$10 Challenge: Help Establish an Endowed Professorship in Apiculture at NCSU

Posted onNovember 21, 2022November 21, 2022Authorscba_admin

Surry Beekeepers have committed to match all donations from our SCBA members and new beekeepers up to $1000 as part of the NCSBA challenge underway to help establish an endowed professorship in Apiculture at NCSU. Read More …

SCBA 2023 Bee Schools: Tuesdays starting February 7th – Register Now!

Posted onNovember 16, 2022January 9, 2023Authorscba_admin

The 2023 Surry County Bee Schools will be held for six Tuesdays starting on February 7th. Classes are free but registration is required. Registration opens January 2nd. Read More …

Spring Field Day : Saturday, March 25, 2023

Posted onMarch 23, 2023March 23, 2023AuthorRhonda Hughes

Field Day will be held Saturday, March 25, 2023 @ 2:30 p.m. at the Surry County Beekeepers’ Bee Yard on Zephyr Mountain Park Road in State Road. If you are using GPS for directions, use 729 Zephyr Mountain Park Road Read More …

Regular Monthly Meeting: March 13, 2023

Posted onJanuary 9, 2023March 8, 2023Authorscba_admin

This month’s program will be an open forum discussion. Bring your questions. Share your experiences. Read More …

Surry Beekeepers Support Start-up Bee Company

Posted onNovember 21, 2022November 21, 2022Authorscba_admin

At the monthly meeting of the Surry Beekeepers on Monday, November 14th, the group voted to donate $1,000 for research to a new NC bee-related start-up company called Optera. Read More …

SCBA Christmas Party – December 2nd

Posted onNovember 16, 2022January 9, 2023Authorscba_admin

Join us on December 2nd at Little Italy in Dobson starting at 6:00 pm. Read More …

SCBA on the Radio – November 5th 9:05am

Posted onNovember 4, 2022November 4, 2022Authorscba_admin

Jim and Eugene’s interview with 100.9 WIFM RADIO is scheduled to air this Saturday, November 5th at 9:05 am. Read More …

Dr. Kaira Wagoner presentation on Hygienic Behavior

Dr. Kaira Waggoner: A New Pheromone-Based Tool for Beekeeping

Posted onOctober 24, 2022October 25, 2022Authorscba_admin

Our speaker this evening will be Dr. Kaira Waggoner from UNCG. Our speaker this evening will be Dr. Kaira Waggoner from UNCG. Kaira started a PhD at UNCG in honey bee health in 2011, and has been working with pollinators ever since. She graduated in 2015, completed 5 years as a post-doc at UNCG, and now works as a Research Scientist in UNCG’s Biology Department. During her doctoral studies at UNCG, Wagoner became curious about how bees communicate to perform hygienic behavior. She discovered that elevated levels of certain compounds on sick baby bees serve as a signal to adults. Read More …