By Shelby Carroll N.C. Cooperative Extension Hurricane Helene, which struck western North Carolina in late September 2024, caused unprecedented damage to the region’s agriculture. The storm’s ...
John Pledger, a beekeeper from Asheboro who runs a beekeeping supply company, is building and donating hives to people in Western North Carolina who lost their hives to Helene’s flooding.
turning his hobby into Triad Bee Supply. One of Pledger’s specialties is building hives and frames — what beekeepers call woodware — from cypress harvested in North and South Carolina.
The warm climate allows them to produce honey year-round and he sells his honey under the label of “Plan ... hives you keep, but how well you keep your hives. Think about that.” Stay safe and ...
A lack of accessible transportation for the clients of the Beehive has become an issue that staff are hoping to rectify. Lisa Dusterhoft, the executive director of the Beehive, says that some of ...