Where do we meet?
The Franklin County Cooperative Extension Office
103 S Bickett Blvd
Louisburg, NC 27549
When do we meet?
Day: Last Wed. of the month
Time: 7:30pm
Next meeting: Sep 29, 2010
Speakers: TBD
Topic: TBD
Refreshments: Larry Green
"See" us via our photos on [Flickr]. Or just click on the picture above to see a slideshow.
Meetings Details
Speakers, Topics, and Notes
We are so honored to have had these past speakers talk to us on a wide range of subjects. We also eagerly anticipate what more we shall learn from future speakers. Come join us at the Franklin County Beekeepers Association, learn and be entertained.
Recent & Future Meetings:
| 2010 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2010 | All members | The Beekeeping Year. Schedule for 2010. Certified Naturally Grown And more! | notes |
| Feb 24, 2010 | Larry Green (TLC Bees, Wake Forest, NC) | Equipment and Feeding | notes |
| Mar 31, 2010 | Michelle Roberson | Planting for Bees | notes |
| Apr 28, 2010 | All members | Honey Extraction & Labeling | notes |
| May 26, 2010 | Teresa Green | Products of the Hive: Lip Balm | notes |
| Jun 30, 2010 | Betsey Spencer & Todd Warner | Fall Requeening & The Dearth | notes Slides: The Dearth |
| Jul 28, 2010 | Glen Hackney | Testing Lab Exercise: Nosema | notes |
| Aug 25, 2010 | Larry & Teresa Green, Tim Huffman | Hive Product Competition Basics | notes coming |
| Sep 29, 2010 | TBD | TBD | |
| Oct 27, 2010 | TBD | TBD | |
| Nov ??, 2010 | TBD | TBD | |
| Dec ??, 2010 | TBD | TBD |
Past Meetings:
| 2007 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep, 2007 | Larry Green (President, FCBA) | First meeting. We think | |
| Oct, 2007 | Todd Warner (VP, FCBA) | Todd's obs. hive and favorite beekeeping books | |
| Nov, 2007 | just discussion | ||
| Dec 19, 2007 | club holiday dinner | notes | |
| 2008 | |||
| Jan 30, 2008 | Jennifer Keller (NCSU bee lab) | NCSU research with a focus on hive beetles | notes |
| Feb 27, 2008 | Betsey Spencer (Busy Bee Apiaries) | Record Keeping | notes |
| Mar 26, 2008 | Will Hicks (NC Bee Inspector) | Mites and Problems with the Hive | notes |
| Apr 30, 2008 | Jack Tapp (Busy Bee Apiaries) | Pollination | notes |
| May 18, 2008 | Cookout! Yum! | ||
| May 28, 2008 | Dr. David Tarpy (NCSU) | NCSU research update | notes |
| Jun 25, 2008 | Larry Green (TLC Bees, Wake Forest, NC) | honey extraction | notes |
| Jul 30, 2008 | Todd Warner (The Carolina Bee Company) | Mead and Vinegar | notes |
| Aug 27, 2008 | just discussion | discussion + plus mini-talk by Monica Warner about lip-balm, soap, etc. | notes |
| Sep 24, 2008 | Larry Green (TLC Bees, Wake Forest, NC) | Hobbiest to Sideliner Challenges and Rewards FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF FCBA! | notes |
| Oct 29, 2008 | Joe Flowers (NCSU) | NC Stinging Insects | notes |
| Nov 19, 2008 | Martha Mobley | Franklin County Cooperative Extension | |
| Dec 17, 2008 | Holiday Dinner! | 7pm @ Baxter's Ale House | |
| 2009 | |||
| Jan 28, 2009 | Todd Warner | Basic hive construction | |
| Feb 25, 2009 | Jack Tapp | A year in bees | notes |
| Mar 25, 2009 | Larry Green (TLC Bees, Wake Forest, NC) | Swarms | |
| Apr 29, 2009 | Betsey Spenser | Requeening and splitting | |
| May 27, 2009 | Judy Pick, NCSBA Regional Rep. | NCSBA Constitutional Changes | |
| group discussion | Q&A | ||
| Jun 24, 2009 | Larry Green (TLC Bees, Wake Forest, NC) | Honey extraction | |
| Jul 29, 2009 | Betsey Spencer | Queen breeding | notes |
| Aug 26, 2009 | Dr. Richard Rogers, Bayer CropScience | Bee Health | notes |
| Sep 30, 2009 | Todd Warner | Winterizing your hives | notes |
| Oct 28, 2009 | Teresa Green | Cooking with honey | notes |
| Nov 18, 2009 | All members | Goals for 2010 and roundtable discussion | |
| Dec 16, 2009 | All members | Holiday meal |