{"id":5,"date":"2022-10-28T16:15:28","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T16:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honeybees\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2024-12-11T20:07:14","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T20:07:14","slug":"bee-the-solution","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/","title":{"rendered":"Bee the Solution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Help Make The Vision a Reality<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-ncst-fact ncst-aside-container\"><div class=\"ncst-aside-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.ncsu.edu\/bee-fund\" class=\"ncst-fact with-cta has-gray-800-text-color\" data-ua-cat=\"Fact Block\" data-ua-action=\"URL Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/go.ncsu.edu\/bee-fund\"><span class=\"ncst-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" size=\"75\"><path d=\"M65.14 130.27h170.98v170.98H65.14zM65.14 341.02h170.98V512H65.14zM275.88 130.27h170.98v170.98H275.88zM275.88 341.02h170.98V512H275.88zM378.64 113.99V0L255.49 88.55 133.36 0v113.99h245.28z\" class=\"gift_svg__cls-1\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h2 class=\"fact__heading\">$1 Million<\/h2><p class=\"fact__support\">Our goal is to fund a first-of-its-kind endowed professorship in apiculture. <\/p><p class=\"fact__cta\"><span class=\"text\">Make a gift<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" \/><\/svg><\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div><\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>North Carolina\u2019s specialty crops depend on honey bees and other pollinators to thrive. In the past few years, loss of habitats, invasive pests and chemical technology have affected the viability of honey bees in North Carolina. Apiculture research is critical to understand how these environmental changes impact honey bees and agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbeekeepers.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">The North Carolina State Beekeepers Association <\/a>(NCSBA) \u2013 in cooperation with the State of North Carolina, NC&#160;State University and the North Carolina Beekeeping community &#8211; is committed to establishing a honey bee research program like no other in the United States. An initial gift established the NCSBA Faculty Award in Apiculture. &#8220;Bee&#8221; a part of the solution and grow the NCSBA Faculty Award in Apiculture to a distinguished professorship. Help establish an endowed honey bee research program like no other in the United States and advance honey bee health for generations to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-parallax-container ncst-parallax-container has-orange-400-background-color with-box\"><div class=\"ncst-parallax-container__container\"><div class=\"ncst-parallax-container__image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honeybees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/11\/Bees-up-close-and-personal.jpg);background-position:center center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" class=\"wp-image-81\" src=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honeybees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/11\/Bees-up-close-and-personal.jpg\" alt=\"close up image of honey bees\" srcset=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/11\/Bees-up-close-and-personal.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/11\/Bees-up-close-and-personal-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/11\/Bees-up-close-and-personal-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/11\/Bees-up-close-and-personal-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"ncst-parallax-container__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-cta-statement ncst-cta-statement\"><div class=\"ncst-cta-statement__container\"><p class=\"ncst-cta-statement__statement\"><strong>$<\/strong>767,087.02<br>Many bees make little work. <br><strong>Help us grow the Faculty Award to a Distinguished Professorship<\/strong> <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-button is-style-secondary\"><a href=\"http:\/\/go.ncsu.edu\/NCSBAendowment\" class=\"btn ncst-block__button-link\" data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\" data-ua-cat=\"Button Block\" data-ua-action=\"Button Click\" data-ua-label=\"http:\/\/go.ncsu.edu\/NCSBAendowment\"><span class=\"text\">Help us reach $1 Million<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\">\n<svg class=\"wp-block-ncst-wolficon wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" \/><\/svg>\n<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fund the First U.S. Faculty Award in Apiculture<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honeybees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/02\/BeeIcon_Artboard-8-flipped-300x300.png\" alt=\"icon of honey bee\" class=\"wp-image-94\" srcset=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/02\/BeeIcon_Artboard-8-flipped-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/02\/BeeIcon_Artboard-8-flipped-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/02\/BeeIcon_Artboard-8-flipped-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/02\/BeeIcon_Artboard-8-flipped-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/02\/BeeIcon_Artboard-8-flipped-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/02\/BeeIcon_Artboard-8-flipped-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Certified Bee Campus USA: <\/strong>NC&nbsp;State supports pollinator species with measures such as increasing native plants and providing nest sites on campus. <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainability.ncsu.edu\/campus\/pollinators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Visit our pollinator sites<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The <strong>North Carolina State Beekeepers Association Faculty Award in Apiculture<\/strong> will create a permanent position at NC&#160;State for apiculture research, ensuring the apiculture program &#8212; and its important research on honey bees &#8212; continues in perpetuity. The goal is to raise enough money for an endowed professorship, in conjunction with a soon-to-be-constructed, first-class Apiculture Field Lab, that will enable the NC&#160;State Apiculture program to better compete for larger, more prestigious research grant awards. In addition, it will help to consistently attract top-level faculty and skilled research associates to the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The North Carolina State Beekeepers Faculty Award in Apiculture will be the first of its kind in the U.S. &#8212; a professorship specifically created for honey bee research that will help ensure honey bee health for generations to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"apiculture-research-impact\">Apiculture Research Impact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In an era when the honey bee population is being severely impacted by any number of factors, we feel that it is incumbent upon the honey bee scientific community to become more proactive in asking both long-term and short-term questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-mini-story ncst-askew-media-text has-blue-400-background-color\"><div class=\"ncst-askew-media-text__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-text-column\"><h2 class=\"ncst-text-column__heading\">NC&nbsp;State Breaks Ground on New Apiculture Research Facility<\/h2><p class=\"ncst-text-column__teaser\">The future for bees \u2014 and the food supply \u200b\u200b\u2014 is brighter with the recent groundbreaking of NC&#160;State University\u2019s new 5,000-square-foot apiculture research facility.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-button is-style-secondary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/news\/nc-state-breaks-ground-on-new-apiculture-research-facility\/\" class=\"btn ncst-block__button-link\" data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\" data-ua-cat=\"Button Block\" data-ua-action=\"Button Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/news\/nc-state-breaks-ground-on-new-apiculture-research-facility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"text\">Read more<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\">\n<svg class=\"wp-block-ncst-wolficon wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" \/><\/svg>\n<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-media\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/10\/BK14414-Enhanced-NR-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/10\/BK14414-Enhanced-NR-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/10\/BK14414-Enhanced-NR-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/10\/BK14414-Enhanced-NR-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/10\/BK14414-Enhanced-NR.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-mini-story ncst-askew-media-text has-indigo-400-background-color mirror-layout\"><div class=\"ncst-askew-media-text__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-text-column\"><h2 class=\"ncst-text-column__heading\">Keep the Bees Buzzing<\/h2><p class=\"ncst-text-column__teaser\">In this episode of Farms, Food and You, learn about honey bee health, the honey bee&#8217;s role in agriculture, and NC&#160;State&#8217;s bee research and outreach programs.<br><br><div id=\"buzzsprout-player-12885677\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1095827\/12885677.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-12885677&amp;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-button is-style-secondary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/news\/keeping-the-bees-buzzing\/\" class=\"btn ncst-block__button-link\" data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\" data-ua-cat=\"Button Block\" data-ua-action=\"Button Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/news\/keeping-the-bees-buzzing\/\"><span class=\"text\">Listen<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\">\n<svg class=\"wp-block-ncst-wolficon wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" \/><\/svg>\n<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-media\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/11\/Beecloseup-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"close up of bee on purple flower\" class=\"wp-image-34\" srcset=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/11\/Beecloseup-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/11\/Beecloseup-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/11\/Beecloseup-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/11\/Beecloseup.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-labeled-section wp-block-ncst-featured-content ncst-featured-content is-card-style layout-three-column\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__background\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__container\">\n             <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__content\">\n        \n<div id=\"apiculture-research\" class=\"wp-block-ncst-featured-content\"><a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qKxPaagGvXM\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qKxPaagGvXM\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-9\" \n            alt=\"up close picture of bees\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/10\/Bees.jpg\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/10\/Bees.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/10\/Bees-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/10\/Bees-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Homegrown: The Buzz Around Apiculture Research<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">From pollinating plants and growing our food to nurturing ecosystems and supporting entire industries, honey bees have a vital impact on our everyday lives. Watch the latest episode of Homegrown to see what all the buzz is about.<\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\">Watch <span class=nowrap>now&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/news\/bee-the-solution\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/news\/bee-the-solution\/\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1488\" height=\"839\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-11\" \n            alt=\"beekeepers tending to bees.\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honeybees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/10\/Beekeepers.jpeg\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/10\/Beekeepers.jpeg 1488w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/10\/Beekeepers-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/10\/Beekeepers-1024x577.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/10\/Beekeepers-768x433.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1488px) 100vw, 1488px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Healthy Hives, Healthy Lives<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">The NC\u00a0State apiculture program works through Extension to help North Carolina beekeepers with hive health. In the winter of 2006, a distressing phenomenon began to make headlines. Beekeepers across the country were reporting troubling losses of their honey bee hives.<\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\">Read <span class=nowrap>more&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/news\/bee-friendly-all-summer\/ \"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/news\/bee-friendly-all-summer\/ \n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-34\" \n            alt=\"close up of bee on purple flower\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honeybees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/11\/Beecloseup.jpg\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/11\/Beecloseup.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/11\/Beecloseup-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/11\/Beecloseup-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/11\/Beecloseup-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Bee Friendly All Summer<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">Did you know that bees, bats, butterflies and hummingbirds help to pollinate 75% of the world&#8217;s food crops? In fact, honey bees are the most important insect pollinator for crops grown in North Carolina.<\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\">Why honey bees are important in <span class=nowrap>NC&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/news\/making-a-beeline-for-rdu-airport\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/news\/making-a-beeline-for-rdu-airport\/\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-33\" \n            alt=\"Tom Kwak helps move bees at RDU\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honeybees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/11\/TomKwak_BeesatRDU.jpg\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/11\/TomKwak_BeesatRDU.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/11\/TomKwak_BeesatRDU-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/11\/TomKwak_BeesatRDU-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/11\/TomKwak_BeesatRDU-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Making a Beeline for RDU Airport<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">It\u2019s not every day that a swarm of bees interrupts airport arrivals and departures. NC\u00a0State\u2019s Tom Kwak &#8211; a beekeeper &#8211; knew the airport bees were in a precarious location and worked to move them safely.<\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\">Bees catch a ride a <span class=nowrap>safety&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/news\/shedding-light-on-the-secret-reproductive-lives-of-honey-bees\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/news\/shedding-light-on-the-secret-reproductive-lives-of-honey-bees\/\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-8\" \n            alt=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Queen-cells-ready-to-go-into-mating-colonies-for-a-queen-production-operation\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honeybees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/10\/Queen-cells-ready-to-go-mating-colonies-for-queen-production-operation-by-Alison-McAfee.jpeg\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/10\/Queen-cells-ready-to-go-mating-colonies-for-queen-production-operation-by-Alison-McAfee.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/10\/Queen-cells-ready-to-go-mating-colonies-for-queen-production-operation-by-Alison-McAfee-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/10\/Queen-cells-ready-to-go-mating-colonies-for-queen-production-operation-by-Alison-McAfee-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/10\/Queen-cells-ready-to-go-mating-colonies-for-queen-production-operation-by-Alison-McAfee-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Secret Lives of Honey Bees<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">Research at NC&#160;State and the University of British Columbia shows that there are trade-offs between sperm viability and the expression of a protein involved in the insect\u2019s immune response.<\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\">Scientific look at the birds and the <span class=nowrap>bees&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/news\/vaccination-for-bees-doesnt-sting\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/news\/vaccination-for-bees-doesnt-sting\/\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1450\" height=\"815\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-96\" \n            alt=\"beekeepers tending to bees\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honeybees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/02\/Ag-Animals-28.jpg\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/02\/Ag-Animals-28.jpg 1450w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/02\/Ag-Animals-28-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/02\/Ag-Animals-28-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/02\/Ag-Animals-28-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1450px) 100vw, 1450px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Vaccination for Bees Doesn\u2019t Sting<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">David Tarpy, professor and Extension specialist in apiculture, explains the science behind a new vaccine that targets a bacterial disease called American foulbrood and what it could mean for beekeepers. <\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\">Read about this new <span class=nowrap>vaccine&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-mini-story ncst-askew-media-text has-green-400-background-color\"><div class=\"ncst-askew-media-text__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-text-column\"><h2 class=\"ncst-text-column__heading\">Apiculture at NC&#160;State<\/h2><p class=\"ncst-text-column__teaser\">The NC&#160;State apiculture program serves the needs of the university and the general public through research on honey bee biology, teaching programs and Extension services that apply our research knowledge to help beekeepers in successful bee management. <br><br>Professor and Extension apiculture specialist David Tarpy (right) is a leading expert on honey bees. Tarpy leads BEES, an online resource for beginner and advanced beekeepers. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-button is-style-secondary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncsuapiculture.net\/\" class=\"btn ncst-block__button-link\" data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\" data-ua-cat=\"Button Block\" data-ua-action=\"Button Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/www.ncsuapiculture.net\/\"><span class=\"text\">Catch up on the latest buzz<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\">\n<svg class=\"wp-block-ncst-wolficon wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" \/><\/svg>\n<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-media\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honeybees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/11\/Dave-Tarpy-with-Bees-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"Apiculture specialist Dave Tarpy handling honey bees\" class=\"wp-image-76\" srcset=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/11\/Dave-Tarpy-with-Bees-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/11\/Dave-Tarpy-with-Bees-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/11\/Dave-Tarpy-with-Bees-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/honey-bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/11\/Dave-Tarpy-with-Bees.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Thank you for helping us grow the&nbsp;North Carolina State Beekeepers Association Faculty Award in Apiculture to a Distinguished&nbsp;Professorship.&nbsp;Funds supporting the North Carolina State Beekeepers Association Faculty Award in Apiculture&nbsp;are collected and managed are collected and managed by The Endowment Fund of NC&#160;State University, tax id-56-6000756. 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