"The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery.
General Links and Resources
Associations
- Eastern Apicultural Society
- North Carolina State Beekeepers Association
- Franklin County Beekeepers Association
State Resources
- FranklinCountyFarmFresh.com
- North Carolina Bee Inspectors
- The North Carolina and Franklin County Cooperative Extensions.
- NC State Univ: Wolfpack Beeyard Apiculture Program, and Beekeeping Notes.
- The NC Master Beekeeper Program
- Center for Environmental Farming Systems
Blogs and Podcasts
- The Carolina Bee Blog - don't forget we have our own intermittently updated blog. Also check out our youtube videos.
- Robo's World's Beekeeping Podcasts. Most notably, Monica was interviewed on Dec 10th, 2009. The MP3 of the interview can also be found locally here.
- Basic Beekeeping - This is a great general beekeeping howto/informational blog put together by the good folks at Long Lane Honey Bee Farm in Illinois. They also have a great podcast called Studio Bee Live!
- Ear to the Ground - sustainable agricultural podcast of the Land Stewardship Project.
(Note, not specific to beekeeping.)
Other
- The Honey Bee Conservancy, honey bee advocacy.
- Beekeeping Wikibook
- Cornell's The Hive and Honey Bee Collection of e-books. Huge library of historical and practical beekeeping.
- Bugguide - comprehensive bug guide site - check out the honey bee section. Interesting.
- Encyclopedia of Life - E.O. Wilson's vision - check out the honey bee section.
- Honey may not be honey in your state. Support the effort for a national honey standard. If it says honey, it better be honey!
- Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund
- Pollen Source Color Guide - Assist in determining what that bright red pollen is. :)
- All links last accessed on December 4th, 2009

