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| Our Spring Field Day will be here before you know it, and the day will be full of new learning opportunities and fellowship with your fellow beekeepers of Stanly County and beyond! This year’s Spring Field Day will take place next Saturday, April 25 from 9:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. We will visit two different apiary’s and those who are ready to take their practical beekeepers test will have an opportunity to be tested. We will start our Spring Field Day at 9:30 a.m. at the home of Jerry and Donna Cotton. We will inspect keeper hives at their apiary. The address is 48147 Gold Branch Road, Richfield NC. We will then travel to the home of Anne and Bill Houck around 11:30 a.m. Their home is located at is 44574 Paul’s Crossing Road, Richfield NC. There we will enjoy a lunch consisting of chicken salad croissants, chips, water and soft drinks and have fun inspecting a top-bar hive, Langstroth hives, play some bee games, and those ready for the practical beekeeping test will have the opportunity to show their knowledge and skills. Those who wish to take the practical certification test must be current members of the NCSBA, must have passed the basic beekeepers written test, and should have at least 2 months of experience inspecting bee colonies. It is also recommended that they study the Practical Test Form that is available for viewing online through the North Carolina State Beekeepers Association website. Please contact Anne Houck before Saturday and let her know your intentions to test. She can be reached at: 980-322-3700. Those taking the practical test need to make sure and bring all the items they normally use when inspecting a hive (Bee suit, smoker, fuel, and hive tools). See you all next Saturday for our Spring Field Day events!!! Mark Little, President Stanly County Beekeepers Association 704-985-3383 |
Stanly County Beekeepers Association - SCBA 