Wake County Beekeepers Association

05/12/2026

Learning swarm capture techniques at our monthly meeting!

05/12/2026

Please join us at our next meeting TONIGHT at Laurel Hills Community Center! 7pm will be a presentation from Tito Sierra on Building a Swarm Trap & the 7:30pm session will be from Jim Hartman on Building a Profitable Beekeeping Business. See you there!

04/14/2026

Beekeepers learning about safety after the beekeepers yard sale! Next up Hanna Levenson!

04/13/2026

EXCITING LINEUP TOMORROW!

The Wake County BeeKeeper's Association is hosting a Bee Stuff Sale!

6:30 PM: Bee Stuff Sale (tools, woodenware honeybee products)

A few guidelines:

If you plan to sell - be at 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 sale must be taken back by the owner or can be donated for club use.

If you plan to buy - the event starts at 6:30. Please bring CASH. 💰 You don't have to be a member to buy!

Reach out to Lee Clark-Sellers with any questions. [email protected] or 919 637 2109

7pm Workshop:
Heat Stress/Bee Sting with Stacie Hagwood.

7:30pm Topic: Evaluating Pollinator Habitat Plantings at NCDA&CS Research Stations to Support Native Bees with Hannah Levenson

04/04/2026

Lots of more exciting swarms caught over the past few days! Great job everyone!

03/27/2026

It’s swarm day today!
Call right away, don’t spray, don’t spray!

Spread the word today to go to www.wakecountybeekeepers.org/swarm and call the swarm team numbers listed!

03/25/2026

Huge shoutout to Michelle Kish who got the swarm in SE Raleigh this week. Swarm season is upon us! Are you ready?! 🐝 🍯

03/14/2026

Experienced club members showed how to do mite checks today. More demo days are coming up at various locations.

Some photos are shared here:

New beekeepers learning to do mite checks

03/12/2026

It's swarm season! The cold temps are going to keep most of them at bay, but more swarms are coming. Please pass along the club's website and contact information to everyone. We have 5 zone captains and the nearest captain has a list of members that can respond quickly to remove a swarm for FREE.
https://www.wakecountybeekeepers.org/swarm

03/11/2026

We had a great turnout at Laurel Hills Community Center last night as we heard from James Wilkes from Ashe County! He introduced his app, HiveTracks, which is a fantastic way to keep up with your bees - all in one place! It’s a FREE app, so definitely take the time to download it today, if you haven’t already.