Beekeeping Links

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Beekeeping and related links in North Carolina:

The Wolfpack's Beeyard (NCSU Entomology Apiculture)
NC Dept of Agriculture Apiary Services Program
NC Honey Bee Research Consortium
Bee-Linked: Linking pollinators and farmers in NC
List of Breeders with 2008 Permit to Sell in NC
"Bee Notes" from NCSU Entomology
4-H Beekeeping
NC Cooperative Extension Service County Centers
North Carolina Zoo
Goodness Grows in North Carolina
NC Farm Bureau
NC Vegetable Growers Association
NC State Fair
NC Mountain State Fair

Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) information:

• Virus May Be Cause of Honeybees' Deaths
  By ANDREW BRIDGES, AP Writer, Sept. 7, 2007
  The newfound virus may prove to have added nothing more than insult to the injuries bees already suffer, said several experts unconnected to the study.
• Genetic Survey Finds Association Between CCD and Virus
  By Kim Kaplan, USDA-ARS, Sept. 6, 2007
  The only pathogen found in almost all samples from honey bee colonies with CCD, but not in non-CCD colonies, was the Israeli acute paralysis virus (IAPV), a dicistrovirus that can be transmitted by the varroa mite.
  
• Stung: Where have all the bees gone?
  by Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, August 6, 2007
  Lipkin: “My speculation would be that this particular pathogen is a trigger that takes an otherwise borderline population and throws it over the edge.”

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• March 2008 -- US Senators send letter to USDA requesting higher priority in solving the CCD problem.
• Colony Collapse Disorder Action Plan--June 20, 2007
• MAAREC Reports -- authoritative reports, articles, map
• USDA National Agricultural Library compilation of Colony Collapse Disorder articles and reports

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• Bees Dying: Is It a Crisis or a Phase? By Andrew C. Revkin, New York Times, July 17, 2007
• "Where Are the Bees?", video and transcript from NBC17 (Raleigh), May 10, 2007, featuring Dr. David Tarpy (NCSU Entomology/Apiculture) and commercial beekeeper Jack Tapp
• Dr. David Tarpy (NCSU Entomology/Apicultue) interview about CCD, in The Independent weekly, May 9, 2007
• How Colony Collapse Disorder Works, by Marshall Brain of "HowStuffWorks.com", April 24, 2007
• Many theories, few answers. NY Times, April 23, 2007
• Are cell phones to blame? Facts were misrepresented in the news media, researcher reports.
• Is pollen from genetically-modified crops a suspect in CCD? Summary of Research....
• Congressional Testimony on 3/29/07 concerning CCD
• Losing Their Buzz --NY Times Op-ed by May R. Berenbaum (3/2/07)
• CCD Podcasts from Penn State

Other state associations:

Virginia State Beekeepers Association
South Carolina Beekeepers Association
Tennessee Beekeepers Association
Georgia State Beekeepers Association
Maryland State Beekeepers Association

National and international associations:

ABF: American Beekeeping Federation
EAS:  Eastern Apicultural Society
IBRA: International Bee Research Association
MAAREC: Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research and Extension Consortium

U. S. honey bee research labs:

Carl Hayden Bee Research Center, Tucson, Arizona
Beltsville Bee Lab, Beltsville, Maryland
Honey Bee Breeding Lab, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Educational Sites:

4-H Entomology/Beekeeping
Ten Ways to Help Honey Bees
Africanized Bees and Bee Behavior (lesson plans)
Tales from the Hive
Teacher's Guide and Video
Homeschooling unit on honey bees
How Do Honeybees Make Honey?

Honey bee and beekeeping information:

BeeSource Info and Beekeeping Forum
BEE-L Honey Bee Discussion List Sign-up
The Beekeepers Home Page
Bees in Homes FAQ
Africanized Honey Bees (general info and map)

Honey industry:

National Honey Board
Bee-Mail Newsletter
Honey in Foodservice

Pollination:

Bee-Linked: Linking pollinators and farmers in NC
Virginia Pollinator: Pollinators / farmers registry
The Pollinator Page
Pollination from Ohio State

Other interesting sites:

A Taste of American Beekeeping History
History of Bees in Warfare
The "other" NCSBA