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Below is the presentation that Kevin Wooten presented at our February meeting.  Thanks, Kevin! Bee Keeper’s Program (PDF) Bee Keeper’s Program (Original Powerpoint 2007)

Update: The Spring 2011 Nucs are SOLD OUT!

Below is a link to the 2011 Membership Renewal form. 2011 Registration Renewal

You can now easily view lectures on beekeeping from NCSU online. Simply click on the link below and you will be instantly connected to 28 lectures from Dr. Ambrose’s classes on beekeeping: http://courses.ncsu.edu/ent203/common/podcasts/

The NY Times recently ran an interesting story on beekeeping: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/09/garden/09Bees.html?_r=1&hpw=&pagewanted=all

The local EWTV channel will air a series of TV shows after Christmas featuring fellow members Mitchell Wrenn, Bob Matheny, and others. If you do not receive the local East Wake TV channel you may look up the videos online … Continue reading →

Below you will find the documents related to the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) that Kevin Wooten of the USDA will be speaking on at our December meeting. ELAP Fact Sheet Handbook Regulations for Honeybee … Continue reading →

The NY Times just ran an article about a partnership between military and civilian scientists that may have found a prime suspect in the search for the cause of colony collapse. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/07/science/07bees.html

Eurofins Agroscience Services in Mebane will be hosting a “Beekeeper Day” on Tuesday August 17th.  Come out and see demonstrations of lab techniques for dissection,  semi-field studies, how they examine hives, and explainations of some of their research that pertains … Continue reading →

There was a good story on NPR’s Morning Edition yesterday about the recent uptick in backyard beekeeping.  You can read or listen to it here… http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128574280