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2023 Bee Suppliers

In need of Bees this year?!

We will have a meeting THIS WEEK to discuss bee suppliers, orders, package & Nuc installation, swarm catching & hive splits…

DATE: Wednesday, January 25th, 2023

WHERE: Kill Devil Hills Library, 400 Mustian St, KDH 27948.

WHEN: 7:00 PM – Arrive at 6:30 p.m. to socialize/help set up chairs, meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. Library locks the front door at 5:00, so follow the sidewalk around the left of the building to the back door.

Bee Suppliers for 2023…

Everyone’s dates are dependent on the weather and all had pricing info and how to order on their sites, so check them out.

Hands on Beekeepers: 
Only Nucs! All info is on the website. Deep and medium nucs, locally raised in SE Virginia, and choose between a VHS F1 queen OR Carniolan/Italian open-mated queen. 
Range from $225-235 each. 

https://hands-on-beekeepers.square.site/  

http://handsonbeekeepers.com / (757)-408-5201

Sapony Creek in Rocky Mount: 
3 lb Packages – First pickup date is Tuesday March 21st & then April 19th.
$130 Unmarked Queen
$135 Marked Queen 

5Frame Nucs – Pickup sometime Mid-April
$188 Unmarked Queen
$193 Marked Queen. 

http://saponycreekapiaries.com / (252)-904-1446.

James Wierman at 8 Veterans Farms: 
Pickup is at 101 Sweetgum Ct Maple, NC 27956 – Starting April 26th by appointment.  

$135 for 3 lb. packages and he will have Nucs as they are ready in the spring $185 for 5-frames.

https://my-site-106938-104782.square.site/s/shop / (757)-354-1412

Bailey Bees in Hillsborough, NC:  
Pickups on two weekends } 3/23-24 and also 3/30-31.  

3lb Packages are $140.
Nucs are $200. They will call with the Pickup date.  

https://shop.baileybeesupply.com/ / (919)-241-4236

Birdneck Bees:
No packages, ONLY Nucs. 
Pickup is mid-April at Greenbrier Farms in Chesapeake. 

Nucs are $240, overwintered in SC. May be ready for pickup around 4/15. 

https://ncvabeenucs.com/?product=5-frame-bee-nuc / (757)-641-4433


GROUP PICKUP:
IF you are interested, PLEASE reply to this email or text Dalton with where you purchased from and I will add you to the list on my phone, if enough people buy from one place, we’ll see if someone from that group is willing to pick up for others. If not, you’ll want to work out pick-up with the supplier!

If anyone is willing to pick up other orders from a supplier, please let me know by email or phone.

Any questions, let me know!

-Dalton Hyde
919-260-3265

April 2021 – Bee Package Pickup & Updates!

Spring has Sprung!

April 13th, 2021 –
Info regarding Dues, Online Services, & Bee Package Pickup Info!

2021 Dues: 
With the meetings offline & the issues surrounding groups during covid, any Existing/ New/ Interested Members should not sweat paying their dues this year! Our usual services are disrupted right now and I think we will be fine to skip requiring any payments this year. We will see what 2022 brings us. 

Web Services:
I bee-lieve I have found an experienced Social Media & Website developer who is excited to help us develop, expand, & enhance our online services! Her name is Crystal & we will work to achieve better utilization of our online presence throughout the year. I will of course update everyone as we progress. 

Pickup Info of Sapony Creek Bee Packages(s) detailed below…

Driver – As in past years, Heidi Leo of Colington is our pick-up driver, once again coming through for the team… Thank You, Thank You! 

Also thanks to Myia Thompson of Kitty Hawk who also offered to assist with pickups, as she’s planning on making the trip also… if anyone is in the KH area, let me know and your package could be picked up by Myia for closer convenience. 

All packages will be picked up by Heidi unless otherwise requested!

DATE: This Tuesday, April 13th 

WHERE: Stack’em High Parking Lot. 1225 S Croatan Hwy, Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948. 
Thank You to Nick Kiousis for offering the location again! 

WHEN: Approx 11:30-1:00 PM

Heidi will leave early in the morning to arrive by approx 8:30-9:00 AM, with the loading of packages taking up 30-60 min, and then head back on the 2.5-3 hour return trip. Once she arrives, we will unload the packages, and then she will depart. We will have a collection bag for cash gifts, which we will give to her at the next opportunity. 

Once YOU arrive, we ask that you park & wait for the previous person to retrieve their order., before coming up. I just want to be respectful of anyone’s health concerns, but we should alright outdoors with masks for any close contact. 

That being said, if anyone has concerns about Package Installation, feel free to reach out…We have a step-by-step instructional and some videos at our disposal. Denise & I are both more than happy to assist anyone wanting help.
 
If for any reason, you can not make it to pick up at that time, let me know and we will find somewhere to safely house your packages until you can. 

REMINDER: Bring your screen/laundry bag/etc. for transport, if you have one!
 

Dare Co. Library – Virtual Backyard Beekeeping: Beginner Basics Presentation!

WHEN: April 14, 2021 from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm & repeated from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

The Dare County Library has announced the next virtual Zoom presentation as part of its monthly Virtual Enrichment Series for Adults.
Please join Denise Deacon & Dalton Hyde of the Outer Banks BeeKeepers’ Guild on Wednesday, April 14 from 11 am-Noon for a virtual class designed to help you start your own backyard beehive focusing on the knowledge and equipment needed. A tour of a beehive is included. They will repeat the presentation on Wednesday, April 14 from 2 pm-3 pm.

Registration for the program is required and space is limited. Select the program time of your choice.

Programs are free to Dare County residents and property owners ages 18 years and older. To register for this presentation, visit http://darenc.com/Enrichment or visit the Dare County Library’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/DareCountLibrary.

For more information, contact Dare County Librarian Jonathan Wark at 252-473-2372 or jwark@earlibrary.org

BEE AWARE & BEEWARE! – Southern Shores Residents

Southern Shores Township – 4/5/21 
PROPOSED REWRITE OF TOWN NOISE ORDINANCE & BEEKEEPER REGULATION.
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“In contrast, a proposed new ordinance about the consent that non-commercial beekeepers in town must obtain from their neighbors before they may keep an apiary is tightly written and specific, spelling out how they must proceed. (Heretofore, there has been no beekeeping ordinance in Southern Shores.)
 
The intent of the ordinance, which is apparently dictated by state law, is to ensure that a Southern Shores resident’s beekeeping does not adversely affect “the use and enjoyment of neighborhood properties surrounding the property on which the bees are kept,” according to the proposed new Code sec. 4-28.
 
The beekeeper must obtain written consent—the details of which are spelled out in the proposed ordinance—from all adjoining landowners for a proposed apiary site and provide it to the Town Manager. Absent such consent, a beekeeper cannot operate. (See pp. 67-68 of the meeting packet.)
 
Another proposed change to the Town Code would delete an article in chapter 18 that created an auxiliary police force to consist of as many volunteer members as the Town Council “may, from time to time, deem necessary.”
 
According to Mr. Ogburn’s summary in the meeting packet, the abolition of the auxiliary police and changes to the noise ordinance “was initially requested by the Police Department.”
 
Unfortunately, a volunteer auxiliary police force has become an anachronism. Forty years ago it seemed like a good idea.”
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Please keep in mind, this is ONLY proposed without any real traction but I know there are a few of us in Southern Shores, so we are keeping an eye on this development. 


Please reach out via my cell with any questions!

-Dalton Hyde
919-260-3265
2021 OBBG President

Jan/Feb New Year Catch Up! – Meetings, Hive Checks, & Packages!

Hello & Happy New Year!

I know we have been thrown off for a while due to Covid, but we are working to get some ideas flowing and hopefully some solutions for some of our logistical issues.

At this time we have not determined another location for hosting our monthly meetings. I only received a handful of replies (Thank you to those that did!) from last September regarding these issues, so I await further feedback.

First on the Docket – Early Spring Hive Checks & Feeding!

As spring creeps in and brings us warmer days, take the time to check your hives!! It’s common for hives to make it through winter only to starve before plants bud out… So get in there on any day above 50 degrees, see what resources they may have, & if they are depleted, get some feed on them asap!

While sugar syrup 1:1 works well above 50 degree nights, sometimes fondant/dry sugar that’s made wet is better for nights cooler than 50. Regardless, ANY kind or amount of feed is going to be helpful to them coming out of winter. 

Next up – Packages!

ORDER ASAP!
Yet keep in mind – Swarm Season is around the corner and its always a great chance for some literal “FREE BEE’s”!!!

Below is info regarding some of the different suppliers members have used in the past, although we all have predominantly used Sapony Creek. That’s historically been the supplier we worked out group pick up with, which I expect to attempt again this year. 

I have heard from one person – Myia Thompson, who has volunteered to pick up additional orders for others. 

IF YOU NEED HELP Picking up your package/Nuc/order, YOU MUST inform not only Sapony Creek but also Myself (Dalton), and I will confirm with Myia/Driver about their pick up list.

Please remember… At pickup time, a donation toward the driver’s gas & time is always welcome! 
(If you have purchased through other suppliers yourself and can pick up orders for others, please let Dalton know as soon as possible to spread the word.)

NOTE! DIFFERENT SUPPLIERS HAVE THEIR OWN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS & PICKUP DATES!  Also, please remember suppliers pre-order a limited number of packages, so if you plan to get bees, the sooner you order, the better, lest they run out.

PACKAGE & NUC OFFERINGS:

Sapony Creek Apiaries, Dave Bradley, 6154 West Mount Drive, Rocky Mount, NC 27803  

Phone: 252-904-1446

Pickup dates are currently scheduled for Tuesday, March 30th & Tuesday, April 20th. Please note that these dates are subject to change based on weather conditions at the supplier level.

If you call Dave to place an order, be sure to let him know you are with the “Outer Banks/OBX Order,” then also contact Dalton to let the Group Driver know you are on the pickup list. 

We will strive to identify a rendezvous spot where you can collect your packages that is convenient, it will be determined as time draws closer.

Also, Dave has a store there with bee supplies at the ready: http://www.saponycreekapiaries.com 

Packages:
Unmarked Packages $125.00
Marked Packages $130.00

Nucs:
Unmarked 5-Frame $188.00
Marked 5-Frame $193.00

Queens:
Unmarked Mated Queens: $30.00
Marked Mated Queens: $35.00

They will start taking orders until our dates sell out!
 
Bailey Bee Supply, 147 Boone Square Street, Hillsborough, NC 27278

Email: info@baileybeesupply.com

Phone: 919-241-4236

Offering Italian Packages & Nucs this season!

Package Pickup in Hillsborough- April 1/2 & April 22/ 23.
Nuc’s pickup set for early May.

https://shop.baileybeesupply.com/  

Packages:
$135.00 Packages with a Marked Queen

Nucs:
$190 Unmarked Nuc
$195 Marked Nuc

**Bailey’s also offers equipment for any last-minute needs, in addition to offering Queens through the season!

8 Veteran Farms, James Wierman, Maple, NC 

Email: 8veteransfarms@gmail.com 

Phone: 757-354-1421 

https://www.facebook.com/8veteransfarms  

Offering Packages & Nucs this season!

Packages:
$125 Marked Package 

Nucs:
$175 5-Frame Nuc

**If ordering online; Please include Full Name, Email, & Phone #!

NUC’s (NUCLEUS) HIVES ONLY:

Birdneck Bees – http://ncvabeenucs.com/  

Email – info@ncvabeenucs.com

Phone: Sharon Tanner (757)-718-3581 OR Ann Baker (757)-641-4433

Overwintered Nucs available for the price of $230 for 5 deep frame Nucs. Pickup will be April 16th/17th at Greenbrier Farms in Chesapeake (near the state line).  If you place an order with them and would offer to pick up for others, please let Dalton know.


The following links are regarding bee suppliers from our state or nearby chapters…

This link is VERY useful from the NC Dept. of Ag regarding all things apiary in our state: http://www.ncagr.gov/plantindustry/Plant/apiary/index.htm 

On that page you will also find a “List of Dealers Authorized to Sell Bees in NC,” and you are welcome to contact any of those suppliers to order and pick up your own bees. Out-of-state suppliers are shown at the bottom of that list.

The Beekeepers Guild of Southeastern Virginia lists several suppliers of nucs on their website:
https://beekeepersguild.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=89&Itemid=131

Denise & I will be helping put on a Zoom Event for the Dare County Library on April 14th, 2021. More details to come!

Any Questions/Concerns, please feel free to reach out… Dalton Hyde (President) 919-260-3265 or Denise Deacon (Past President) 252-722-3118.

-Dalton Hyde
OBBG President