The TCBA meets on the first Tuesday of every month at 7:00 pm in the Conference Room of the Community Services Building, 106 E Morgan St, Brevard, NC 28712.
Everyone is welcome! There’s no fee to attend. Experienced beekeepers as well as those just starting their beekeeping journey are encouraged to attend.
All meetings will begin with brief updates from the association’s leadership, followed by a special presentation on a specific beekeeping topic. There will be time for general Q&A at the end of each meeting.
Our December 2022 meeting will be at the Brevard Fire Department, 95 W Main St, Brevard, NC 28712 at 7 pm Tuesday, December 6. Please come – we will be electing new officers for 2023!
Ricky Manning of LickLog Branch Apiaries will join us to talk about spring splits for our monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 3 at 7 pm. Join us at the Penrose Church of God of Prophecy fellowship hall.
As we’re getting more beekeepers attending our meetings this spring, we need a bit more space… so please join us April 5 at 7 pm at Penrose Church of God of Prophecy on US 64 (4646 Hendersonville Hwy, Pisgah Forest, NC 28768). Whether you’re new to beekeeping or a seasoned apiarist, you are welcome to come and talk bees with us!
With warm weather arriving, it’s a great time to meet with fellow beekeepers. Join us Tuesday, March 1 at 7 p.m. at Bee Cool Bee Supply, 728 Capps Rd., Pisgah Forest NC 28768. Everyone is welcome – you don’t have to be a member to attend. Upcoming dates will be April 5, May 3, and June 7 (first Tuesday of the month).
Our monthly meetings (1st Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m.) are now being held at Bee Cool Bee Supply, 728 Capps Rd., Pisgah Forest NC 28768. Everyone is welcome – you don’t have to be a member to attend. Our next meeting is Tuesday, February 1.
Notes from the January meeting: Annual membership dues for 2022 are now being collected. Find all the details on how to join or renew here. Now is also the time to join or renew your membership in the North Carolina State Beekeepers Association by visiting the NCSBA Membership Page.
An 8-frame starter hive set-up has been donated to the association and is being raffled off. Please contact the TCBA for details.
Our July meeting starts at 7 pm at the Penrose Church of God of Prophecy on US 64 (4646 Hendersonville Hwy, Pisgah Forest, NC 28768). Be sure to get a ticket when you arrive – we have some door prizes to give away!
Please join us Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at 7 pm at Penrose Church of God of Prophecy on Highway 64. We will meet in the Fellowship Hall in the basement of the church. This is our first meeting since the coronavirus outbreak in early 2020.
Directions: From Brevard/Pisgah Forest, take Highway 64 toward Hendersonville. Go straight through the traffic light at the Vulcan Rock Quarry, go approximately 1 mile and the church is on the right side of the road.
Our April 2020 meeting is canceled due to concerns about public gatherings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Stay well and take care of your bees!
Master Gardener Richard Mills shows areas of the eastern United States that once thrived as prairies.
Planting native wildflowers is a great way to help bees and other pollinators in our area. On March 3 we heard from County Extension Director and Agent Bart Renner and Master Gardener Richard Mills (shown above) about planting for pollinators.
Plant information: Mr. Renner presented a slideshow on the top native pollinator plants for our area for each season of the year. Find a handout with all the plants listed here. The Extension Service also has a great website to help you choose the right plants for various locations: Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox.
Pollinators and prairies: Mr. Mills gave a presentation on creating a pollinator pasture, based on a project he worked on with the Audubon Society in Alabaster, Alabama. Many pollinator plants are adapted from the prairie lands that abounded all over the eastern United States hundreds of years ago, including North Carolina, he said. Information about growing a prairie from seed is here.
Door prizes: TCBA is now giving away door prizes at the monthly meeting. This month, two lucky attendees received a pre-seeded mat with enough bee-friendly flowers to cover about 8 square feet. Come to the April 7 meeting to see what next month’s prize will be!
April meeting site: We will meet at the county Board of Elections building at 150 S. Gaston St. on April 7, 7-8 p.m. Our usual meeting room is under renovations. UPDATE: The April meeting is canceled.
