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. :)