What do you want in your back yard?
Educational Services
Mentoring
At
Boutique
Beekeeping
we
are
more
than
just
woodworkers.
We
are
also
beekeepers.
We
are
a
Certified
Beekeeper
working
to
advance
under
the
Master Beekeeper program in this state.
We
support
multiple
local
bee
clubs
in
the
5
surrounding
counties.
It
is
very
important
for
new
or
prospective
beekeepers
to
find
a
local
group,
become
involved
and
find
a
mentor.
If
you
are
a
seasoned
beekeeper,
I
encourage
you
to
consider
becoming
a
mentor.
We
are
actively
serving
as
mentors
for
several
new
beekeepers
this
season
and
will
continue
to
do
so
in future years.
Speaking
I
am
on
the
speaker’s
list
for
the
North
Carolina
State
Beekeepers
Association.
My
topics
of
choice
are
cutouts
and/or
building
bee
equipment.
If
your
club
is
interested
in
a
presentation
I
can
travel
within
reasonable
distances,
or
we
can
schedule
a
virtual
meeting.
Cutout Consulting
While
we
discourage
anyone
from
attempting
a
cutout
without
the
proper
background,
we
do
encourage
those
who
possess
the
right
combination
of
skills,
or
those
who
will
partner
with
someone
who
has
whatever
is
missing,
to
consider
entering
into
this
area.
Bees
who
take
up
residence
in
structures
only
have
a
25%
chance
of
surviving
the
first
winter.
If
you
can
relocate
them
early
enough
in
the
year,
before
the
fall
honey
flow
ends
and
temperatures
decline,
you
can
increase
their
chances.
Still,
you
must
give
them
the
amount
of
care
they
need
after
you
assess
their
health
as a hive.
To
facilitate
our
effort
to
professionalize
cutouts,
we
offer
consulting
services
to
help
expand
the
proficiency
in
this
part
of
beekeeping.
We
can
offer
in
person
help
for
anyone
in
our
area,
and
phone
or
email
support
for
those
more
distant.
Whether
you
are
just
getting
started
with
your
first
cutout,
or
you
have
one
with
special
circumstances,
our
extensive
background
in
general
contracting
and
beekeeping
is
available to help you, as needed.
Videos
Beginning
in
2023,
we
will
be
producing
educational
videos
and
making
them
available
on
Youtube. We will also create brochures and white papers on various bee topics.
The
goal
of
these
videos
will
be
to
address
specific
topics
such
as
going
over
exactly
what
it
takes
to
start
in
beekeeping.
We
hope
these
videos
will
be
entertaining,
but
our
primary
goal
is
to
advance
the
knowledge
of
beekeepers
at
all
levels
about
the
behavior
of
bees
and
how
to
more effectively manage your apiary.
STAY TUNED
Published Articles
NCSBA Bee Buzz Magazine
American Bee Journal
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