Halyburton Park Apiary Ceremony

Halyburton Park Apiary Ceremony

Halyburton Park Apiary Ceremony We’re thrilled to announce our ribbon cutting ceremony at Halyburton Park Apiary was a success! The ceremony was to display our new public apiary to the community. An apiary is an enclosed ‘bee park’ that is maintained by a beekeeper....

A Short History of Beekeeping

As a way of introduction into this topic, many people have requested some information about the history of Beekeeping. As a former history teacher (many years ago), I decided to take a look at the topic. I have relied heavily on Eva Crane’s book TheArchaeology...

The Honey Standard

State Beekeepers Adopt Honey StandardContact: Charles HeatherlyPrepared by: John T. Ambrose North Carolina beekeepers moved a step closer to the adoption of a honey standard that would limitthe abuses of honey sold in the state. During its Summer Meeting in China...

Facts on Honey and Cinnamon

Q: What’s the one food that doesn’t spoil?A: Honey It is found that mixture of Honey and Cinnamon cures most of the diseases. Honey is produced inmost of the countries of the world. Ayurvedic as well as Yunani medicine have been using honey as avital...

Plants Average Bloom Date

Mountains Piedmont Coastal PlainAlsike Clover (Trifolium hybridum) — Apr 4 (102) –Aster (Aster spp.) Aug 30 (40) Sep 25 (35) Sep 30 (40)Basswood, Linden (Tilia spp.) Jun 20 (23) — –Black Gum (Nyssa sylvatica) May 5 (10) Apr 26 (14) Apr 27...