1. The Importance of Honeybees

2. "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

3. Why Be A Beekeeper?

4. To Learn…….  A. About agriculture  B. About the environment  C. About Biology  D. About Animals  E. About how things work.  F. Adventure

5. Truly, a beneficial creature…. 1. She Gives Us Sweet Honey 1. She Gives Us Sweet Honey 2. She pollinates our crops 2. She pollinates our crops 3. She heals our hurts. 3. She heals our hurts.

6. To Be Part of Something Good  10,000 Hobbyist Beekeepers in NC  Produce 5 million pounds of honey pounds of honey $ 15 million $ 15 million  Pollination = $ 185 million

7. U.S. Honey Statistics  U.S. Honey, $ 500 Million  Pollination, $ 20 Billion  2.39 Million Colonies  (2006 Price +14%; Production -11%)

8. Holly Blackberry Locust Cotton, Basswood Holly Blackberry Locust Cotton, Basswood Nectar Plants of North Carolina Tulip Poplar White Clover Sourwood

9. NC State Beekeepers Association 2,000 Members (All Volunteers) 2,000 Members (All Volunteers) 55 Chapters The Largest State Beekeepers Association in Nation

10. Who’s The Boss!

11. Much of what you need to know…

12. Enemies of the Hive

13. Things I Have Learned!  1. Humility  2. Pain  3. Courage  4. Character  5. Neighborliness  6. Common Sense  7. To Appreciate Beauty

14. Building Character

15. Hard at Work!

16. Beauty in the Beeyard Beauty In the Bee Yard

17. Another Beautiful Workplace…

18. Busy, Busy Bee!

20. Killer Bee?

21. You All Come Back ! You Hear?