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Help the NCSBA reach its goal of establishing an endowed professorship in apiculture at NCSU

The new Apiculture field laboratory and an endowed professorship will represent the commitment by the State of North Carolina, NC State University and the beekeeping community of North Carolina to have a first class honey bee research program. And the NCSBA is leading the way to make that happen!

Spring 2025 Meeting - Save the Date

Union County Center, Monroe, NC • March 6-8
(Joint meeting with SC Beekeepers Association)

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5	6	7 Orange County, NC - Introduction to Beekeeping Course 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Jan 7, 2025 January 7-March 18, 2025. Tuesday nights 7-9 pm. 11 weeks, including 2 Saturday workshops and end-of-course testing $75 for an individual/$125 for a family at same address Orange County NC Agricultural Center 1020 US-70 Hillsborough, NC 27278 Classes will be conducted both in-person and via Zoom. Students can review the recorded sessions at their convenience. They can also sign up at any time (January to March) and catch up on missed classes via the Zoom recordings. Saturday workshops include Equipment Assembly and an in-the-bee-yard Field Day. The NCSBA Master Beekeeper Program Certified Written Test will be administered on the last night. Students can participate in a year-long small-group beginner mentoring program. Info and registration at https://theocba.org/education/intro-to-beekeeping-class/. Send questions to OrangeBeeClass@gmail.com More information	8	9 Randolph County Beekeepers Beekeeping School 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Jan 9, 2025 01/9/2025 - 02/13/2025 6 weeks Thursday Evenings, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Randolph County Cooperative Extention Office 1003 S. Fayetteville Street Asheboro, North Carolina, North Carolina 27203 Cost: $80 per person. Includes beekeeping book and other resources. Contact: Craig LeGlue RCBBeeSchool@gmail.com More information, Guilford County - Beginning Beekeeping Class 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Jan 9, 2025 1/09/2025 - 2/27/2025 Thursday evenings 7-9pm 6 teaching sessions, 1 review/Q&A session, written portion certified exam Cost: $35 individual/$40 per family-1 book with family registration Registration fee includes 2025 membership to the Guilford County Beekeepers Association Guilford Ag Center Barn Kitchen 3309 Burlington Rd Greensboro, North Carolina 27405 Contact: for more information, visit the GCBA website (https://guilfordbeekeepers.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2734) or call Rob Jacobs (336) 740-1703 Link to registration form: https://guilfordbeekeepers.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2734 More information	10	11 Davidson County Beekeepers - NCSBA Journeyman Course 8:00 am Jan 11, 2025 1/11/2024 One day 8 am to 5 pm Davidson County Agricultural Extension Building Auditorium 301 E Center Street Lexington NC, North Carolina 27295 $25 per person The program was developed by Master Beekeeper Coordinator Eric Talley. Presentation by Journeyman Roger Weisner, Davidson County Beekeeping MBP Coordinator Class Contact Information: Roger Weisner 336-575-3974 or rweisner@wnccumc.net More information, Rutherford County Beekeepers - Beginning Beekeeping Class 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Jan 11, 2025 1/11/2025 - 2/08/2025 5 Weeks + Field Day Saturday 8 a.m.-12 p.m. Rutherford County Annex Building 289 North Main Street Rutherfordton, North Carolina 28139 Cost: $60 per person/ $110 per couple Everyone is invited to attend the Rutherford County Beekeepers 2025 Bee School. Our guest instructors/speakers have many years of beekeeping knowledge to share. Attendees will have the opportunity to take the NC State Beekeepers Certification Exam. Raffle tickets will be available each week and the drawing held at the class end! Cost includes first year’s membership in the Rutherford County and N.C. State Beekeepers Associations, Textbook and Flash drive. Contact: To pre-register, send an email to rutherfordcountyncbeekeepers@gmail.com for details. More information, Beekeepers of the Neuse - Beginning Beekeeping Class 9:00 am Jan 11, 2025 January 11, 2025 - February 1, 2025 9:00 AM-1:00 PM 4 Saturdays $70 individual/$40 additional family members Raper Hall University of Mount Olive 634 Henderson Street Mount Olive, NC 28365 Register at https://forms.gle/QQenEmfrdWa1FNc98 Beginner Beekeeping is taught by members of Beekeepers of the Neuse, the Wayne County chapter of the North Carolina State Beekeepers Association This beginner beekeeping class is for anyone interested in learning about honey bees. Students are not required to have or purchase bees. Registration includes: The Beekeepers Handbook 5th edition (2021) by Diana Sammatoro and Alphonse Avitable Club Membership including a club T-shirt and State membership Class Contact Information: neusebeekeeper@gmail.com 919-289-9796 More information, Rockingham County Beekeepers - Beginning Beekeeping Class 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Jan 11, 2025 1/11/2025 - 2/01/2025 Saturday 9am - 12pm for 4 weeks plus exam day Location: Rockingham County Extension Office 525 NC-65 Reidsville, North Carolina 27320 Cost: $50/$60 per couple. Book optional. Class Contact Information: Bobbie Gardner 336-382-5939 rockinghambeesnc@gmail.com https://rcbanc.com/#f77cb387-52b4-426e-aab0-079d2264acda More information
12 Craven-Pamlico Beekeepers - Beginning Beekeeping Class 12:00 pm Jan 12, 2025 1/12/2025 - 2/09/2025 5 weeks, Sunday afternoon 12-5pm Craven County Cooperative Extension Center 300 Industrial Dr New Bern, North Carolina 28560 $50 per person which includes club membership for a year Held every Sunday afternoon for 5 weeks. You will learn the basics of beekeeping. Contact: Denise Kelly 916-505-7240 djkelly926@yahoo.com Niki Walton 252-229-5422 More information	13 Chatham County - Beginning Beekeeping Class 6:30 pm Jan 13, 2025 January 13, 2025 - March 10, 2025 Mondays, 6:30-9p, 8 weeks + make-up snow days Location: Chatham County Agricultural & Conference Center 1192 US Hwy 64W Pittsboro, North Carolina 27312 Cost: $100 per person/ $30 per additional household member 8 week intensive course training and teaching basics to help you get started with keeping bees. You will also have opportunity to have hands on through Field Days at our community hives, join our membership for peer mentoring and continuing education. Upon completion, you will have all the information to pass a Certified Exam offered by Chatham County Beekeepers and the NCSBA. Additional Information: Week 1: Introduction to Beekeeping Week 2: Beekeeping Equipment Week 3: Honey Bee Biology Week 4: Getting Started Week 5: Pests and Diseases Week 6: Seasonal Management Week 7: Products of the Hive Week 8: Plants for Bees in NC and Beekeeping Safety No class on Monday, January 20, 2025 for observation of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day March 10, 2025 is makeup day for inclement weather Class Contact Information: JuliaCKopacz@gmail.com Chapter Mailing Address: P O Box 1083 Pittsboro, NC 27312 More information	14 Lincoln County Beekeepers - Beginning Beekeeping Class 7:00 pm Jan 14, 2025 January 14, 2025 - March 18, 2025 Tuesdays 7-9pm for 8 weeks VFW 1306 Country Club Rd Lincolnton, NC 28092 Cost: $90 for first Adult, $15 for second adult, free for kids under 18 Class Contact Information: Tyrone Goff lincolncountybeekeepers@gmail.com 704-718-9975 https://lincolncountybeekeepers.com/ More information, Mecklenburg County Beekeepers - Beginning Beekeeping Class 7:00 pm Jan 14, 2025 1/14/2025 - 3/18/2025 Tuesday evenings 7to9 with a Beekeeping Equipment & Vendor Fair on Saturday February 8th 10to2 Nine Weeks with no class on Fat Tuesday March 4th Location: Providence Baptist Church 4921 Randolph Rd Charlotte, North Carolina 28211 $95 with book, $80 without Classes: • History of Beekeeping, Meet Mentor • Bee Biology & Behavior • Bee Equipment class & hands on Equipment & Vendor Day • Getting Started with Bees • Bee Health • Hands-on Beekeeping • Beekeeping Calendar • Administer the Certified NC State Beekeepers Test Mecklenburg Co Beekeepers offers an experienced Beekeeping Mentor to each student - enables the full Beekeeping experience. The venue is usually packed with 150 students so please sign-up now to reserve a seat Contact: MeckCoBeeSchool@gmail.com More information, Wake County Beekeepers - Beginning Beekeeping Class 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Jan 14, 2025 January 14, 2025 - March 18, 2025 Tuesday evenings 7p-9p for 10 weeks including one session on frame and box assembly. Wake County Commons Building, Raleigh, NC 4011 Carya Dr Raleigh, North Carolina 27529 Cost: $75 per person / $85 per couple. Includes WCBA membership. Class will prepare you for keeping bees and for taking the Certified Beekeeper written exam. Registration includes: Membership in WCBA, Bound student manual to accompany class lectures, Snacks. One class session will be devoted to 'hands-on' assembly of frames and boxes. Please purchase the class text, THE BEEKEEPER'S HANDBOOK by Diana Sammatoro and Alphonse Avitabile, 5th edition. Class materials will reference this text. Info and registration at: https://www.wakecountybeekeepers.org/bee-school Contact: Dick Orander dickorander@gmail.com 919-270-0533 More information	15	16 Durham County Beekeepers - Beginning Beekeeping Class 6:30 pm Jan 16, 2025 1/16/2025 - 3/20/2025 Thursday evenings 6:30-8:30pm for 10 weeks Cost: $75 (Cost includes text book, First Lessons in Beekeeping and a thumb drive with all presentations) Location: St Paul’s Lutheran Church 1200 West Cornwallis Rd Durham, North Carolina 27705 Contact: https://www.durhambeekeepers.org/bee-school education@durhambeekeepers.org More information	17	18 Davie County Beekeepers - Beginning Beekeeping Class 9:00 am Jan 18, 2025 1/18/2025 - 1/25/2025 January 18 and January 25 from 9 until 3 Location: Davie County Public Library 371 N Main St Mocksville, North Carolina 27028 Cost: $75, Incudes 2025 Membership Class Contact Information: Steve Hassett or Tom Lesch: daviebeekeepers@gmail.com Davie Beekeepers Facebook Page More information, Granville County Beekeepers - Beginning Beekeeping Class 9:00 am Jan 18, 2025 1/18/2025 - 4/12/2025 9 biweekly classes Saturday mornings 9am to 1pm Location: Vance County Farmers Market 210 Southpark Dr. Henderson, NC 27536 Cost: $99single $145family January 18, 2025 Introduction to Beekeeping/Bee Anatomy/Bees as Social Insects February 1, 2025 Equipment & PPE/Equipment Building & Repair Workshop. February 15, 2025 Products of the Hive Workshop March 1, 2025 Diseases, Pests & Treatments March 15, 2025 Planting for Bees Workshop March 29, 2025 Field Day: Hands on Hives April 12, 2025 Seasonal Management / Beginning Beekeeping Games w/ Prizes / Optional NCSBA Certified Exam April 26,2025 Granville Gardeners expo educational booth Class Contact Information: https://granvillecobeekeepers.wildapricot.org/event-5871625 for questions call christi henthorn (907)-738-9047 More information
19	20	21	22	23 Sampson County Beekeepers - Beginning Beekeeping Class 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Jan 23, 2025 1/23/2025 - 2/27/2025 Every Thursday from 6-9 PM, Jan 23rd - Feb 27th 5 Nights and 1 Testing Night (15 HRS of Instruction) Sampson County Extension Livestock Conference Room 55 Agriculture Place Clinton, North Carolina 28328 $60 per person / $80 Per Family Includes flash drive, book and one year SCBA Membership This is a Basic level beekeeping course offering certification testing at the conclusion of the course. This is the certified level course using the North Carolina State Beekeepers Association curriculum. The course is taught by NC Certified Beekeepers. Textbook, course material flash drive and one year SCBA membership included in price. Class Contact Information: Carrie Vann sampsoncountybeekeepers@gmail.com Registration Form https://forms.gle/Rr2D6WeerHg6aJcs6 More information	24	25 Hoke County Beekeepers - Journeyman Test Prep Class 8:00 am Jan 25, 2025 1/25/2025 Saturday 8:00 am to 6:00 pm Hoke County Cooperative Extension Office 645 E. Palmer Street Raeford, North Carolina 28376 Cost: No Cost Sign up on the website. Will have a lunch break from 12:00 to 1:30 (on your own) Class Contact Information: Guy Wall, 520-559-1889, kngstrk@gmail.com Jeff Stone, 910-318-1202, jstoneservices@bellsouth.net Registration page More information
26	27 Gaston County - Beginning Beekeeping Class 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Jan 27, 2025 1/27/2025 - 3/31/2025 Mondays 7 - 9 pm 10 week + 2 field days Gaston County Citizen's Resource Center/Cooperative Extension Office 1303 Dallas Cherryville Hwy Dallas, North Carolina 28034 $ 100 per person Fee includes textbook , 1 year’s membership in local and state beekeeper assoc., field days woodenware workshop, picnic, Complete hives with bees available for sale. Mentors available. http://www.gastonbee.org/bee-school-registration/ Call our registrar, Jean Bess, for questions at 704-860-9380 More information	28	29	30 Cabarrus County Beekeepers - Beginning Beekeeping Class 7:00 pm Jan 30, 2025 1/30/2025 - 3/27/2025 9 weeks + field day Thursday evenings 7-9pm Bethel Weseylan Church Fellowship building 4036 Old Concord Salisbury Rd. Kannapolis NC, North Carolina 28083 $60.00 includes book and membership to Cabarrus County Beekeepers. Some things you'll learn in the class include: History of beekeeping Honeybee anatomy Equipment and products involved in beekeeping Getting started in beekeeping Managing hives safely How to retrieve and process honey How to "think like a bee" The NC Certified Beekeeper exam will be given at the end of class for those interested. Contact: Mike Wallace - 704-737-3947 Todd Eury - 704-791-3015 Registration: Pay at the door on first night of class. More information	31

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Jan 7, 2025 – Orange County, NC - Introduction to Beekeeping Course
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, Jan 9, 2025 – Randolph County Beekeepers Beekeeping School
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Jan 9, 2025 – Guilford County - Beginning Beekeeping Class

ABOUT THE NCSBA

The NCSBA is the foundation of beekeeping in North Carolina, reinforced with the cooperative efforts of the NCSU Entomology Extension Apiary Program and the NCDA&CS Plant Industry Division Apiary Services. With 4000+ members statewide and beyond our borders, we are the largest and one of the most active state beekeeping organizations in the country. We cordially invite you to visit our website, learn more about beekeeping, and join us in the fascinating world of honey bees!

The mission of the NCSBA is to:

Encourage better beekeeping methodology
Promote cooperation among the beekeepers of the state and nation
Reach a common understanding regarding our problems and their solutions
Maintain friendly and helpful relations among beekeeping advocates
Develop markets for beekeeping products
Foster closer cooperation among members of the NCSBA
Improve purposes relating to honey bees and beekeeping exclusively for its members and the general public

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Help the NCSBA reach its goal of establishing an endowed professorship in apiculture at NCSU

Spring 2025 Meeting - Save the Date

NCSBA Logo Merchandise

Winter 2024 Bee Buzz

Events in January 2025

Orange County, NC - Introduction to Beekeeping Course

Randolph County Beekeepers Beekeeping School

Guilford County - Beginning Beekeeping Class

Davidson County Beekeepers - NCSBA Journeyman Course

Rutherford County Beekeepers - Beginning Beekeeping Class

Beekeepers of the Neuse - Beginning Beekeeping Class

Rockingham County Beekeepers - Beginning Beekeeping Class

Craven-Pamlico Beekeepers - Beginning Beekeeping Class

Chatham County - Beginning Beekeeping Class

Lincoln County Beekeepers - Beginning Beekeeping Class

Mecklenburg County Beekeepers - Beginning Beekeeping Class

Wake County Beekeepers - Beginning Beekeeping Class

Durham County Beekeepers - Beginning Beekeeping Class

Davie County Beekeepers - Beginning Beekeeping Class

Granville County Beekeepers - Beginning Beekeeping Class

Sampson County Beekeepers - Beginning Beekeeping Class

Hoke County Beekeepers - Journeyman Test Prep Class

Gaston County - Beginning Beekeeping Class

Cabarrus County Beekeepers - Beginning Beekeeping Class

Iredell County Beekeepers - Beginning Beekeeping School

Onslow County Beekeepers - Beginning Beekeeping Class

Davidson County Beekeepers - Basic Beginners Beekeeper Class

Stokes County Beekeepers - Beginning Beekeeping Class

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Help the NCSBA reach its goal of establishing an endowed professorship in apiculture at NCSU

Spring 2025 Meeting - Save the Date

NCSBA Logo Merchandise

Winter 2024 Bee Buzz

Events in January 2025

ABOUT THE NCSBA

THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

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