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The Importance of Honeybees. " If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man ."" Albert Einstein. Why Be A Beekeeper?. To Learn……. A. About agriculture
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"If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man.""Albert Einstein
To Learn……. • A. About agriculture • B. About the environment • C. About Biology • D. About Animals • E. About how things work. • F. Adventure
Truly, a beneficial creature…. 1. She Gives Us Sweet Honey 2. She pollinates our crops 3. She heals our hurts.
To Be Part of Something Good • 10,000 Hobbyist Beekeepers in NC • Produce 5 million pounds of honey $15 million • Pollination = $185 million
U.S. Honey Statistics • U.S. Honey, $500 Million • Pollination, $20 Billion • 2.39 Million Colonies • (2006 Price +14%; Production -11%)
HollyBlackberry Locust Cotton, Basswood Nectar Plants of North Carolina Sourwood White Clover Tulip Poplar
NC State Beekeepers Association 2,000 Members (All Volunteers) 55 Chapters The Largest State Beekeepers Association in Nation
Things I Have Learned! • 1. Humility • 2. Pain • 3. Courage • 4. Character • 5. Neighborliness • 6. Common Sense • 7. To Appreciate Beauty
Beauty In the Bee Yard Beauty in the Beeyard
