Resources

Extraction Equipment

NPBA maintains a full set of hobby-grade honey extraction equipment for club member use. A security/cleaning deposit may be required. Buckets may be available for short-term use, but you should have your own storage and bottling buckets. Please plan to complete your extraction, clean the equipment, and pass it on in one to two days.

Please contact Doug Higginbotham (dhigginbo@verizon.net, (540) 347-1542) to schedule the equipment. Bloom Date Predictions

Plants For Bees

We maintain a bee friendly plant list, as well as a chart of predicted bloom dates in our area based on bloom degree day calculations

Online Resources

   Virginia Beehive Grant Program
   Eastern Apicultural Society
   Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research and Extension Consortium (MAAREC)
   National Honey Board

State Beekeeping Associations

   Maryland
   New Jersey
   Pennsylvania
   Virginia