Resources

Bee Certification School

ONLINE FORM

Membership Form 2025 

Fill Out and Email or Bring to a Meeting

Meetings are every second Thursday at 6:30 pm.

Agenda of Potential Topics for 2024:

• March: Swarming / Mites / Spring Checklist / Get Equipment Ready

• April: Nectar Flow, How and When to add honey supers

• May: Heat Exhaustion / Signs of the coming Summer Dearth

• June: Honey Extraction / Feeding / Mite Treatment /Summer Checklist

• July: Are you queenright? Feeding / Summer Beehaviors

• August: Mites / treatments / feeding / Fall Checklist

• September: Queenright? / How to tell / Types of Beekeeping

• October: Winter Preparedness / Winter Checklist / Food Sources / Elections

• November: Expanding Your Bees / Queen Rearing?

• December: Frame Building

• What to do or expect monthly: 

  • Seasonal Beekeeping Calendar for Central NC /

• How can I get colony inspection help?

  • Inspectors Here

• Bee Math by Michael Bush: 

  • Timing hive scenarios and bee life cycle.

• State Inspected/ Approved Bee Dealers

  • List of 2023 Approved Sellers

• Mite Treatment Chart

• Pollen Chart from the NCSBA 

  • https://www.ncbeekeepers.org/resources/flowering-plants

• Need A Swarm Removed? 

  • Contact the Ag Extension here: (910) 592-7161 They will take your phone number and contact a member interested in removal

Winter 2025  Certification Level Beekeeping School:

Held on 5 nights from January 23rd-February 27th 

Every Thursday 6pm-9pm

Certification Test on February 27th

ONLINE FORM

• Informal educational opportunities are available at Monthly Meetings.

National Agricultural Laboratory USDA: 

• free educational library resources on beekeeping and other topics

NCSU Apiculture Outreach Program Classes:

This link will take you to fee-based courses through NC State University.