Showing posts with label pollination. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pollination. Show all posts

5/20/2011

Movie, May 22, from Sustainable Sandhills--About Honey Bees' Plight

Vanishing of the Bees

Sunrise Theatre, 250 NW Broad Street, Southern Pines

SUNDAY, May 22, 2:30pm

$7.00 general admission

11/08/2009

Moore County Beekeepers, Nov. 10

The November meeting of the Moore County Beekeepers Association will be held on Tuesday, November 10th at 7pm at the Moore County Agricultural Center in Carthage.

Dr. David Tarpy will be the guest speaker and will provide an overview of recent research findings in honeybee science. Association will also elect new officers for 2010.

10/20/2009

The Last Beekeeper, Oct. 24

On Saturday, October 24th at 8pm on Planet Green TV (channel 115 on Time Warner cable), will be a program called "The Last Beekeeper". It deals with the problem of the decline of honeybees.

10/09/2009

Moore County Beekeepers, October 13

The October meeting of the Moore County Beekeepers Association will be held on Tuesday, October 13th at 7pm in the Moore County Agricultural Center in Carthage. The program will be presented by Taylor Williams on "Cooperative Extention Services".

9/04/2009

8/17/2009

Pathogen Levels in Colony Collapse Disorder

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-08/ps-sfh081309.php

8/08/2009

Moore County Beekeepers, Aug. 11

The August meeting of the Moore County Beekeepers Association will be held on Tuesday, August 11th at 7pm in the Moore County Agricultural Center in Carthage. The program will be "Bees in Cartoons", presented by Hugh Madison.
Our fall field day will be a trip to the Honeybee exhibit at the NC Zoo, Saturday August 15th. Meet at the entrance to the North American exhibit at 9am.

8/07/2009

Pollinator Workshop, Tour, Aug. 31

August 31: Pollinator Conservation Workshop and Garden Tour, 6:00-8:00 pm

Chatham County Cooperative Extension building on the traffic circle in downtown Pittsboro; will probably include a tour of the garden at Chatham Mills in front of Chatham Marketplace, Pittsboro.

Presenter: Debbie Roos (North Carolina Cooperative Extension)
For more information: 919.542.8202; debbie_roos@ncsu.edu; www.growingsmallfarms.org

7/24/2009

Clean Honey Bees

Honeybees sterilise their hives
Honeybees keep disease at bay by sterilising their hives with antimicrobial resin, scientists discover.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8152000/8152574.stm

6/14/2009

Pollinator Week, June 27, Pittsboro

Come join the Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension and the Chatham County Beekeepers’ Association for the third annual celebration of National Pollinator Week on Saturday, June 27, from 10:00 am til 2:00 pm on The Lawn at Chatham Mills in Pittsboro, NC.

The purpose of National Pollinator Week is to teach pollinator-friendly practices and raise public awareness of the importance of the bees, beetles, butterflies, moths, flies, birds, and bats that are needed to produce 80 percent of our flowering plants and one third of our human food crops. The National Academy of Sciences has reported that there is direct evidence of the decline of some pollinator species in North America. And, recently, Colony Collapse Disorder of honey bees has alarmed the agricultural industry.

We have a great program planned for folks of all ages at our local event here in Pittsboro:

You can hear presentations about beekeeping – how to get started, equipment needs, management tips – from local beekeepers.

Tour Cooperative Extension’s new Pollinator Garden at Chatham Mills and learn how to attract and protect pollinators.

Watch expert beekeepers work an actual hive inside a bee cage (bees inside, participants outside!), see honey bees up close and personal, and get your burning beekeeping questions answered.

Participate in a pollinator-themed Scavenger Hunt for kids!

Watch “Bee TV” - park yourself in front of an observation hive and watch the worker bees attending the queen. It’s mesmerizing!

Meet our local Chatham County beekeepers and learn all about what it takes to produce the nutritious and delicious local honey available at Chatham Marketplace. We will have beekeeping equipment and products from the hive for “show and tell”.

Visit Chatham Marketplace to learn which products depend on bees for pollination (hint: look for the bee signs!).

Pick up some educational literature to further your knowledge about honey bees, beekeeping, pollinators, and pollinator conservation.

Learn about the Chatham County Beekeepers’ Association and how you can get involved with this fabulously friendly group through monthly meetings and field days and even an email listserv – we welcome members of all skill levels: from never-tried-it (but always wanted to) to beginner to experienced!

Enjoy a pollinator-friendly local lunch at Chatham Marketplace during the program! (Did you know that worldwide, approximately 1,000 plants grown for food, beverages, spices, fiber, and medicine require pollination by animals?)

All Pollinator Week Events are free and open to the public. This event will be held rain or shine. For directions, go to http://www.chathammarketplace.coop/about/directions.shtml

This event is sponsored by Chatham Mills Development Corporation (see http://www.chathammills.com/) and hosted by Chatham Marketplace (http://www.chathammarketplace.coop/).

For more information about pollinator conservation, visit Cooperative Extension’s website at http://www.protectpollinators.org.

Visit the Chatham Beekeepers’ Association website at http://www.chathambeekeepers.org.

For more information about this event, contact Debbie Roos at 919-542-8202 or debbie_roos@ncsu.edu.

I hope to see you there!

Debbie Roos
Agricultural Extension Agent
Chatham County Center
North Carolina Cooperative Extension
919.542.8202
debbie_roos@ncsu.edu
www.growingsmallfarms.org

5/11/2009

Moore County Beekeepers, May 12

The May meeting of the Moore County Beekeepers Association will be held on Tuesday, May 12th at 7pm in the Moore County Agricultural Center in Carthage.
This will be our "Who wants to bee a Millionaire" session. During our business meeting, Kevin, Rick, and Dwight will report on suggestions for our website design.
We will also need an accurate headcount for our picnic in June, so if you are unable to attend tomorrow's meeting, but will attend the picnic, contact Debbie Tyner at rdtyner@embarqmail.com or 295-3639. Remember that the picnic is on June 9th at Cannon Park in Pinehurst and starts at 6:30 instead of 7:00pm. We would like to have enough food for all attending without overbuying.

4/29/2009

European Bees in BIG Trouble

http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/science/topics/bees/index.html?inline=nyt-classifier

4/10/2009

Beekeepers' Meet, April 14, Carthage

The April meeting of the Moore County Beekeepers Association will be held on April 14th at 7pm in the Moore County Agricultural Center in Carthage. Ellis Hardison, NC Master Beekeeper, will discuss "Tasmania/Apimondia". During our business meeting, Rick McAuley will discuss options available if we wish to have a club website.

4/08/2009

3/25/2009

Value the Neighborhood Honey Bees

http://www.chelseagreen.com/content/value-your-neighborhood-bees-and-fight-colony-collapse-disorder/

3/19/2009

Please Don't Kill My Bees

http://www.chelseagreen.com/content/value-your-neighborhood-bees-and-fight-colony-collapse-disorder/

3/08/2009

Moore County Beekeepers, Mar. 10

The March meeting of the Moore County Beekeepers Association will be held on March 10th at 7pm in the Moore County Agricultural Center in Carthage. Don Hopkins, state apiary inspector supervisor, will discuss "Spring Inspections". Refreshments. All visitors welcome!