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What Should I be doing in my Apiary this Month? April

Published - April 9, 2026 Read
Hive of honey bees with bees clustered and hanging on the front or 'bearding' due to extremely high daytime temperature.

What Should I be doing in the apiary this month? July

Published - July 1, 2026 Read
Frame of completely capped honey ready for harvest.

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What Should I be doing in the Apiary this month? May

Published - May 1, 2026

A yellow Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on a purple coneflower
Want to support pollinators? Plant pollinator habitat!

Published - April 8, 2026

Dorsal view of a wasp with black head and thorax and yellow-striped abdomen on white background
Yellow-Legged Hornet on the Doorstep of NC

Published - December 11, 2025

From: Entomology
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Monitoring for Varroa Mites: More Information is Better

Published - September 12, 2025

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Blueberry Pollination: The Role of Specialist Bees

Published - 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

Published - March 5, 2025

A photograph of a stem being split to reveal small bees inside
Winter Is a Great Time to Tidy Up Perennial Stems for Pollinator Habitat

Published - February 25, 2025

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New USDA Funding to Help Beekeepers in Flooded Areas

Published - February 13, 2025

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News From NC State Extension

Rain near Tarboro
Conditions are Favorable for Sclerotinia Blight Peanut Notes No. 175 2026

Published - July 25, 2026

From: Peanut
Pitcher fills basin with water
Register Now for TH1: Intro to Therapeutic Horticulture

Published - July 24, 2026

From: Therapeutic Horticulture
Corn earworm trap catches
Light and Pheromone Trap Captures for Caterpillar Pests- July 22

Published - July 24, 2026

From: Soybeans
From left to right, chinch bug (small, winged insect) life stages, nymph through adult in increasing size.
Got Chinch Bugs? We Need Your Help!

Published - July 23, 2026

From: TurfFiles
Potato leafhopper and 2,4-DB symptoms
Potato Leafhopper Question Peanut Notes No. 174 2026

Published - July 23, 2026

From: Peanut
Early phase of manganese deficiency
Dan Anco Clemson Peanut Notes No. 173 2026

Published - July 23, 2026

From: Peanut
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2026 Apple Maturity Program [7.21.26]

Published - July 23, 2026

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
Chrissy making mini pizza recipes
Cooking Up Healthy Habits: Halifax County EFNEP

Published - July 23, 2026

From: EFNEP - Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
Fungicide droplets in the peanut canopy
Applying Miravis plus Chlorothalonil Peanut Notes No. 172 2026

Published - July 23, 2026

From: Peanut
Kudos OD injury
Volunteer Cotton Control in Peanuts Peanut Notes No. 171 2026

Published - July 23, 2026

From: Peanut
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