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Ed Speer or Sweet Betsy Farm in Marion, NC
Ed Speer will present some interesting and sometimes surprising findings about our local honey content and color on Tuesday, Feb 27.
Dave
Dear TCBA Members and Friends, On behalf of the newly elected board, I am pleased to […]
From left to right: President Dave Reeder, Vice President Tammy Hardy, Secretary Martine Miller and Treasurer Brian Brumbaugh
The Toe Cane Beekeepers Association (TCBA), serving Mitchell, Avery and Yancey counties, has elected a new slate of officers to serve for 2024.
Honeybee on a white flower
The October 24 meeting of the Toe Cane Beekeepers Association’s will kick off with a potluck […]
Photo from left to right: Knox Petrucci and Aly Wisely with Heart’s Relief Apiary, Yancey Jones with Hawk Branch Honey, and Ed Geouge with Blue Rock Apiary
The Toe Cane Beekeepers Association congratulates the winners of its 8th Annual Mayland Black Jar Honey […]
Beekeeper Ashby Millr and his wife Cori.
Beekeeper Ashby Miller of Ashby Farms will talk to the Toe Cane Beekeepers Association about how he is developing “a better bee.”
Help pick the area’s best-tasting honey at the 7th Annual Mayland Black Jar Honey Contest on Wednesday, October 4, at Homeplace Beer Company
Debbie Griffith
Master Beekeeper Debbie Griffith will present details on how to strengthen your honey bee hives in the fall to decrease your winter losses on August 22, 2023.
Dr. David T. Peck of Betterbee
Dr. David T. Peck of Betterbee, an expert on varroa mites, will be the guest speaker at the TCBA's July 11, 2023, meeting.