The Chatham County Beekeepers’ Association has been inspiring and educating beekeepers since 1976.
We also promote beekeeping to the general public to raise awareness of the importance of bees to our local food system and our communities.
We hope you enjoy our website – please visit often as it grows. We invite you to attend one of our meetings or events. We welcome beekeepers of all levels of experience as well as folks interested in starting a hive or two.
May Monthly Meeting Details
Thursday, May 18th at 7 pm at the old Ag Building in Pittsboro:
Kim Wood will present the plastic hives and components as an alternative to traditional wooden-ware. The over-engineered hives were designed by beekeepers for beekeepers. Technosetbee offers some very innovative solutions for queen rearing. See more at http://www.honestbeehives.com/.
Pollinator Day is coming in May!
Come join the Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension and the Chatham County Beekeepers’ Association for our 10th Annual Pollinator Day Celebration on Saturday, May 20, from 9:00 am until 1:00 pm on The Lawn at Chatham Mills in Pittsboro, NC.
The purpose of Pollinator Day is to raise public awareness of the importance of the bees and other pollinators that are needed to produce 80 percent of our flowering plants and one third of our human food crops.
All Pollinator Day activities are free and open to the public. This event will be held rain or shine. More details here.
Address for the event: 480 Hillsboro St. Pittsboro, NC 27312.