2023 HCBA Speakers

2023 Beek Speaker Lineup So, print/post this and share it with other beekeepers you know. Thank you!  https://onlinepresskit247.com/upload/storytellertothemedia/2023-beek-speaker-lineup-1682195798.pdf

When our regular meeting place at Jackson Park Extension Office is too small for meetings and speakers, we use the Operations Center, 305 Williams Street, Hendersonville, NC 28792

HCBA Non-members speaker fees vary (Tom Repas $25 both days; Phoebe Snyder $15, Ian Steppler $25)

Pay for one speaker or HCBA membership with Venmo (Note: you know you’re at the right Venmo account when you see the honeycomb behind the HCBA logo.)

HCBA Members: Free (RSVP here at Facebook)

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March 20th Lexi Hoopman

The Unintended Antibiotic Target: Honey Bee Microbiomes and Reproduction
7 pm Operations Center 305 Williams St, Hendersonville, NC 28792

April 17th Hilary Kearney

Hot Hives

7 pm Operations Center 305 Williams St, Hendersonville, NC 28792

May 5th and 6th Tom Repas

Queen Bee Basics, Sustainable Beekeeping Key Components, Basics of Mead Making

Fri 6 pm Sat 9 am -3:30 pm Operations Center 305 Williams St, Hendersonville, NC 28792

May 15th Q&A

7 pm Extension Office 100 Jackson Park Rd, Hendersonville, NC 28792

June 19th HCBA Picnic

David Foti will do an extractor demo

7 pm Extension Office 100 Jackson Park Rd, Hendersonville, NC 28792

July 17th Lewis Cauble

Pests of the Hive

7 pm Extension Office 100 Jackson Park Rd, Hendersonville, NC 28792

August 21st Scott Davis

Winter Hive Preparation

7 pm Extension Office 100 Jackson Park Rd, Hendersonville, NC 28792

September 18 Kim Bailey

Your Pollinator Garden

7 pm Extension Office 100 Jackson Park Rd, Hendersonville, NC 28792

October 16th Phoebe Snyder

Bees Fight Back: Social Immunity and Defenses of the Hive

7 pm 305 Williams Street, Hendersonville NC

November 13th Election, Black Jar Honey Contest, and Party Time!!!

7 pm Extension Office 100 Jackson Park Rd, Hendersonville, NC 28792

December 2nd Ian Steppler

Small Scale Commerical Queen Bee Rearing
Transitioning from a Sideline to Commerical Beekeeper: Lessons Along the Way

7 pm City Operation Center 305 Williams Street, Hendersonville NC