The Buzz About Beekeeping

Piedmont Feed & Garden Center

What does it take to host a hive of your own honey bees? Come get all the buzz from local beekeepers, Ali & Alicia of King Cobra Apiary!

Education Series

From seed starting to pruning, birding and native plants, we are thrilled to welcome you back to our in-person education series.

T﻿his introductory-level class is designed for everyone, from pollinator lovers to avid bee keepers. Come learn from local experts Ali Iyoob &amp; Alicia Ballard, co-founders of King Cobra Apiary just down the road from us here at Piedmont Feed &amp; Garden Center. Topics covered include:<ul><li>An introduction to King Cobra Apiary

</li><li>Basic intro to beekeeping
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Hive equipment &amp; PPE
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Hive inspections &amp; seasonal management
</li><li>Recommended resources for beekeeping
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Q&amp;A session with Ali &amp; Alicia</li></ul>Registration is limited to 40 people and this session will last approximately 90 minutes.

<h1>M﻿eet Your Presenters</h1>King Cobra Apiary is a USDA-registered and Got To Be NC-certified commercial honey farm that maintains several hundred honey bee colonies within Orange and Alamance counties, right in the Piedmont of North Carolina. Their operation primarily focuses on local honey production by utilizing quality bees and natural forage. They also make and sell several different kinds of beeswax products and sell honey bee nucs in the springtime. 







<h3>Ali Iyoob: Owner. Founder. Beekeeper.
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Ali is a graduate of UNC in Biology. After graduation, he got a job as a beekeeper at an agriscience research company where he learned basic beekeeping techniques. After two years, he decided to cash out his 401k at age 22 and took that plus his savings and invested in basic agriculture infrastructure. He learned more advanced beekeeping techniques, started King Cobra Apiary in 2016, and quickly grew from there. 



<h3>Alicia Ballard: Co-Founder. Beekeeper. Candlemaker.
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Alicia is a graduate of NC State in plant biology and entomology. After graduation, she got a job at a CRO that does third-party testing for large agricultural research companies involving ecotoxicology - mainly honey bees. In this position, she learned how to keep bees, graft/rear queens, and met Ali. She quickly advanced in the field of entomology as a scientist that conducted research on crop pests and non-crop pests all while helping Ali build King Cobra Apiary into what it is today. In 2022, Alicia hung up her lab coat one last time and is now a full-time commercial beekeeper.

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