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    • September 09, 2025
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Wake County Commons Building, 4011 Carya Dr., Raleigh NC 27610


    7PM: Getting Ready for the Fair by Jill Perkins.


    7:30 PM: TBD

    • September 20, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 7:00 PM
    • Natural Science Museum
    Register

    Volunteer with fellow club members at this year's BUGFEST.  We need you in 3 hour shifts between 930am and 7pm.  

    VOLUNTEER NOW

    Learn more about BUGFEST at 
    https://naturalsciences.org/calendar/event/bugfest-2025/

    • September 21, 2025
    • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    • 4028 Carya Drive Raleigh NC 27610
    Register

    Bring your veil, hive tool and smoker! Grab a friend and come play with some bees!! 

    WHAT: Watch and participate as Mr. Buzz Ben Crawley inspects real hives with real bees. Questions from the crowd are encouraged!

    WHERE: The hives are located near the cotton field at Historic Oak View

    WHEN: This event usually takes place on the 3rd Sunday from March-September. The event is weather dependent and may be moved for other conflicts. 

    The practical exam for the NCSBA Certified Beekeeper program are also given at each Hands on the Hive event, no appointment necessary. Please make sure the instructor knows you are there to take the test at the beginning of the meeting. For the practical part you must bring your own equipment including a smoker, veil, suit and hive tool. The form with the criteria for the practical exam can be found on the state website.


    • September 27, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Lake Crabtree County Park
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    Volunteer at the WCBA booth for the 25th anniversary of the pollinator garden at Lake Crabtree County Park.   A club tent/table and display materials will be provided, but additional show-and-tell items are also welcome.

    Coordinated by Samia Touati 

    • October 04, 2025
    • 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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    Help staff a booth at Kids in Nature Day at Lake Benson Park in Garner.   Children and their parents will tour various booths to learn about topics in nature and ours will be all about bees and beekeeping.  No expertise needed!  Please RSVP to volunteer!

    • October 14, 2025
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Wake County Commons Building, 4011 Carya Dr., Raleigh NC 27610


    6:30 PM:  Annual Fall Plant Exchange 

    6:30PM:  Club Swap Shop Sale 

    Plant Exchange

    Fall is the best time to divide most perennials.  With the approaching cold weather, plants focus on root development and wait until spring to focus on blooms.  Plants suffer less stress with being planted in the fall, and although you should water regularly (at least once a week) after transplanting, and continue until frost, after that, baring any droughts, most plants can handle a lot less attention going into the spring. 

    Want to participate?  Here is how it works:  You bring bee-friendly plants you want to exchange, and receive a ticket for each plant you bring, that can be exchanged for plants that others bring.  You are welcome to bring other plants that you think people might want, but you will only receive a ticket for bee-friendly plants. 

    Each plant should be accompanied by a tag indicating what it is, and each group of plants that are the same should have a description on an index card, suitable for taking a picture

     Equipment Sale (tools, woodenware honeybee products):

    If you plan to sell - be at the parking Lot by 6:15, to set up.  The parking lot will be marked for the Sale and look for volunteers to answer any questions. Also any items not sold during Parking Lot Sales must be taken back by the owner and is not eligible for raffle. However, items can be donated for club use.

    You can also post your items on the Wake County Facebook page.

    If you plan to buy - the event starts at 6:30. Please bring cash

    7:30PM- Regular Meeting- Dr. Brad Metz

    Sting Allergies

    We will hold our annual election for club officers.



    • October 18, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Garden Supply Company 1421 Old Apex Rd, Cary, NC
    Register

    Join fellow club members for a group build day for frames and hive bodies.  If you have not put together your own frames or boxes, or you have a really good system to share, this workshop is for you!  Don't let the 2026 season start without having your equipment ready!  This event is for club members only. 

    Two options to participate:

    Participants: We are inviting members to bring their own frames foundation, and hive bodies to the workshop for assistance from volunteers.'  Register as a participant if you will come to build your own.

    Club supplies will be shared, such as wood glue, staples, nails and wire. 

    Volunteers: We are looking to sign up volunteers that have pneumatic nailers, jigs, and techniques to share with new beekeepers to show them how to assemble frames and hive bodies.   Please register as a volunteer if you can help!

    If you wish to assemble frames with WAX foundation, please purchase frames with WEDGE TOP BARS and SPLIT BOTTOM BARS for best results.   Detailed instructions for properly wiring in deep frames with wax foundation will be provided.  The split bottom bar allows for extra long vertical wires to pass through the frame and prevent bowing of the foundation.

    Frames to be used with PLASTIC foundation are usually grooved top and bottom bars.


Past events

August 22, 2025 NCPCA Field Day
August 17, 2025 Hands on the Hive with Mr. Buzz!!!!
August 16, 2025 Art Workshop
August 16, 2025 Mud Day
August 12, 2025 August Membership Meeting
August 09, 2025 Meadmaking Workshop
July 26, 2025 Wax Workshop
July 20, 2025 Hands on the Hive with Mr. Buzz!!!!
July 10, 2025 NCSBA Summer Conference
July 08, 2025 July Membership Summer Cookout at Anderson Point Park
June 22, 2025 Hands on the Hive with Mr. Buzz!!!!
June 21, 2025 Pollinator Party at JC Raulston Arboretum
June 14, 2025 Pollinator Festival at Lake Crabtree Park
June 10, 2025 June Membership Meeting
May 27, 2025 Journeyman Review Online Class
May 18, 2025 Hands on the Hive with Mr. Buzz!!!!
May 17, 2025 Spring Picnic
May 13, 2025 May Membership Meeting
April 15, 2025 Advanced Beekeeper Online Training
April 13, 2025 Hands on the Hive with Mr. Buzz!!!!
April 08, 2025 April Membership Meeting
March 23, 2025 Hands on the Hive with Mr. Buzz!!!!
March 11, 2025 March Membership Meeting
March 06, 2025 Spring Meeting with NC and SC Beekeepers
February 11, 2025 February Membership Meeting
February 08, 2025 Make your own mead workshop
January 14, 2025 Beginner Beekeeper School
January 14, 2025 January Membership Meeting
January 14, 2025 Trees for bees webinar
December 10, 2024 December Membership Meeting
November 12, 2024 November Membership Meeting
October 08, 2024 October Membership Meeting
September 14, 2024 BugFest
September 10, 2024 September Membership Meeting
August 18, 2024 Hands on the Hive with Mr. Buzz!!!!
August 17, 2024 MUD DAY at Walnut Creek Wetland Park
August 13, 2024 August Membership Meeting
July 21, 2024 Hands on the Hive with Mr. Buzz!
July 11, 2024 2024 Summer State Conference in Pinehurst, NC
July 09, 2024 July Membership Meeting
June 29, 2024 Pollinator Festival at Lake Crabtree County Park
June 23, 2024 Hands on the Hive with Mr. Buzz!
June 11, 2024 June Membership Meeting
May 19, 2024 Hands on the Hive with Mr. Buzz!!!
May 18, 2024 Club Picnic
May 11, 2024 Wild About Nature Day
May 07, 2024 May Membership Meeting
May 04, 2024 Kids In Nature Day Volunteer Signup
April 28, 2024 Hands on the Hive with Mr. Buzz!!!
April 27, 2024 Songbird Celebration
April 20, 2024 Earth Day at Marbles Museum
April 20, 2024 EarthFest
April 19, 2024 Arbor Day at Dix Park
April 09, 2024 April Membership Meeting
March 24, 2024 Hands on the Hive With Mr. Buzz!
March 12, 2024 March Membership Meeting
March 07, 2024 Join Us at the 2024 Spring State Conference in New Bern
February 13, 2024 February Membership Meeting
January 23, 2024 Beginner Beekeeper School
January 20, 2024 Introduction to Honey Bees and Beekeeping
January 16, 2024 January Membership Meeting
December 12, 2023 December Membership Meeting
November 14, 2023 November Membership Meeting
October 10, 2023 October Membership Meeting
September 16, 2023 BUGFEST
September 12, 2023 September Membership Meeting
September 09, 2023 Wax Products and Honey Bottling Workshop
August 20, 2023 Hands on the Hive
August 19, 2023 Mud Day at Walnut Creek Wetland Park
August 08, 2023 August Membership Meeting
July 22, 2023 Second Mead Making Workshop
July 16, 2023 Hands on the Hive
July 13, 2023 NCSBA Summer Conference
July 11, 2023 July Membership Meeting
June 25, 2023 Hands on the Hive
June 24, 2023 BEE JUBILEE at Granville County Expo Center
June 13, 2023 June Membership Meeting
June 03, 2023 BEE FEST at Lonerider Hideout Wake Forest
May 21, 2023 Hands on the Hive
May 09, 2023 May Membership Meeting
May 06, 2023 Apiculture Lab visit and BBQ Lunch
April 16, 2023 Hands on the Hive
April 11, 2023 April Membership Meeting
March 26, 2023 Hands on the Hive
March 14, 2023 March Membership Meeting
March 10, 2023 NCSBA Spring Conference
March 04, 2023 Mead Making Workshop
February 14, 2023 February Membership Meeting
February 01, 2023 WCBA Bee School
January 10, 2023 January Membership Meeting
January 06, 2023 Hive Life Conference & Trade Show
December 13, 2022 December Membership Meeting
November 08, 2022 November Membership Meeting
October 15, 2022 2022 State Fair Honey Sales
October 13, 2022 North Carolina State Fair
October 11, 2022 October Membership Meeting
October 01, 2022 Wild About Nature
September 24, 2022 Farm Aid
September 18, 2022 Hands on the Hive
September 13, 2022 September Membership Meeting
August 21, 2022 Hands on the Hive
August 09, 2022 August Membership Meeting
August 01, 2022 EAS 2022 Conference
July 28, 2022 North Carolina State Beekeepers Association Summer Meeting
July 17, 2022 Hands on the Hive
July 12, 2022 July Membership Meeting
June 14, 2022 June Membership Meeting
June 12, 2022 Hands on the Hive
May 15, 2022 Hands on the Hive
May 10, 2022 May Membership Meeting
April 12, 2022 April Membership Meeting
April 10, 2022 Hands on the Hive
January 15, 2022 Testing for Certified Beekeeper
January 08, 2022 Bee School for Beginners

View meeting minutes in the event details of past meetings.

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