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Yellow-Legged Hornet on the Doorstep of NC

December 11, 2025 Read
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What Should I Be Doing in My Apiary This Month? February

February 5, 2025 Read

News From Pollinators

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What Should I Be Doing in My Apiary This Month? January

January 1, 2026

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What Should I Be Doing in My Apiary This Month? November

November 1, 2025

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Monitoring for Varroa Mites: More Information is Better

September 12, 2025

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Blueberry Pollination: The Role of Specialist Bees

April 18, 2025

Left image shows a rust colored dirt mound with a small bee in the middle. Right image is a wide shot of a nesting aggregation with many rust colored dirt mounds scattered among patchy grass.
Ground Nesting Bees - What to Look for and What Species to Expect

March 5, 2025

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Winter Is a Great Time to Tidy Up Perennial Stems for Pollinator Habitat

February 25, 2025

Banner reading: NIFA Invests $1.8M in Rapid Response to Extreme Weather Events (A1712)
New USDA Funding to Help Beekeepers in Flooded Areas

February 13, 2025

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2025 Online BEES School Starting in January

December 6, 2024

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Syngenta Will No Longer Manufacture and Distribute Gramoxone After 2026 Peanut Notes No. 22 2026

March 4, 2026

From: Peanut
Navigating Your
Food Business: 
A Success Series
Kickstart Your Food Business: Navigating the Support Network

March 4, 2026

From: Food Safety Repository
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Syngenta to Stop Selling Gramoxone

March 4, 2026

From: Cotton
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2026 Soybean Data Webinar

March 4, 2026

From: Official Variety Testing
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Yellow Dust: Navigating the North Carolina Pine Pollen Season

March 4, 2026

From: Extension Forestry
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All Pesticide License Holders

March 3, 2026

From: TurfFiles
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Make Your Mark on March 25 — NC State Day of Giving

March 3, 2026

From: Extension Master Gardener Volunteers
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Tribute to Dr John Van Duyn Peanut Notes No. 21 2026

March 3, 2026

From: Peanut
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2026 Corn Data Webinar

March 3, 2026

From: Official Variety Testing
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Food Truck Boot Camp Fuels WNC Small Business: A Conversation with Laura Lauffer

March 2, 2026

From: Local Food
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