Resource Links

APPS

Leafsnap is a series of electronic field guides being developed by researchers from Columbia University, the University of Maryland, and the Smithsonian Institution. The free mobile apps use visual recognition software to help identify tree species from photographs of their leaves. They contain beautiful high-resolution images of leaves, flowers, fruits, petioles, seeds and bark. http://leafsnap.com/

BeeSmart Pollinator Gardener    Features include:  Nearly 1,000 pollinator friendly plants native to the United States.  Customizable plant lists based on your preferences including pollinator type, flower color, soil type, sunlight and plant type.  http://pollinator.org/bee-smart-app

HONEY BEE ASSOCIATIONS

Regional:

Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research and Extension Consortium (MAAREC)


Eastern Apicultural Society (EAS)


Heartland Apicultural Society (HAS)


North Carolina State Beekeepers Association (NCSBA)


Maryland State Beekeepers Association (MSBA)

 

National:

The National Honey Board

American Beekeeping Federation

 

International:

Apimondia - International Federation of Beekeepers' Associations

International Bee Research Association

Heifer International

 

U.S. Honeybee Research Labs:

Carl Hayden Bee Research Center, Tucson, Arizona

Beltsville Bee Lab, Beltsville, Maryland

Honey Bee Breeding Lab, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

 

Beekeeping Periodicals:

Bee Culture

American Bee Journal

BeeCraft America  - The electronic beekeeping journal

 

Information & Reference:

All About Bees - A collection of resources including teaching kids

Apiculture Program at North Carolina State University

Apiservices - Articles, Theses, Reports

BeeHoo.com

Beekeeper's Reference

BeeSource.com

The Internet Beekeeping & Apiculture Archive

UC Davis - Harry H. Laidlaw, Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility

 

Educational Sites:

Ten Ways to Help Honey Bees

Africanized Bees and Bee Behavior

USDA Africanized Honeybee pages

Map of Spread of Africanized Honey Bees by year

PBS Nature - Silence of the Bees

PBS Nova -Tales from the Hive

The Honey Files - Teacher's Guide and Worksheets / crossword grades 4-6

The Pollination Page

Free-Bees:  Educational Beekeeping Posters

A Guide to Beekeeping from Flowers to Harvesting

 

TOPICS

Bee a Good Neighbor

Cornell's Tips for Residential beekeeping (lots of info)

Honey Bee Anatomy

Extension Service Article

Dr. Debbie Delaney Slide Presentation (Great Images)

Apitherapy (Bee Sting Therapy):

The American Apitherapy Society

Apitherapy.com (Romania)

How to Prepare FAIR ENTRIES:

Honey Show USA (Great TIPS for preparing honey, wax, comb, how to Judge, make candles, fill bottles, strain honey, etc)

Bee Stings:

Anaphylactic Shock - Reaction to Bee Stings

General Information for Beekeepers

Anaphylaxis Symptoms & Treatment

 

Beekeeping History:

Modern Beekeeping

Beekeeping in the U.S.

Ancient Beekeeping

Egyptian Beekeeping

War & Bees - Military Applications of Apiculture

 

Mythology:

Bees In The World of Mythology

Special thanks to Beekeepers Guild of South Virginia for researching these links