Pickens County
Beekeepers Association
Pickens County, South Carolina
The Pickens County Beekeepers welcome you to beautiful Pickens County!   We keep
bees here at the edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains.  It is a fascinating occupation and
we invite you to join us in learning more about bees and beekeeping.

Come explore our developing website or better yet - come join us at 7:00 pm the second
Thursday of every month except December.
We meet at the Clemson Extension Building on Main Street in Pickens.  For
directions, scroll down and click on the link.

Contact us with questions or for more information:  
pcbeekeepers@yahoo.com
Photo Gallery 1  & 2
Recipes
Bee Website Links
Club Information
Club Awards
Bee Trivia
Are you looking for honey from a local
supplier?  Check out our Local Honey
Locater Page - click on the picture...
Our Bee Links page has links to equipment
suppliers, bee suppliers, research sites, other
clubs, bee & honey organizations, and
publications - come check it out!
How much do you know
about bees?  Visit our
Bee
Trivia page for some very
interesting information
about bees and honey
Pollination
Can you tell the difference
between a honeybee, a
wasp, hornet, or yellow
jacket?  Click
HERE for
some basic information -
Bee Removal Services
Classes and Conferences
Buying Bees
Beekeeping Equipment
Beekeeping Publications
Beekeeping Research
Beekeeping Organizations
Bee/Wasp/Hornet
Identification Page
Other Beekeeping Clubs
Bee Plants 1 & 2 & 3

If you have things you'd like to see added, just e-mail the information to us at:
pcbeekeepers@yahoo.com
or
WebWitch

Come visit us again and see what new things we've added -

This site last modified:
30 April 2008
Link to the USDA website, Click HERE to
review our industry's stats - the 2008 stats
have been released, check them out!
What's going on the beekeeping world?
Click
HERE to see where the coming meetings,
conventions, and trade shows are -
The WebWitch's  
Bloom dates for some
common bee plants
in the Table Rock
area - click
HERE
Come see the story of the
WebWitch's garden hive -
HERE
- the saga continues for 2008
Award Programs
The next Pickens County Beekeepers Association meeting is:   8 May 2008
This is a Thursday night.  The meeting will be held at the Clemson Extension
Building in Pickens.  The address is 222 West Main Street.
We will be talking about swarm prevention and splitting hives -

Come join us!  For a map to the Clemson Extension Building, Click HERE


Paul Brown's Beekeepers Calendar  
Each year the Pickens County Beekeepers select a Beekeeper and Young
Beekeeper of the Year for 2007.  If you are interested in the requirements for
either award, please click
HERE - Beekeeper of the Year
HERE - Young Beekeeper of the Year
for package formats
The Notice Board
Events
The Conference and Meeting Page is updating for the 2008
meetings - we have the NC, SC, GA, and HAS info now, check
them out and plan your travels!

I try to get all the websites for these, if you know of one that needs
to be listed, just e-mail it to me
                  
 the WebWitch
Pollination Fast Facts
Garden Hive 2006  &
2
007-8
Beekeeping Research Papers
The 3-brood Chamber Swarm
Do you need some bees removed?  There are some people who can and
will do that.  Click
HERE to go to our Bee Removal Page.  If you want to
be added to our page, just send  your name, contact information, and list
of what kind of removals you can do to
pcbeekeepers@yahoo.com  
Africanized Honey Bee Info
La Abeja Africanizada
CCD
Recommendations
Q&A
For instructions on how to
introduce a Russian queen to
an existing hive click
HERE
Installing a Russian Queen
Did ya'll know that NASA has a website with honeybee
information on it?
click
HERE to check it out!
NEW!
MLH - mountain laurel honey
Swarm pictures
NEW!
Sugar syrup recipes & info                            
New!
Y por nuestros amigos Espanoles, estos websites tienen information en Espanol -
PCBA Pagina en Espanol
Abejas en Espanol
MielPura
Galeria Apicola Virtual
The MAAREC group has a fabulous website - check out these two pages:
Index for bee diseases and pests:
http://maarec.cas.psu.edu/pests&diseases/pppdIndex.html
Beekeeping term glossary: http://maarec.cas.psu.edu/bkCD/glossary.html
HONEY
Bears and Bees
Labeling your honey with Mary
Permanent Index Liks
MAAREC beekeeping glossary
AHB web links
NEW!
NEW!
MAAREC-Bee Diseases & Pests
I had to share these with you, it's holly time!

the WebWitch
This is really great - the Haagen-Dazs people have built a beautiful website to promote
and help honey bees - check it out!  
http://www.helpthehoneybees.com  
Honey
Abejas en Espanol