February 17, 2026 Meeting
Please join us for our next bee meeting, Tuesday, February 17th at 6:30 pm to socialize. 7:00 pm our formal meeting will begin. We will be meeting at the same location, the Community Services Building (106 E. Morgan St. Brevard, NC).
Our President, Devin Gentry will be speaking about beekeeping. “Is beekeeping right for you? What does a new beekeeper need to know?”
We will also have three items for a TCBA raffle at the meeting. Members can purchase tickets for any or all of the items at the meeting. The raffle tickets for the bee suit and scion are $5 each. Tickets for the nuc are $10 each. You may purchase as many tickets as you wish for one or all items.
Item 1 – Humble Bee Ultravent Beekeeping Suit, size XL (retail value $230) Donated by Barbara Grimm.
Item 2 – Russian Scion with bucket trap. When a swarm is caught, the scion is simply lowered into the bucket that is pre-drilled with air holes. Randy Austin donated and built the scion.
Item 3 – Nucleus colony. To be donated by Devin Gentry.
Randy will bring the Humble Bee suit and the Russian Scion to the meeting so members can see and feel them.
If a member cannot attend and wants to enter the raffle, they can contact Randy via email with their pledge, and he will issue them a ticket.
Randy Austin
Please remember to pay your annual dues, if you have not already done so at the last meeting. The dues are $10 per member, $15 per family, and $5 for junior members (ages 14-17). If you can’t make the meetings, you may mail and make your dues payable to the Transylvania County Beekeepers Association, PO Box 92 Brevard, NC 28712.