Upcoming Events

Win a 9-frame, radial honey extractor!

All proceeds from this OCBA raffle will be donated to the NCSU Endowed Professorship in Apiculture. Click here to buy tickets.


November 14, 2024 Meeting – Thermoregulation

Kim Guillemette is currently working at NC State University as the Research Apiculturalist. Previously, she worked with commercial beekeepers as a Honey Bee Health Specialist at Bee Informed Partnership.  Kim is a Master Beekeeper with the North Carolina State Beekeepers Association and is active with her local chapter, Beekeepers of the Neuse. She owns and operates a small beekeeping operation in eastern North Carolina where she focuses on pollination and honey production. Kim is a retired registered nurse.  She earned a Masters degree in Quality Systems and a post-Masters certificate as a Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt from East Carolina University (Go, Pirates!). Kim is passionate about educating kids and adults about bees, implementing beekeeping best practices and supporting new beekeepers.


 

December 12, 2024 Meeting – Holiday Party