News From Pollinators

Blue and yellow beehives covered with snow in an apiary
What Should I Be Doing in My Apiary This Month? January

January 1, 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

December 11, 2025

Hives lined up along a hillside.
What Should I Be Doing in My Apiary This Month? November

November 1, 2025

Several clear plastic cups inverted over white plates containing dark organic material on a wooden table
Monitoring for Varroa Mites: More Information is Better

September 12, 2025

Photograph of a branch of a blueberry plant with buds, open flowers, and newly forming berries.
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

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

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

Red maple flowers on bare branches against blue sky; text "Maple in Bloom" at top
What Should I Be Doing in My Apiary This Month? February

February 5, 2025

Hexagon logo with bee and text "B•E•E•S" and "BEEKEEPERS EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT SYSTEM"
2025 Online BEES School Starting in January

December 6, 2024

Table of clubs/counties with responses, hives lost, sister counties; totals: 13 responses, 524 hives, 55 counties
Disaster Recovery for Beekeepers in WNC

October 9, 2024

Honey bee feeding on a cluster of small yellow flowers
What Should I Be Doing in My Apiary This Month? October

October 2, 2024

Two wooden beehives on stands in a yard; right hive labeled "Quiet House Bees at work"
Protective Measures of Beehives During Hurricanes

August 6, 2024

Bees on honeycomb.
Happy National Pollinators Week!

June 20, 2024

Great Southeast Pollinator Census North Carolina count pollinators
Counting Pollinators for a Cause

August 9, 2023

A bee in the genus Andrena poking its head out of a tunnel it made in the lawn of an urban yard.
It's the Season for Busy Ground-Nesting Bees!

March 9, 2022

Overturned and stacked beehive boxes and frames beside intact beehives on muddy ground
How to Protect Your Beehives From Mosquito Spraying Following a Hurricane

September 5, 2019

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