
Regular Monthly Meeting: March 13, 2023
This month’s program will be an open forum discussion. Bring your questions. Share your experiences. Read More …
This month’s program will be an open forum discussion. Bring your questions. Share your experiences. Read More …
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 …
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 …
We will be discussing some new bee yard positions that we will be putting into place in 2023. Read More …
Just a reminder that we are not meeting on August 8th. Please join us at our annual summer picnic on August 20th. Read More …
SCBA will be conducting a workshop on queen rearing this spring. Come to this meeting and learn more about what’s planned. Read More …
Join us as we share the results from our bee yard project. Read More …
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 …
Varroa are a problem for every beekeeper and hives must be monitored to control the spread of viruses vectored by the varroa. Read More …
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 …