Helpful Links
National Honey Board Site and Pages
National Honey Board
Get production, distribution, and sales data for the honey industry, or link to related recipes, cooking advice, and honey facts.
Honey Locator
Provided by the National Honey Board, this directory lists suppliers of different types of honey. Browse by state or such varieties as alfalfa, dandelion, and wildflower.
Recipes
Technical Information and Applications for Honey: Honey Information for Food Technologists
Fact sheets, product applications, and technical assistance. Provided by the National Honey Board.
Beekeeping and Bee Science
American Beekeeping Federation
Acts on behalf of the beekeeping industry on issues affecting the interests and the economic viability of the various sectors of the industry.
American Association of Professional Apiculturists
A source of research-based information and recommendations on all matters of honeybee science and management. Fosters cooperation, dialogue, and professional growth among extension, regulatory, teaching, and research honey bee specialists.
American Bee Journal
The oldest English language beekeeping publication in the world.
Apiculture Program, Department of Entomology, NC State University
www.cals.ncsu.edu/entomology/apiculture/
Apimondia
International Federation of Beekeepers’ Associations.
Bee Culture
The Magazine of American Beekeeping.
CyberBee Net
Provides news articles and reference materials for researching bee biology and beekeeping. Check out live bee cameras and a population model.
Dadant and Sons, Inc.
International Bee Research Association
A UK based not-for-profit organization that was established in 1949, with a worldwide membership. IBRA aims to increase awareness of the vital role of bees in the environment as bio-indicators.
NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Plant Industry – Plant Protection Section, Apiary Services
www.ncagr.gov/PLANTINDUSTRY/Plant/apiary/apiary4.html
NC State University Beekeeping, Insect Pest Management, Department of Entomology
entomology.ces.ncsu.edu/apiculture/
NOVA Online: Tales from the Hive
Pest Management Strategic Plan for Honey Bees in the Mid-Atlantic States
https://ipmdata.ipmcenters.org/documents/pmsps/MidAtlanticHoneyBeePMSP.pdf
US Department of Agriculture Bee Research Lab
Walter T. Kelley Company
Just for Kids
Bee-aMazed Children’s Garden
Activities from Longwood Gardens, including printable activity sheet and coloring pages (at the bottom).
www.longwoodgardens.org/BeeAmazed.html
Bee Buzz for Kids
Includes bee games, puzzles, the anatomy of the honeybee, and more!
www.cyberbee.net/kids/beebuzz.html
Honey Month Ecards from 123Greetings.com
Search for “honey month.”
Tales from the Hive – Nova
Discover how bees communicate, and learn the physical and social structure of the hive. View QuickTime movies of bees dancing, read how Nova filmed bees mating in flight.
Local and State Beekeepers Associations
Local
Alamance County Beekeepers Association
Forsyth County Beekeepers Association
Guilford County Beekeepers Association
Orange County Beekeepers Association
Wake County Beekeepers Association
State
North Carolina State Beekeepers Association
South Carolina Beekeepers Association
Tennessee Beekeepers Association
Virginia State Beekeepers Association
Recipes
Golden Blossom Honey – Recipes
www.goldenblossomhoney.com/recipes_landing.php
Sue/Sioux Bee Honey - Recipes
siouxhoney.com/content/categories/recipes/
Planting for Pollinators
Creating Pollinator Gardens
(Thanks to Jenna Miller and her Girl Scout troop!)
https://www.bottlestore.com/beesandhoneycreatingpollinatorgardens