The Importance of Honeybees

The Importance of Honeybees

"If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man."" Albert Einstein

Why Be A Beekeeper?

To Learn……. A. About agriculture B. About the environment C. About Biology D. About Animals E. About how things work. F. Adventure

Truly, a beneficial creature….

1. She Gives Us Sweet Honey

2. She pollinates our crops

3. She heals our hurts.

To Be Part of Something Good

10,000 Hobbyist Beekeepers in NC

Produce 5 million pounds of honey

$15 million Pollination = $185 million

U.S. Honey Statistics U.S. Honey, $500 Million

Pollination, $20 Billion 2.39 Million Colonies

(2006 Price +14%; Production -11%)

Holly

Blackberry Locust Cotton, Basswood

Nectar Plants of North Carolina

Tulip Poplar

White Clover Sourwood

NC State Beekeepers Association

2,000 Members (All Volunteers)

55 Chapters The Largest State

Beekeepers Association in Nation

Who’s The Boss!

Much of what you need to know…

Enemies of the Hive

Things I Have Learned! 1. Humility 2. Pain 3. Courage 4. Character 5. Neighborliness 6. Common Sense 7. To Appreciate Beauty

Building Character

Hard at Work!

Beauty in the Beeyard

Beauty In the Bee Yard

Another Beautiful Workplace…

Busy, Busy Bee!

Killer Bee?

You All Come Back!

You Hear?