"I am fascinated by the interactions between bees. I am fascinated by the interactions between beekeepers."
"Nature has unlimited time in which to travel along tortuous paths to an unknown destination. The mind of man is too feeble to discern whence or whither the path runs and has to be content if it can discern only portions of the track, however small."
The keeping of bees is like the direction of sunbeams.
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The Carolina Bee Company Team
The Carolina Bee Company is really just two people, Todd and Monica Warner, who share a passion for honey bees1. Todd, the outdoorsy science and nature geek, has always been intrigued by bees, ants, and other swarming social insects. Unsurprisingly, beekeeping has always been peripherally intriguing to him. Out of curiosity, Todd purchased a used beekeeping book2 at a library sale in the early 1990s. This book sat on his shelf unread for a decade until 2004 when Todd heard an NPR3 news story outlining the ongoing struggle of beekeepers and bees against the varroa mite4. He finally picked up that book and read it.
Todd was immediately intrigued and eventually wound up in a beginning beekeeping course. In short order he bought a ton of equipment and 21,000 honey bees5. Todd was suddenly a beekeeper. Monica was a little leery at first but was willing to give the whole "Bee Thing" a try. Monica is now a journeyman beekeeper6 as well and loves beekeeping just as much as Todd.
The Carolina Bee Company was born and the rest is apicultural history.
Welcome to the apiary!
- Check out our About Honey Bees page.
- Beekeeping: an Illustrated Handbook by Diane Stelley, First Edition, 1983.
- National Public Radio
- Varroa destructor
- 21,000 bees is approximately six lbs of honey bees, or two small starter hives. To start a very small starter hive, one generally starts with one queen and three pounds of bees per hive.
- The North Carolina Master Beekeeper Program
