There is always something going on in the hive whether it be house cleaning, nursing the young, packing food away, guarding the entrance, dancing, eating, egg laying, fanning, or grooming.Busy As A Bee ...There is always something going on in the hive whether it be house cleaning, nursing the young, packing food away, guarding the entrance, dancing, eating, egg laying, fanning, or grooming.
A forager bee may have flown five to ten miles to collect pollen and nectar for the hive! The National Honey Board states that "bees may travel as far as 55,000 miles and visit more than 2 million flowers to gather enough nectar to make just 1 pound of honey"!
In North Carolina cucumbers, blueberries, apples, strawberries, melons and squash depend heavily on honeybee pollination.
Health Benefits
Unlike most sweeteners honey contains small amounts of a wide array of vitamins, minerals and amino acids as well as antioxidants. NOTE: Honey should not be fed to infants under one year of age. Honey is a safe and wholesome food for older children and adults.
North Carolina Beekeeping Statistics
State Insect
In 1973, the North Carolina General Assembly designated the honeybee as our State Insect. Join us to learn more about the industrious insect that contributes so much to our state’s economy.
Extension Entomology
North Carolina State Beekeepers Association
BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION
Charter Member of North Carolina State Beekeepers Association, Inc.
The Brunswick County Beekeepers Association meets the first Thursday of each month (no July meeting) at 7 p.m. in the Educational Training Center of the Cooperative Extension Service, 25 Referendum Drive (Building N) at the Brunswick County Government Center in Bolivia, North Carolina.