250 to register!

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Pender County Beekeepers - Beginning Beekeeping Class

Pender County Beekeepers - Beginning Beekeeping Class

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Jan 31, 2023

1/31/2023 - 2/28/2023
Tuesdays 6-9 PM
5 Weeks + Field Day

Location:
Pender County Extension Office
801 South Walker St.
Burgaw, NC 28425

Cost:
$85 per Family

Class Contact Information:
Lorina (425) 533-4902
lulu.1790@yahoo.com

Stephanie (910) 540-2052
babnell@aol.com

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1Feb 1, 2023●(1 event)

Wake County Beekeepers - Beginning Beekeeping Class

Wake County Beekeepers - Beginning Beekeeping Class

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Feb 1, 2023

Wednesday nights 7-9pm

Wake County Commons Building, Raleigh, NC
4011 Carya Dr
Raleigh, North Carolina 27529

Cost: $75

The WCBA will be hosting a beginner bee school on Wednesday nights, February 1 through March 22, 2023. Classes will be from 7puntil 9pm and are tentatively planned to be held at the Wake County Commons Building at 4011 Carya Drive, just off Poole Dr

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2Feb 2, 2023●●(2 events)

Cabarrus Beginning Beekeeping Class

Cabarrus Beginning Beekeeping Class

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Feb 2, 2023

2/02/2023 - 3/30/2023
9 weeks with Field Day TBA
7pm - 9pm every Thursday for 9 weeks + Field Day TBA

Bethel Weseylan Church Fellowship building
4036 Old Concord Salisbury Rd.
Kannapolis NC, North Carolina 28083

45.00/ includes book

http://www.cabarrusbees.com

Some things you'll learn in the class include:
History of beekeeping
Honeybee anatomy
Equipment and products involved in beekeeping
Getting started in beekeeping
Managing hives safely
How to retrieve and process honey
How to "think like a bee"
At the conclusion of the class, participants will be able to attend our annual field day where you can look inside an active hive, meet other beekeepers, and play games. The NC Certified Beekeeper exam will be given at the conclusion of class.

Contact:
Mike Wallace - 704-737-3947 - Instructor
Todd Eury - 704-791-3015 - Program Chair
Gene Lane - 704-965-1509 - President

 

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Guilford County Beginning Beekeeping Class

Guilford County Beginning Beekeeping Class

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Feb 2, 2023

2/02/2023 - 3/16/2023
Thursdays 7-9pm for 7 weeks

$25.00 for Individuals or $35.00 per Family
Cost includes: Book, Handouts and Membership to GCBK Association. PRE-REGISTRATION is RECOMMENDED. Space & fire code limits class.

Price includes 1 text book, handouts & membership in the Guilford County Beekeepers Association. There will be 5 teaching sessions covering different aspects of beginner beekeeping, a review/Q&A session, and administration of the written portion of the Certified Beekeeper exam. Guilford County Beekeepers membership also includes access to our mentoring program for new and relatively new beekeepers.

Guilford Ag Center Barn Kitchen
3309 Burlington Rd
Greensboro, North Carolina 27405

Contact:
336-740-1703
More information and forms may be printed from the club website: https://guilfordbeekeepers.org/

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3Feb 3, 2023 4Feb 4, 2023●●(2 events)

Neuse Regional Beekeepers Beginning Beekeeping Class

Neuse Regional Beekeepers Beginning Beekeeping Class

8:00 am – 9:00 am
Feb 4, 2023

3 weeks

February 4, 2023 - February 18, 2023
Saturdays 8am-pm

Lenoir County Extension Office
1791 Hwy 11/55
Kinston, North Carolina 28504

$40.00

Contact:
Steve Miller - Stevemillertroop215@hotmail.com or contact the Lenoir County Cooperative Extension
Phone: 252-527-2191

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Stokes County - Beginning Beekeeping Class

Stokes County - Beginning Beekeeping Class

9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Feb 4, 2023

2/04/2023 - 3/11/2023
6 weeks + field day
Saturday 9-12pm

Location:
Stokes County Extension office
N.C. Cooperative Extension- Stokes County
700 N Main St, Danbury, NC, North Carolina 27016

Cost: $45

Class will be Feb 4th, 11th, 18th and the 25th. test date set for Mar 11th but may change test date.

Brian Cain cainbs2015@gmail.com

5Feb 5, 2023 6Feb 6, 2023●(1 event)

Catawba Valley Beekeepers - Beginning Beekeeping Class

Catawba Valley Beekeepers - Beginning Beekeeping Class

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Feb 6, 2023

2/06/2023 - 3/27/2023
Monday evenings 7-9pm for 8 weeks

Location:
Catawba County Extension Office
1175 S Brady Ave, Newton
North Carolina 28658

Cost:
$50/person, $75/couples. includes textbook and 1st yr membership in N.C. State Beekeepers Assoc and Catawba Valley Beekeepers Assoc.

Class Contact: Gary Winebarger, 828-234-6935 or artsign@charter.net

7Feb 7, 2023 8Feb 8, 2023 9Feb 9, 2023 10Feb 10, 2023 11Feb 11, 2023●(1 event)

Macon County Beekeepers - Beginning Beekeeping Class

Macon County Beekeepers - Beginning Beekeeping Class

9:00 am
Feb 11, 2023

2/11/2023 - 2/18/2023
2 days, Saturdays.
Starts at 9am, doors open at 8am.

Macon County Center
NC Cooperative Extension
193 Thomas Heights Rd
Franklin, NC 28734

Cost:
$75, includes book.

Basic course for beginner beekeepers or for anyone wanting to learn about keeping bees.

Topics Covered:
- Hive components
- types of honeybees
- Locating and setting up a bee yard
- Swarming and how to manage it
- Working with your bees
- Annual management -- calendar year
- Biology of individual bee {queen, worker, drone}
- Products of the hives and why bees make them
- Installing bees: nuc, package or swarm

Class Contact Information:
For more info:
maconcobeeclub@gmail.com
828-371-2101 (Larry)
Facebook: @maconcountybeekeepers

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12Feb 12, 2023 13Feb 13, 2023 14Feb 14, 2023 15Feb 15, 2023 16Feb 16, 2023 17Feb 17, 2023 18Feb 18, 2023●●(2 events)

Five County Beekeepers - Beekeeping Basics for Beginners

Five County Beekeepers - Beekeeping Basics for Beginners

All day
Feb 18, 2023

Sat, Feb. 18, 2023, 8:45-4:30

Location:
Bennett Bunn Plantation Lodge
1915 Old Bunn Rd.
Zebulon, NC 27597

$50 for 5CBA members; $65 for non-members

https://5cba.org/bee-school/

Join us for a crash course in beginning beekeeping! Classroom presentations will cover the basics, from honey bee biology, beekeeping equipment, pests and diseases that affect honey bees, getting started with your own hives, and more. Our speakers have decades of combined experience in beekeeping!

Participants will receive additional hands-on instruction through a series of optional (but highly recommended) field days at the 5CBA apiary, scheduled throughout the 2023 season.

Contact:
Jesse Goslen (beeschool@5CBA.org) for registration questions.
Lane Kreitlow (beeschool@5CBA.org) for questions related to the bee school.

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Rowan County Beekeepers - Beginning Beekeeping Class

Rowan County Beekeepers - Beginning Beekeeping Class

8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Feb 18, 2023

2/18/2023 - 3/11/2023
Saturdays, 8-12
12 hours + field day

Location:
Rowan County Agriculture Extension Office
2727 Old Concord Road
Salisbury, North Carolina 28146

Cost:
$75/Person, includes books and other materials

Class Contact Information:
Contact Rowan County Extension Office for more information, payment, etc.
https://rowan.ces.ncsu.edu/2022/12/beginning-beekeeper-course-offered-in-2023/

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26Feb 26, 2023 27Feb 27, 2023 28Feb 28, 2023 1Mar 1, 2023 2Mar 2, 2023 3Mar 3, 2023 4Mar 4, 2023
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Upcoming Bee Schools

  • Feb 6, 2023, 7:00 pm: Catawba Valley Beekeepers - Beginning Beekeeping Class
  • Feb 11, 2023, 9:00 am: Macon County Beekeepers - Beginning Beekeeping Class
  • Feb 18, 2023, All day: Five County Beekeepers - Beekeeping Basics for Beginners
  • Feb 18, 2023, 8:00 am: Rowan County Beekeepers - Beginning Beekeeping Class
  • Mar 11, 2023, 8:30 am: Macon County Beginning Beekeeping Class
  • Mar 11, 2023, 9:00 am: Yadkin County Beginning Beekeeping Class
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