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

Published - April 9, 2026

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

Published - April 8, 2026

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

Published - 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

Published - December 11, 2025

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

Published - 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

Published - 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

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

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

Published - 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

Published - 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

Published - 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

Published - October 9, 2024

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

Published - 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

Published - August 6, 2024

From: Entomology
Bees on honeycomb.
Happy National Pollinators Week!

Published - June 20, 2024

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

Published - August 9, 2023

From: NC State Extension
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!

Published - March 9, 2022

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

Published - September 5, 2019

From: Entomology
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