Latest News

• September Meeting

  September 1, 2020

  Due to Covid19 restrictions our September meeting will be a Zoom meeting. Etienne Nadeau will discuss preparing hives for winter and how to store honey supers.

  If you are a non-member and would like to attend the meeting contact Julie Murphy via email at beekeepersofchowancounty2017@gmail.com and she can give you the access information.

• August meeting

  August 11, 2020

  Due to Covid 19 restrictions our August meeting will again be a zoom meeting. Mary Morris will give a presentation on products of the hive and a demonstration on making a reusable beeswax wrap.

  Non-members can get and invite to the meeting by contacting Julie Murphy at beekeepersofchowancounty2017@gmail.com.

• June Meeting

  June 9, 2020

  Due to Covid 19 restrictions our June meeting will be Thursday 11th on Zoom. If you are a non member and would like to take part contact Julie Murphy via email at beekeepersofchowancounty2017@gmail.com and she will give you the log in information.

  The meeting will be a discussion on what has been happening with local bee for the last 6 weeks and what to anticipate for the next 6 weeks.

• May Meeting

  May 11, 2020

  Due to covid 19 restrictions our normal May meeting has been canceled.

• April Meeting

  April 8, 2020

  Due to the COVID 19 restrictions our April meeting has been canceled. We hope the be able to have our regular meeting in May.

• March Meeting

  March 3, 2020

  Our speaker for our March 12th meeting will be Etienne Nadeau. Etienne is a Master Beekeeper, queen breeder and a very experienced beekeeper. He will talk about making splits which is a very timely topic. We have had a mild winter and colonies are building up early and the potential for swarms is high. Splits are a great way to discourage swarms and get free colonies.

  The meeting will be at the normal time and place, Chowan County Extension Office. Doors open at 6:30 PM and the meeting starts at 7 PM.

• February Meeting is on different day this month, February 6th at the Chowan County Extension Office

  February 3, 2020

  Our February meeting date is different this month due to the primary elections. Our speaker will be Pat Mansfield of Mansfield Lilies. Pat will talk about highway meadows and strip planting for pollinators.

  Visitors are welcome. The meeting starts at 7PM and the doors will be open at 6:30.

• Bee school starts

  January 19, 2020

  BOCC bee school started in conjunction with COA on January 14th.

  

  . A total of seventeen students enrolled.

• Bee School Starting January 14th

  January 3, 2020

  

• December Meeting

  December 8, 2019

  There is no meeting for December. Our next meeting will be January 9th 2020.