Surry Beekeepers Support Start-up Bee Company
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 …
Category: Meetings
Dr. Kaira Waggoner: A New Pheromone-Based Tool for Beekeeping
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 …
New Positions for Bee Yard: October 10, 2022
We will be discussing some new bee yard positions that we will be putting into place in 2023. Read More …
No Meeting on August 8th
Just a reminder that we are not meeting on August 8th. Please join us at our annual summer picnic on August 20th. Read More …
April 2022 Meeting: Are you thinking about raising queens? – April 11th
SCBA will be conducting a workshop on queen rearing this spring. Come to this meeting and learn more about what’s planned. Read More …
January 2022 Meeting: Results of Bee Yard Testing – January 10th
Join us as we share the results from our bee yard project. Read More …
SCBA Christmas Party – December 10th
Join us for the annual Christmas Party on Saturday, December 10th starting at 6:00 pm. We will be meeting at The Central Cafe (formerly The Lantern Restaurant) at 304 North Main Street, Dobson, NC 27017. Read More …
November Meeting: The Varroa Problem – Being Part of the Solution
Varroa are a problem for every beekeeper and hives must be monitored to control the spread of viruses vectored by the varroa. Read More …
September 13th Meeting: Bob Binnie
Bob Binnie will bringing his program on being a commercial honey producer to the Surry County Beekeepers on September 13th at 7:00 pm. This is a joint meeting with Stokes County Beekeepers. Read More …
July Meeting: July 12th – Honey Processing
July’s meeting topic will be training on honey extraction. We’re meeting at 7 at the extension center. Read More …