 | Wake County Beekeepers Association |
Equipment
WCBA has a variety of beekeeping equipment available for use by current members who have joined or renewed by March 15 of the current year. Contact the member below for information on how to use/borrow this equipment. Be sure to return equipment clean and in a timely manner so other members may use it!
If you have trouble borrowing equipment, contact the coordinator, Tamara Costa.
Available Equipment
| Item | Custodian | Area | |
| Extractor (hand crank) | Beth Harris | Central Wake | beth.snoke.harris@gmail.com |
| Knife | Beth Harris | Central Wake | beth.snoke.harris@gmail.com |
| Extractor (hand crank) | Ron Nickels | SW Wake | ronickels@gmail.com |
| Knife | Ron Nickels | SW Wake | ronickels@gmail.com |
| Extractor (hand crank) | Steve Hildebrand | NE Raleigh | stevesgotbees@gmail.com |
| Uncapping tank | Steve Hildebrand | NE Raleigh | stevesgotbees@gmail.com |
| Knife | Steve Hildebrand | NE Raleigh | stevesgotbees@gmail.com |
| Extractor (hand crank) | Peter Kopcinski | North Wake | gourd.father@gmail.com |
| Knife | Peter Kopcinski | North Wake | gourd.father@gmail.com |
| Extractor (motorized) | Selva Ganapathy | Western Wake | selvakumarg@hotmail.com |
| 3-Frame Observation Hive | Steve Hildebrand | NE Raleigh | stevesgotbees@gmail.com |
| 1 – Frame Observation Hive | Ben Crawley | SW Wake | ben.mrbuzz@gmail.com |
| Teaching Frames | Ken Cobb | North Wake | kencobb.pmp@gmail.com |
| 2 Life Cycle Posters | Ken Cobb | North Wake | kencobb.pmp@gmail.com |
| Bee Vac (no power source) | Peter Kopcinski | North Wake | gourd.father@gmail.com |
| Training Posters | Mike Childers | NE Wake | jm8004@yahoo.com |
| Club Banner | Jim Blye |
jimblye@gmail.com | |
| Metal WCBA Sign | Kim Rossi | 5401rdk@gmail.com | |
| 1-Frame Observation Hive | Jim Blye |
jimblye@gmail.com | |
| 2 Laminated Posters | Kim Rossi | 5401rdk@gmail.com | |
| 1-Frame Observation Hive | Rick Bordeaux | North Wake | rickbordeaux@gmail.com |
Cleaning Knives
Clean knives with a damp but not wet cloth. Knives clean best when warm, not hot. Wipe with a soft cloth when still warm and wax will come right off. Never immerse in water and NEVER any soap
Cleaning Extractors
Donate to the NCSU Apiculture Lab
Help support research on beekeeping and bee health at NCSU led by Dr. David Tarpy by making a tax deductible donation.
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