The Polk County Beekeepers Association meets monthly from February through September at the Mill Spring Ag Center. The group is led by experienced beekeepers and covers topics and questions from the local beekeepers. 

Now that fall is approaching and the honey flow has ended, beekeepers should be preparing their hives for winter. 

The speakers for the August meeting will be Larry Vickery and Dennis Iskra who will discuss what’s going on in the hive and what beekeepers should be doing now and in the next month. Larry is a fourth generation beekeeper and Dennis has been keeping bees for six years.

Both are journeymen in the S.C. State Master Beekeeping Program. Dennis and Larry are also partners in Palmetto Bee & Honey Company.

 The next meeting is Thursday, August 17 from 6 – 7:30 p.m. at the Mill Spring Ag Center, 156 School Rd., Mill Spring, NC. The Polk County Beekeeping Association meets the third Thursday of the month. It is open discussion, so come be part of the group and share experiences and questions.

Light refreshments will also be served.

For more information please call Lisa Krolak at 828-279-9643.

– article submitted by Lisa Krolak