Wednesday June 27 at Chatham Marketplace
Chatham Marketplace is located in historic Chatham Mills, 480 Hillsboro
Street, Suite 320 in Pittsboro, NC; visit their website at
http://www.chathammarketplace.coop/ for directions and store information.
1:00-1:45 pm – Protect our Pollinators and Plant a Bee Garden (that looks great and provides forages for both honey bees and native bees!) – Presentation by Debbie Roos, North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center
1:45-2:30 pm – Watch “bee TV” (observation hive), view exhibits, meet and mingle with NCSU faculty and Chatham County Beekeepers, ask your burning questions…
2:30-3:15 pm – How to Become a Backyard Beekeeper – Presentation by Dr. David Tarpy, NCSU Apiculture Specialist
3:15-4:00 pm – Watch “bee TV” (observation hive), view exhibits, meet and mingle with NCSU faculty and Chatham County Beekeepers, ask your burning questions…
4:00-4:45 pm – Overview of North Carolina Pollinators – Presentation by
Dr. Steve Bambara, NCSU Entomology Specialist
Thursday June 28 at Weaver Street Market
Weaver Street Market is located at 101 East Weaver St. in Carrboro, NC; visit their website at http://www.weaverstreetmarket.com/ for directions and store information.
10:00-noon – visit the information tables and displays and talk with beekeeping experts from NC State University, North Carolina Cooperative Extension, the NCDA&CS, and the Orange County Beekeepers' Association.
Noon-1:00 - Bee Cage - watch an experienced beekeeper open a hive and talk
about bees and beekeeping; get your burning questions answered
1:00-1:30 – Protect our Pollinators and Plant a Bee Garden – Presentation by
Debbie Roos, North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center
1:30-2:30 - Bee Cage Demonstration repeated
2:30-3:00 - How to Become a Backyard Beekeeper - Presentation by Dr. David
Tarpy, NCSU Apiculture Specialist
3:00-4:00 - Bee Cage Demonstration repeated
4:00-4:30 - Overview of North Carolina Pollinators – Presentation by Dr. Steve Bambara, NCSU Entomology Specialist
You will also be able to visit the produce section of Chatham Marketplace and Weaver Street Market to learn which crops are pollinated by honey bees and what this means to North Carolina’s economy. And check out the special display of the many products of the hive available at each store, including honey harvested by local beekeepers!
Debbie Roos, Chatham County Agricultural Extension Agent, will also provide a sneak peek of her new Pollinator Conservation website where you can learn about plants appropriate for the Piedmont region that will provide nectar and pollen for bees and other pollinators; view photos of each plant species and our common pollinators; and discover print and Internet resources to learn more about pollinator conservation!
For more information about these events, contact Debbie Roos at debbie_roos@ncsu.edu.
For more information about National Pollinator Week, visit the Pollinator Partnership website at http://www.pollinator.org/pollinator_week.htm
Bring the family and join the fun!
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