A community of beekeepers from Nash, Edgecombe, Halifax, and surrounding counties — teaching new beekeepers, mentoring in the apiary, and keeping honey bees thriving in Eastern North Carolina.
Ready to become a certified beekeeper? This class is led by certified beekeepers. Participants gain hands-on experience in honey bee biology, hive management, and sustainable beekeeping practices.
Bee Excellent Association was founded in 2022 to bring together beekeepers of every experience level from Nash, Edgecombe, Halifax, and surrounding counties. If you keep bees in Eastern North Carolina, you have a home here. Whether you're opening your first hive or your five-hundredth, you'll find practical teaching, honest mentoring, and a community that wants your bees to thrive.
Our beginner course pairs classroom instruction with real time in the apiary — because bees are the best teachers of all. Members stay connected all year through meetings, workshops, and hands-on hive days.
A cluster of honey bees on a branch or fence is usually just resting while scouts look for a new home. Our members are happy to pick up swarms in Nash, Edgecombe, Halifax, and surrounding counties — safely, at no cost, and the bees get a good home. Outside our area? You can report a swarm statewide through the NCSBA.
New beekeepers join through the beginner course — your $70 course fee includes club membership and state membership for the year. Interested in joining otherwise? Just come to one of our monthly meetings — first Wednesday of each month at 6:00 PM at the Shaw Learning Center — and we'll get you connected.
Meetings, guest speakers, and skills workshops that follow the beekeeping season.
Hands-on hive time with experienced beekeepers — the fastest way to grow in confidence.
Membership ties you into the NC State Beekeepers Association — the largest state beekeeping association in the country — including the Master Beekeeper Program.
Beekeeping in Eastern North Carolina moves with the seasons. Here's the shape of the year we teach — and live — as a club.
Bee school runs in January. Build and paint equipment, order bees, and feed colonies through the last cold snaps.
The nectar flow arrives. Manage swarming, install new packages, and watch colonies boom.
Pull honey, then turn to mite monitoring and treatment — healthy fall bees make spring colonies.
Feed, reduce entrances, and tuck the bees in. Reflect, plan, and get ready to welcome next year's students.
Membership, statewide bee schools, the Master Beekeeper Program, and swarm reporting.
Research and extension resources on honey bee health from NC State University.
State apiary inspection program, disease and pest control, and beekeeping regulations. Our region's apiary inspector covers Nash, Edgecombe, and Halifax counties.
Club news, photos from the apiary, and event announcements.