Welcome to the Gaston County Beekeepers Association Web Site
The Next Meeting is :

May 28th

April Meeting was Field Day at Alternative Beverage

and will be at the Gaston County Citizens Resource Center located at 1303 Dallas-Cherryville highway.

Plan to attend !

Citizens Resource Center, Dallas, NC - Extension office Phone number 704-922-2112

 
The Webinar put, on by David Tarpy was an excellent program on "coming out of winter". The next Webinar will be in June and the topic is still TBD so make plans to for this upcoming program.

David talked about a book called "Fat Bees Skinny Bees" by the Australian Government on Honeybee nutrition.

You can download a version here
 
 

The Bee School Field Day was a cool day but the bees were not too mad and a swarm had occurred in Jess's bee yard. It was caught and put in a hive. Food was great and it was an overall fun day. Click here for pictures

Click here for the April Newsletter

Click here for the March Newsletter

Click here for the February Newsletter

Click here for the January Newsletter

Gaston Beekeepers Bee School has begun  !

Started January 22.

At the December meeting, all 2012 officers were re-elected for 2013

There is a new bee supply located in Trinity, NC called Triad Bee Supply LLP. Check them out at www.triadbeesupply.com

Gaston County member did a bee removal from a house. Click here for some pic's from that removal.

Our Bee School Field Day and cookout was held on Saturday May 26, 2012 at Alternative Beverage with the new students taking their field tests. Click here for some photo's of the things going on at the event.

Good article on Pollination so check it out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Click here for good info on Cinnamon and honey and how it cures you

Club Officers

President:
Eddie Barker

Vice President:
Lori Fiesenhahn

Secretary:
Jim Burke

Program Coordinator:
Tamela Bell

Newsletter Editor:
Debi Wheeler

Treasurer:
Robert Probst

Web Page Editor:
Gary Cathey
 
 
 

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