L O C A L B E E M E E T I N G S
One of the best ways to have a successful bee yard is to get involved in your beekeeping community. Go to the meetings, chat about seasonal blooms, troubleshoot common problems, and learn a lot, while having fun with your neighbors!
North Carolina State Beekeepers Association
The NCSBA is a volunteer led organization comprised of more than four thousand active members, almost all of which are hobbyist beekeepers that are also members of a network of local beekeeping associations. These local associations are chartered by the NCSBA and serve to help their members learn and enjoy the practice of keeping bees.
State Bee Inspector:
Lewis Cauble, Apiary Inspector
NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
lewis.cauble@ncagr.gov
828-230-4544
Buncombe County Bee Club
1st Monday of Every Month
Mini-Workshops & Mentoring: 6:30 - 6:50pm
Meeting Time: 7:00 - 8:30pm
Groce United Methodist Church
645 Tunnel Road, Asheville, NC 28803
Buncombe County Bee Permit:
http://www.ashevillenc.gov/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?BlobID=22891
Madison County Bee Club
3rd Monday of Every Month (Feb - Nov)
Meeting Time: 6:30 - 8:30pm
Madison County Cooperative Extension Service Center
258 Caroline Lane, Marshall, NC 28753
816-351-6266
Haywood County Bee Club
1st Tuesday of Every Month
Meeting Time: 7:30pm
Haywood County Extension Office
589 Raccoon Road, Waynesville, NC 28786
McDowell County Bee Club
2nd Thursday of Every Month
Meeting Time: 6:30pm
McDowell Senior Center
100 Spaulding Road, Marion, NC 28752
Henderson County Bee Club
3rd Monday of Every Month (March - Nov)
Meeting Time: 7:00pm
Historic Johnson Farm
3346 Haywood Road, Hendersonville, NC 28739
Toe Cane Bee Club
(Yancey and Mitchell Counties)
https://www.ncbeekeepers.org/chapter/toe-cane-beekeepers
4th Tuesday of Every Month
Meeting Time: 6:30pm
United Community Bank - Conference Room
291 E Hwy 19E, Burnsville, NC 28714