Transylvania County Beekeepers Association

The Transylvania County Beekeepers Association had to update our email address. Please note the new email address is: tcbeekeepersassoc@gmail.com. If you would like to be added to the group email list, please send and email request with your first and last name. Thank you.

At the end of the next Transylvania County Beekeepers Association meeting (August 6, 2024) there will be a drawing for 2 mated queens. To be entered for the drawing, you may purchase your ticket chances to win at the Bee Cool Bee Supply Store (728 Capps Rd. Pisgah Forest, NC 28768), or at the Transylvania Farmers’ Market (200 East Main St. Brevard, NC 28712) on Saturdays from 9 am to 12 pm. Tickets are $5.00 each or 3 for $10.00. You do not have to be present to win, but we hope you can make the meeting to either learn all about bee keeping, or share your knowledge to assist others.

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.