Beekeeping

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Industry, Marketing and Economics

• NCSU Apiculture Program
• Bees and Beekeeping in North Carolina
• The Importance of Honey Bees in North Carolina
• Preparing Liquid Honey for Competition and Sale
• Preparing Honey Entries for the State Fair
• Judging Liquid (Extracted) Honey
• Honey Bee Trivia
• The N.C. Master Beekeeper Program

Culture and Management

• Beekeeping Introduction
• Reducing the Likelyhood of Stings During Outdoor Activities
• Beekeeping Calendar
• Requeening
• The History of Instrumental Insemination
• Setting Up An Observation Hive
• The Dance Language of the Honey Bee
• Cucumber Pollination
• Orchard Mason Bees
• Reducing the Likelihood of Stings During Outdoor Activities
• Allergy to Insect Stings
• Africanized "Killer" Bees
• Africanized Honey Bees: Correcting Some Misconceptions
• Africanized Honey Bees: Some Questions and Answers
• Reducing the Risk of Pesticide Poisoning to Honey Bees

Plants for Beekeeping

• Honey Plants of North Carolina
• Landscape Planting for Bees
• An Herb Garden for the Bees
• The Gold Raintree

Disease and Pests

• Disease Managment of the Honey Bee
  
• Diseases of Bees
• Tracheal Mite Disease
• Varroa Mite Disease
• The Small Hive Beetle
• Honey Bee Medication Fact Sheet

N.C., U.S., and Other Resources

• North Carolina State Bee Keepers Association
• Apiary Services - NCDA & Consumer Services Apiary Program
• Carl Hayden Bee Research Center - USDA
• National Honey Board
• American Beekeeping Federation
• American Honey Producers Association
• Beekeeper's Reference - Hive Mind
• American Bee Journal
• Bee Culture - The Magazine of American Beekeeping