Wilson County Beekeepers Association

EC Meeting
2024-01-18 18:30 - 20:30, 2024-02-15 18:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | NC

Club Meeting
2024-02-01 18:30 - 21:00 | Wilson County Agricultural Center, 1806 Goldsboro St SW, Wilson, NC, 27893, United States
Dave Bailey, with Bailey Bees (www.baileybeesupply.com) will be discussing the topic of Honey Marketing.

2024 NCSBA Spring Meeting
2024-03-07 - 2024-03-09 | NC
Registration is now open for the NCSBA Spring Meeting in New Bern on March 7-9. You can find more info below on the state’s website. https://www.ncbeekeepers.org/calendar/state-meetings/2024-spring-meeting

STEM night at Beddingfield High School
2024-03-12 17:30 - 19:00 | Beddingfield High School, 4510 Old Stantonsburg Rd, Wilson, NC, 27893, United States
This is part of our Education Outreach Program. If you are interested in volunteering, please reach out to Vickie (Club’s Educational Outreach Director) VIA TEXT at 910-922-6609.

Club Meeting
2024-03-14 18:30 - 21:00 | Wilson County Agricultural Center, 1806 Goldsboro St SW, Wilson, NC, 27893, United States
Rescheduled from the 7th to avoid conflict with the Spring Meeting. Lynn Cooper will demonstrate how to render wax from your hives, and go over the many bi-products acquired from Beekeeping.

Beginner Beekeeping School
2024-03-16 | Wilson County Agricultural Center, 1806 Goldsboro St SW, Wilson, NC, 27893, United States
Our goal for the class is to teach you about honey bee biology, their importance to the environment and the food supply, how you can help honey bees and last but not least, how you can start keeping honey bees in your own back yard.

EC Meeting
2024-03-21 18:30 - 20:30 | Wilson County Agricultural Center, 1806 Goldsboro St SW, Wilson, NC, 27893, United States

4H Youth Livestock Show and Sale
2024-03-27 - 2024-03-28 | Wilson Fairgrounds – Building B, 2331 US-301, Wilson, NC, 27893, United States
We will have a concession stand set up to cook and serve meals along with baked goods donated by our club members.

Club Meeting
2024-04-04 18:30 - 21:00 | Wilson County Agricultural Center, 1806 Goldsboro St SW, Wilson, NC, 27893, United States
6:30-9:oopm
Guest Speaker, Greg Wolgemuth, will go over Swarming, Splits of Colonies, Supercedures, and Emergency Queen situations.

EC Meeting
2024-04-18 18:30 - 20:30 | Wilson County Agricultural Center, 1806 Goldsboro St SW, Wilson, NC, 27893, United States
6:30 pm-8:30 pm

Club Meeting
2024-05-02 18:30 - 21:00 | Wilson County Agricultural Center, 1806 Goldsboro St SW, Wilson, NC, 27893, United States
Guest Speaker, Temple Walker, will go over Heat Exhaustion and Anaphylactic Shock.

EC Meeting
2024-05-16 18:30 - 20:30 | NC
6:30pm- 8:30pm

Club Meeting
2024-06-06 18:30 - 21:00 | Wilson County Agricultural Center, 1806 Goldsboro St SW, Wilson, NC, 27893, United States
Guest Speaker, Greg Wolgemuth, will be speaking about Pests and Diseases and what we as Beekeepers can do to minimalize their destruction in our hives.

EC Meeting
2024-06-20 18:30 - 20:30, 2024-07-18 18:30 - 20:30, 2024-08-15 18:30 - 20:30, 2024-09-19 18:30 - 20:30, 2024-10-17 18:30 - 20:30, 2024-11-21 18:30 - 20:30 | Wilson County Agricultural Center, 1806 Goldsboro St SW, Wilson, NC, 27893, United States
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Meeting Rescheduled for the 14th, Due to Holiday!
2024-07-04 | NC

Club Meeting
2024-07-11 18:30 - 21:00 | Wilson County Agricultural Center, 1806 Goldsboro St SW, Wilson, NC, 27893, United States
Guest Speaker, Dave Bradley, owner of Sapony Creek Apiaries, will be going over the different feeding methods, and equipment available to make sure you are safely feeding your bees and keeping them happy.

Club Meeting
2024-08-01 18:30 - 21:00 | Wilson County Agricultural Center, 1806 Goldsboro St SW, Wilson, NC, 27893, United States
Guest Speaker, Eric Talley, named NC State Beekeepers Association’s Beekeeper of the Year (2023), will be speaking to us about Natural Pests and Diseases.

Social BBQ for the Club Members
2024-09-05 18:30 - 21:00 | Wilson County Agricultural Center, 1806 Goldsboro St SW, Wilson, NC, 27893, United States
This dinner takes the place of our monthly meeting for the members of the club and their families to get together, socialize and talk honey bees. What a better topic to discuss than the sweet little honey makers!
Please check back closer to the date for time adjustments!

Club Meeting
2024-10-03 18:30 - 21:00 | Wilson County Agricultural Center, 1806 Goldsboro St SW, Wilson, NC, 27893, United States
Guest Speaker, Ted Williamson, will be going over Queen Rearing and the equipment needed to successfully raise your own queens.

Club Meeting
2024-11-07 18:30 - 21:00 | Wilson County Agricultural Center, 1806 Goldsboro St SW, Wilson, NC, 27893, United States
Guest Speaker. Jeff Lee with Lee’s Bees, will be going over the importance of Crop Pollination and Moving your hives safely and affectively.

Christmas Social and Dinner
2024-12-05 18:30 - 21:00 | Wilson County Agricultural Center, 1806 Goldsboro St SW, Wilson, NC, 27893, United States
This dinner takes the place of our monthly meeting for the members of the club and their families to get together, socialize and talk honey bees.

EC Meeting
2024-12-17 18:30 - 20:30 | Wilson County Agricultural Center, 1806 Goldsboro St SW, Wilson, NC, 27893, United States
6:30pm-8:30pm

Club Meeting
2025-01-02 18:30 - 20:00 | Wilson County Agricultural Center, 1806 Goldsboro St SW, Wilson, NC, 27893, United States
Curt Anderson, Vickie Salter, and Mellisa McCloud will be leading a hands-on demonstration on how to make emergency sugar bricks for your bees to help them through the Winter months, should their stores run low. It’s a great opportunity to learn a simple and effective method for winter bee care!
If you’d like to participate in making your own sugar brick during the session, please bring the following ingredients PRE-MEASURED. We’re working with limited time, so having everything ready to go will help us stay on track:

6.25 lbs white, granulated sugar (14 heaping cups)
4 ounces of water
1 Tablespoon each of Apple Cider Vinegar and Honey B-Healthy (HBH is optional)
3 disposable baking tins (at least 8.5 x 4.5 x 2.5 inches)
Mixing spoon
Bowl

While there are many recipes for sugar bricks, this is one of the simplest, and it provides your bees with the necessary carbohydrates to keep them going through the colder months.
We look forward to seeing you there and making some sugar bricks together!

Club Meeting
2025-02-06 18:30 - 20:00 | Wilson County Agricultural Center, 1806 Goldsboro St SW, Wilson, NC, 27893, United States
Speaker: Ashby Miller, with Ashby Farms

Subject: Expanding your Apiary with Queen castles
