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Long-form articles from the Frosty Meadow apiary in Pittsboro, North Carolina — stories from the queen-rearing yard, deep dives on the breeds and methods we work with, and lessons learned from a beekeeping operation that's been running in Chatham County since 1984.

Marked Caucasian queen bee on comb — Frosty Meadow apiary, Pittsboro NC

How We Raise Caucasian Queens in Chatham County

An inside look at our queen-rearing program — where our Caucasian breeding stock came from, how we graft and mate new queens each spring, and why Apis mellifera caucasica is worth the extra effort in a part of the country where almost nobody else raises them.

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