Black Jar Honey Contest

Black Jar Honey Contest

The Black Jar Honey Contest allows State Meeting attendees to present their honey to their fellow North Carolina beekeepers for judging.

Black Jar Honey Contest Packet

All attendees are welcome to submit their honey for judging, and all attendees are welcome to judge. To learn how to run a similar contest, read Organize a Black Jar Honey Contest, Bee Culture, Oct. 2018 and to see what forms are used, download the Black Jar Honey Contest Packet.

*Note: The Black Jar Honey Contest is not held at every meeting. Check meeting details to confirm.

Black Jar Contest Rules

Winners

Spring 2018

First Place-James Arnold (Craven County)
Second Place-Doug Galloway (Caldwell County)
Third Place-Mark Heuser (Rowan County)

For questions, contact Black Jar Honey Contest Coordinator.

January 11, 2019

February 2019
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					1 Columbus County Beginning Beekeeping Class Feb 1, 2019All day February 1 -3, 2019 Weekend School Friday 6-9 PM, Saturday 8-5, Sunday 1-5 PM Columbus County Extension Office 45 Government Complex Rd. Whiteville, North Carolina 28472 $50.00 per person Weekend beginner beekeeping school, a field day to follow in the Spring. For information or to register, contact Michael Shuman, 910-640-6605 or David Bridger at dbridgers118@bellsouth.net. More information	2 Brunswick County Beginning Bee School Feb 2, 2019 8:00 am – 10:00 pm February 2, 2019 to March 9, 2019 Saturdays 8:00 am to 10:00 am Brunswick County NC Cooperative Extension Office classroom 25 Referendum Drive Bolivia, NC 28422 $50.00 per person Sponsored by the Brunswick County Beekeepers Join the Brunswick County Beekeepers for this fun and informative 6 week study in Beginning Beekeeping. Free interest seminar on 2-2-19. No previous beekeeping experience needed. Includes Field Day demonstrations! For information or to register, contact Karen Edgar at 910-367-1896 or 910-443-2336 or email brunswickcountybeekeepers@outlook.com. More information McDowell Honey Bees Beginning Beekeeping Class Feb 2, 2019 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Back to Basics Beginning Beekeeping Class February 2 to 16, 2019 Three Saturdays in February plus field day on April 27 8:30 am to 4:30 pm McDowell Technical Community College 54 College Dr Marion, North Carolina 28752 No cost. Optional textbook available. Everyone is invited to attend the McDowell Honey Bees' highly popular Bee School---it's free and open to the public! Our annual Bee School fills to capacity every year, so be sure and sign up early. In addition to guest speakers covering major topics of interest each day, there will also be honey tasting, a honey extraction demo, door prizes, and lots more! The course is open to anyone of any age interested in the basics of beekeeping. Register at http://www.mcdowellhoneybees.org. More information Forsyth County Beginning Beekeeping School Feb 2, 2019 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Beginning Beekeeping Class February 2, 2019 ( 5 weeks + field day + certified written exam day) Saturdays 9am-12noon Forsyth County Extension Office 1450 Fairchild Drive Winston-Salem, NC 27105 $65 per person. Sponsored by Forsyth County Beekeepers Price includes 1 year membership with the FCBA. The NCSBA Certified exam will be given on Saturday, April 6. For information or to register, contact June Hartness, 336-403-6148, junehartness@gmail.com. More information
3	4 Surry County Beginning Beekeeping Class Feb 4, 2019 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm February 4 to March 11, 2019 6 weeks + a field day 7 pm to 9 pm Surry County Agriculture Extension Office, Suite 300 915 East Atkins Street Dobson, NC, North Carolina 27017 $25.00 without book $50.00 with book Call the Surry County Extension Office at (336) 401-8025 to pre-register. We will take walk-ins. We will also have a class for Jr.Beekeepers. It is open to any child interested in bees or beekeeping. The Extension office will have the information on this class. More information	5	6	7 Watauga County Beginning Beekeeping Class Feb 7, 2019 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm February 7-28, 2019 7 Classes Tuesday and Thursday, 6-8 PM Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute Watauga Campus 372 Community College Drive Boone, NC 28607 $21 per person, includes book and registration fees Contact Continuing Education and Workforce Development Department Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute, Monday - Thursday 8 am - 8 pm and Friday, 8 am - 5 pm at 828.726.2242. Sponsored by the Watauga County Beekeepers. More information Moore County Beginning Beekeeping Class Feb 7, 2019 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm February 7 to March 28, 2019 8 weeks to include two apiary classes Thursday Evenings, 6:30 – 8:30 pm Sandhills Community College 3395 Airport Rd Pinehurst, NC 28374 $75 per person Sponsored by the Moore County Beekeepers. The course is taught using information in the book “Beekeeping For Dummies.” Two classes will be in a local apiary with training on putting equipment together and in lighting smokers. We will also do live demonstrations on how to approach a hive, procedures for opening and manipulating frames of bees and how to inspect the hive. A second class in the apiary will have students demonstrating the things that instructors were doing in the first apiary class. For information, contact Hugh Madison at 910-639-3565 or sunnyvuebeefarms@aol.com. To register, contact Sandhills Community College at 910-695-3980. More information	8	9 Wilkes County Beginning Beekeeping Class Feb 9, 2019 9:00 am – 1:00 pm February 9 to March 13, 2019 3 Saturday Classes 9 am - 1 pm and 1 day in Bee Yard Feb 9, March 9, March 30 and April 13 ( Bee Yard Day) Wilkes Agriculture Center 416 Executive Drive Wilkesboro NC, North Carolina 28697 3 classroom Saturday Classes 9 am - 1 pm on Feb 9, Mar 9 and Mar 30 and Bee yard day April 13 ( April 20 Rain date) Certified Beekeeper written Exam will be given on March 30. Participants with 6 months or more beekeeping experience may take the practicum exam on April 13 or use it as practice to certify upon completion of required experience. For information or to register, contact Keith Church at email: President@beekeepersofwilkes.org See Class Brochure at www.beekeepersofwilkes.org More information
10	11	12 Johnston County Beginning Beekeeping Class Feb 12, 2019 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm February 12 - March 2, 2019 8 weeks + one equipment Saturday Tuesday evenings from 6 to 9 pm Johnston County Agriculture Center 2736 NC-210 Smithfield, NC 27577 $95 (member)/$110 (non-member) - includes binder, handouts, and other swag Sponsored by the Johnston County Beekeepers. This class will give overview, cost, equipment needed, basic bee anatomy, seasonal activities, importance of the honeybee, and more than you ever knew about the mighty honeybee. It teaches what to expect during a first year of beekeeping. The intent is to spark the excitement of keeping bees while learning what is required to help them survive against the odds. The written certification exam will be administered at the last class with a practical to follow in the field. For information or to register, contact Brandon Parker, Extension Agent, at brandon_parker@ncsu.edu or 919-989-5380 More information Tar River (Greenville) Beginning Beekeeper Class Feb 12, 2019 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm February 12 to March 26, 2019 (6 week course) Tuesday at 7:00PM (1st night 2/12/19 begins at 6:30PM) Pitt County Ag Extension Center Auditorium 403 Government Circle Greenville, North Carolina 27834 $40 person book provided/ $20 each additional family member no book provided. Sponsored by the Tar River Beekeepers. This class requires pre-registration by 1/31/19 and is limited to the first 60 registrants. $40 each person receives a First Lessons in Beekeeping book by Keith Delaplane and a TRB notebook. $20 each additional family member receives a TRB Notebook. For information or to register, contact Dale Aycock at tarriverbeekeepers@gmail.com or aycocke@gmail.com. Or check out the Tar River Beekeepers Facebook page More information	13	14	15	16 Born & Bred Workshop Feb 16, 2019All day The daylong course will be offered in Fayetteville, NC on February 16th and again on March 16th in Statesville, NC. The cost is $75.00 per participant and is enrollment is limited. You must be an active member of the NCSBA to participate. The registration fee is non-refundable after February 9, 2019. Cumberland County Extension 301 E. Mountain Drive Fayetteville, NC 28306. Time and agenda to be determined. Register for 2019 Born & Bred Workshops More information Buncombe County Beginning Beekeeping Class Feb 16, 2019 8:00 am – 5:00 pm February 16 and 17, 2019 8 am to 5 pm Saturday and Sunday, hands on workshops during course, bee work following in club apiary Warren Wilson College 701 Warren Wilson Rd Swannanoa, NC 28778 80.00 per person, includes book, lunch saturday, course materials This is an intensive two-day event that will expose new beekeepers to the skills they should develop in their first year of beekeeping. The content and course material is a newly designed format that received rave reviews in 2018. This course concentrates on what all new beekeepers should learn their first year to support a honeybee colony through its first season in their own apiary. This is a mixture of lecture and hands-on workshops (sans bees for now!) you will be BEEZY! For information or to register, contact educationCommittee@wncbees.org, president@wncbees.org or call 828.628.3537. More information Granville County Beginning Beekeeping Class Feb 16, 2019 9:00 am – 12:30 pm February 16 to March 6, 2019 3 Saturdays and a field day Saturday 9 am to 12:30 pm Granville County Expo Center 4185 US-15 Oxford, NC 27565 $95 The class will include a First Lessons in Beekeeping text and Granville County Beekeepers club membership. We will meet 3 Saturdays Feb. 16, Mar. 9, Mar. 23 from 9am - 12:30pm. Sunday March 31 study session and written exam 2pm-5pm. There will be a Field Day on April 6th 9am - 3pm. We will also hold a fall certification day TBD. Sponsored by the Granville County Beekeepers. For questions or to register, please contact Granville Beekeeper Association granvillecobeekeepers@gmail.com More information Harnett County Beginner Beekeeping Course Feb 16, 2019 9:00 am – 2:00 pm February 16, 2019 Saturday 9am-2pm + field day (tbd) Commons Room at the Harnett County Home Health 307 W Cornelius Harnett Blvd Lillington, NC, North Carolina 27546 $40 per person, children 12 and under interested in beekeeping are free We will be in the Commons Room at the Harnett County Home Health building between 9am and 2pm for a classroom session. Please pack your own lunch. We will schedule a hands-on inspection of an active beehive, date to be determined. An invitation will be sent to all course participants once scheduled. Sign up at https://tinyurl.com/2019HarnettBeekeepingCourse More information Caldwell County Beginning Beekeeping Class Feb 16, 2019 9:15 am – 5:00 pm Beginning Beekeeping Class February 16th, 21st and 23rd (2 Saturdays and one Thursday) 9:15 am – 5:00 pm Saturday (2/16 & 2/23), 6:30-8:00 Thursday (2/21) Lenoir Public Library 120 Hospital Ave (downstairs) Lenoir, NC 28645 $50.00 per person; free for students with a parent or guardian at full price. Sponsored by the Caldwell County Beekeepers. This course is designed for beginners and is a great refresher for current Beekeepers to enhance their general beekeeping skills. Our knowledgeable instructors will cover the history of beekeeping, getting started, seasonal management, and the treatment of pests and disease For information or to register, contact Doug Galloway 828-295-0574 bhfllc@hotmail.com or Sara Kennedy, 952-334-1014 saraikennedy@gmail.com. More information
17	18	19 Beaufort County Beekeeping 101 Class Feb 19, 2019 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tuesday & Thursday nights, Feb. 19, 21, 26 & 28 from 6:30 PM-8:30 PM Beaufort County Agricultural Building 155-A Airport Road Washington, NC, North Carolina 27889 Pre-registration-$20, At the door-$25: Includes book & materials For information or to register, contact Lisa Beacham @ 252.945.9497 or email cbfarms@embarqmail.com. More information	20	21	22	23 Wake County Beginning Beekeeping Class Feb 23, 2019 8:00 am – 5:00 pm February 23, 2019 One day class instruction plus monthly "hands on" instruction Saturday, February 23, 2019, 8 am - 5 pm Wake County Commons Building 4011 Carya Drive Raleigh NC 27610 $60 per person, one child free with registered adult. Includes book, lunch, membership in WCBA and NCSBA "First Lessons in Beekeeping" book (Delaplane). Instruction provided by beekeepers from WCBA. Certified written test to be administered following the class. Practical instruction and testing will be offered monthly, starting March 24, 2019 and then each 3rd Sunday at 1:00, weather permitting. Please see the website for on-line registration or a registration form to mail. More information
24	25	26	27 Franklin County Beginning Beekeeping Class Feb 27, 2019 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm February 27 through March 24, 2019 Feb. 27th, March 27th and April 24th, April 13th meet at the hive days Meet at 6:30 pm last Wednesday of the month Franklin County Cooperative Extension Office Annex 103 S Bickett Blvd Louisburg, NC 27549 $25.00 includes book Sponsored by the Franklin County Beekeeping Association. The beeschool is going to be in conjunction with our regular scheduled meetings the last Wedsday of the month till April 24th. There will be an Meet at the hive field day scheduled April 13th 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, location to be announced. The fee will include The First Lessons in Beekeeping yy Keiths Delaplane For information or to register, contact Betsey at Betseysbees@gmail.com or Matthew at ECMBees@gmail.com. More information	28