Meetings & Events
Come join us! All meetings are open to the public, you don't need to be a member to attend. Members receive additional benefits, including hands-on time in the club apiary.
Next Meeting
Thursday, April 2, 2026First Thursday of every month
6:30 PM
Wilson County Agricultural Center
1806 Goldsboro St SW, Wilson, NC 27893Splits by Ashby Miller
Upcoming Event
4-H Livestock Show & Sale
Wednesday, March 25 – Thursday, March 26, 2026
Wilson County Fairgrounds
2331 US-301, Wilson, NC 27893Wilson County 4-H Livestock Show & Sale
What to Expect
Every meeting features educational content and community connection.
Our monthly meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month at 6:30 PM. Each meeting includes:
- Club business and announcements
- Educational presentations on beekeeping topics
- Q&A sessions with experienced beekeepers
- Networking and socializing with fellow beekeepers
All meetings are open to the public, you don't need to be a member to attend! Check back here or follow us on social media for specific meeting topics and special events.
Upcoming Meetings
Here's what's coming up over the next few months.
Thursday, April 2, 2026Next meeting
Splits by Ashby Miller
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Questions and Answers with Bruce, Greg and Alan
Thursday, June 4, 2026
Honey production, hive setup and crops by Dave Bradley
Topics subject to change.
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Past Meetings
A look back at topics we've covered.
2026
- March 5, 2026Swarm Control Management by Pop Pops Bees
- February 5, 2026Creamed honey and how to make it at home by Magnus Ullberg
- January 8, 2026Honey Bees, the Superorganism by Greg Wolgemuth
2025
- December 4, 2025Christmas dinner and social
- November 6, 2025Pests and diseases of the hive by Adolphus Leonard
- October 2, 2025Winter preparation by Dave Bradley
- September 4, 2025Annual club cookout
- August 7, 2025Questions and answers with Bruce, Greg and Alan
- July 3, 2025Pest Management/Mitigation by Kim Gillumette
- June 5, 2025'How I Do It' by Guy Collins
- May 1, 2025Backyard Queen Rearing by Charles Fleming
- April 3, 2025Tips of the Trade by Greg Wolgemuth
- March 13, 2025Making Successful Splits by Phillip Uptmor
- February 6, 2025Expanding your apiary with Queen Castles by Ashby Miller
- January 2, 2025Making sugar bricks for winter feeding by Curt, Vickie, Mellisa
2024
- December 5, 2024Christmas Party
- November 7, 2024Crop Pollination and moving your hives safely and affectively by Jeff Lee
- October 3, 2024Queen Rearing by Ted Williamson
- September 5, 2024Annual club dinner
- August 1, 2024Natural Control of Pests and Diseases by Eric Talley
- July 4, 2024Feeding methods, and equipment by Dave Bradley
- June 6, 2024Pests and Diseases by Greg Wolgemuth
- May 2, 2024Heat Exhaustion and Anaphylactic Shock by Temple Walker
- April 4, 2024Swarming, Splits of Colonies, Supercedures, and Emergency Queen by Greg Wolgemuth
- March 7, 2024Rendering wax from your hives by Lynn Cooper
- February 1, 2024Swarms by Ted Williamson
- January 4, 2024Hive monitoring and data collection by Anya McGuirk
2023
- December 7, 2023Annual Christmas Party
- November 2, 20234th generation beekeeper by Dana Stahlman
- October 5, 2023Q&A with Jennifer Keller from the NCSU Applied Ecology and Apiculture Lab
- September 16, 2023Annual picnic
- August 3, 2023Varroa Mite treatments by Greg Wolgemuth
- July 6, 2023How to Read a Frame by John Kasprak
- May 4, 2023Anaphylactic Shock and Heat Exhaustion by Temple Walker
- February 2, 2023Swarms by Ted Williamson
- January 5, 2023Sugar brick demonstration by Bruce and Greg
2022
- December 1, 2022Christmas Party
- September 1, 2022Preparing for winter by Ronald Lassiter
- August 4, 2022Cotton Boll Pollinators honey bee operation by Guy Collins
- June 2, 2022Summer picnic
- May 5, 2022Extracting honey
- April 7, 2022Q&A with the experts
- March 3, 2022Swarms
- February 3, 2022Hands-on going through a dead-out
- January 6, 2022Winter bee care, feeding, moisture control by Bruce Petway
2021
- December 2, 2021Christmas Party
- October 7, 2021Pollinator gardens by Debbie Chunn
- September 2, 2021Guided tour of the Botanical Gardens by Brenda, Rocky and Tommy
- July 1, 2021Annual picnic
- June 3, 2021Q&A with the experts
- May 6, 2021Inside the beehive
- April 1, 2021Splits and splitting methods by Magnus Ullberg
- January 7, 2021Handling swarm capture calls by Bruce Petway
2020
- November 5, 2020Beeswax and beeswax products by Greg Wolgemuth
- October 1, 2020Chemical Free Beekeeping by Eric Tally
- September 3, 2020Fall preparation for Winter by Adolphus Leonard
- August 6, 2020Pollinators by Debbie Hamrick
- July 2, 2020Anaphylaxis and heat-related issues
- March 5, 2020Mead
- January 2, 2020Spring management
2019
- December 5, 2019Christmas Party
- October 3, 2019Swedish beekeeping by Magnus Ullberg
- September 5, 2019Extractor demonstration
- August 1, 2019Anaphylaxis and heat-related emergencies
- July 13, 2019Annual July picnic
- June 6, 2019Talk by David Tarpy
- May 2, 2019Pests/diseases and treatments
- March 7, 2019Program on a beekeeper's first year
- February 7, 2019Swarms and bait hives
- January 3, 2019Starting an apiary
2018
- December 6, 2018Christmas Party
- November 1, 2018Pollinator gardens
- October 4, 2018Feeding bees
- September 6, 2018Demonstrating feeding bees
- August 2, 2018Treating hives for mites
- July 5, 2018Heat-related emergencies