McDOWELL HONEY BEES

A Chapter of the North Carolina Beekeepers Association

Marion Climate Data

How does climate & weather affect our bees?

1981-2010 Monthly Temperature & Precipitation Averages for Marion, NC

Interested in "Planting for the Bees"? Click here for a list of recommendations for our area.

North Carolina State Beekeepers Association

South Carolina State Beekeepers Association

American Beekeeping Federation

Eastern Apiculture Society

National Honey Board

USDA Honey Bee Breeding Program

Local Beekeeping Organizations

McDowell Honey Bees Facebook Page

Buncombe County Beekeepers Chapter

Henderson County Beekeepers Association

Rutherford County Beekeepers

Beekeeping Associations

POLLEN SUMMARY 2016

Article - Pollen Confirms Purity of

McDowell County Honey

REFERENCE

AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL

HONEY BEE GENOME PROJECT

NC DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

WIKIPEDIA - WESTERN HONEY BEE

WIKIPEDIA - BEEKEEPING

EQUIPMENT / SUPPLIES

This is not an exhaustive list, just some of the suppliers that club members have had good success with.

Painters Greenhouse Nursery (BEE FRIENDLY NATIVE PLANTS)

Dadant and Sons

Miller Bee Supply

The Walter T Kelley Co

Rossman Apiaries

Blue Sky Bee Supply

Honey and The Hive