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 …
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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 …
SCBA Efforts Featured in NC Beekeepers Quarterly Magazine
Check out this great article about the SCBA bee yard project and grant results. Read More …
Treating Varroa in Bee Yard
What do you do when your bee yard has been varroa bombed? Thermal treatment! Read More …
Multiple Queens in One Hive – Be a Part of a New Research Project
Many of us have heard about a queen and a daughter queen existing together in one hive, but not many have seen it in the hives. Not only is it possible, but James Withrow, a Ph.D student at NC State is looking for beekeepers to help with a study where multiple queens are introduced into hives on purpose. You can help Read More …
Field Day Spring 2021: Pictures from May 1st
A few shots from our field day on Saturday, May 1st. Read More …
November 2020 Meeting: Winter Beekeeping
If you missed this month’s meeting, you can still see the program because it was recorded and is being made available. You can watch it on YouTube or here. Read More …
November Meeting: Winter Beekeeping – November 9th at 7:00 pm
Join us on Monday, November 9th at 7:00pm via Zoom. The meeting topic is “Winter Beekeeping.” This will be an open discussion being kicked off by board members Eugene, Davie, and Chad. Read More …
NCSBA Apiculture Online – Wednesday, November 4th at 7:00 pm
On behalf of Dr. Tarpy I invite you to tune into his next webinar in the series: “Apiculture Online: Hive Chat with NC State”. The program is scheduled for Wednesday, November 4th at 7 pm. This is a great resource Read More …
Meetings Are Resuming on Zoom
Good news at last. The Surry County Beekeepers Association will resume monthly meetings and trainings in October. Even though our meetings will be held at the same time of the month, they will look a little different. We will meet on Read More …