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Calendar

Apiary Tasks by Month

Beekeeping throughout the year is a variable process. 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. We hope you find the Piedmont North Carolina Beekeeping Calendar useful.

NCSBA  Events

Mar 14, 2020

Wake Beginning Beekeeping Class

Wake Beginning Beekeeping Class

8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Mar 14, 2020

Saturday 8am - 5 pm plus Sunday 1 -3 pm

Full day Saturday workshop with ongoing hands on sessions during the spring and summer.

Wake County Commons Building
4011 Carya Drive
Raleigh, North Carolina 27610

Visit the Wake County Beekeepers Association for more details and to register. Registration fee includes membership in WCBA and NCSBA, lunch and a copy of First Lessons in Beekeeping book (Delaplane). NCSBA certification test will be taken at the end of the workshop.

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Wilson Beginning Beekeeping Class

Wilson Beginning Beekeeping Class

8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Mar 14, 2020

1 day + 3 field days

Wilson County Agricultural Center
1806 SW Goldsboro Street
Wilson, North Carolina 27896

$50 per person. Includes club membership and access to unlimited field days in club apiary.

The class includes one day in the classroom and 3 days of hands on experience in the club apiary.

Field Days in Club Apiary will begin as soon as weather allows following the Beginning Bee Class and will include; Installation of packages and nucs and hands on management of newly established colonies mentored by experienced beekeepers.

For information or to register, contact the Wilson County Extension Office at 252-237-0111

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Smoky Mountain Beginning Beekeeping Class

Smoky Mountain Beginning Beekeeping Class

9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Mar 14, 2020

Saturday, full day course

SCC Almond Center
60 Almond School Rd
Bryson City, NC 28713

$35 per person

There will be a educational topic at each club meeting on the 2nd Thursday of the month throughout the year. There will also be some time in a bee yard if weather permits.

To register or for more information, contact Jon Waldroup at (828) 736-1340 or tribalmedic129@gmail.com.

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Watauga Beginning Beekeeping and Apiary Mentoring Course

Watauga Beginning Beekeeping and Apiary Mentoring Course

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Mar 14, 2020

March 14-August 29, 2020

14 hours classroom instruction plus four field sessions (one per month, May through August)

Saturday, March 14 (6pm-9pm); Saturday, April 4 (6pm-9pm); Tuesday, April 7 (4pm-6pm); Field days TBD

Watauga County Extension Center
971 King Street
Boone, NC 28607

$75 per person, includes membership in Watauga County Beekeepers Association and NCSBA

Course is designed to guide students through their first season of beekeeping. The classroom instruction component will address, among other topics, choice of equipment, apiary site location and construction, maintenance of healthy colonies through the seasons, honey extraction, and honey and wax production. In addition to classroom instruction, 4 field mentoring sessions will be conducted. Certified-level Beekeeper written and practical exams of MBP will be offered at end of components.

To preregister, send email to wataugancbeekeepers@gmail.com with the subject "WCBA Beginning and Mentoring Course Pre-registration." In your email provide name, phone number and mailing address. You will be notified if space is available.

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