Beekeeping Links

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Beekeeping and related links in North Carolina:

Center for Honeybee Research in Asheville, NC
The Wolfpack's Beeyard (NCSU Entomology Apiculture)
NC Dept of Agriculture Apiary Services Program
NC Africanized Honey Bee Resources
NC Honey Bee Research Consortium
Bee-Linked: Linking pollinators and farmers in NC
List of Breeders with 2010 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
Save the Hives

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:

Bee Health from eXtension.org
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
Bees in Homes FAQ
Africanized Honey Bees (general info and map)
NC Africanized Honey Bees Resources

Honey industry:

National Honey Board

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