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.

www.honey.com

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.

www.honeylocator.com

Recipes

www.honey.com/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.

www.honey.com/foodservice

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.

www.abfnet.org

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.

aapa.cyberbee.net/

American Bee Journal

The oldest English language beekeeping publication in the world.

www.americanbeejournal.com

Apiculture Program, Department of Entomology, NC State University

www.cals.ncsu.edu/entomology/apiculture/

Apimondia

International Federation of Beekeepers’ Associations.

www.apimondia.org/

Bee Culture

The Magazine of American Beekeeping.

www.beeculture.com

CyberBee Net

Provides news articles and reference materials for researching bee biology and beekeeping. Check out live bee cameras and a population model.

www.cyberbee.net

Dadant and Sons, Inc.

www.dadant.com

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.

www.ibra.org.uk

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

www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bees/

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

www.ars.usda.gov/northeast-area/beltsville-md/beltsville-agricultural-research-center/bee-research-laboratory/

Walter T. Kelley Company

www.kelleybees.com

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.”

www.123greetings.com

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.

www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bees

Local and State Beekeepers Associations

Local

Alamance County Beekeepers Association

alamancebeekeepers.org

Forsyth County Beekeepers Association

www.forsythbeekeepers.org

Guilford County Beekeepers Association

www.guilfordbeekeepers.org

Orange County Beekeepers Association

www.theocba.org

Wake County Beekeepers Association

www.wakecountybeekeepers.org

State

North Carolina State Beekeepers Association

www.ncbeekeepers.org

South Carolina Beekeepers Association

scstatebeekeepers.com

Tennessee Beekeepers Association

www.tnbeekeepers.org

Virginia State Beekeepers Association

www.virginiabeekeepers.org

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