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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. => Topic started by: indypartridge on March 23, 2005, 07:10:39 AM

Title: Free bees in North Carolina?
Post by: indypartridge on March 23, 2005, 07:10:39 AM
According to the membership maps we have at least 12 NC beekeepers.
Apparently NC has a program to encourage beekeeping....

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4555809
Title: Free bees in North Carolina?
Post by: BigRog on March 23, 2005, 09:48:35 AM
Thats very cool
Title: Free bees in North Carolina?
Post by: NCSteve on March 25, 2005, 09:21:55 AM
Yup, 250 people get 2 free hives, 2776 applicants.

NCs first crack at a state lottery.  :)
Title: Free bees in North Carolina?
Post by: Jerrymac on March 25, 2005, 09:25:48 AM
AND THE WINNER IS!!!

Have all the applicants go shake the bee hives. The ones with the fewest stings are the winners.