What’s CNG beekeeping all about? Let longtime CNG beekeeper, Jay Parsons of Dances with Bees, show you!
Beekeeping Handbooks
To support natural beekeepers everywhere, CNG published two booklets, full of invaluable information on CNG apiary standards, natural beekeeping practices and even honey marketing techniques. Click the titles below the images to download these handy resources as pdfs.
Handbook for Natural Beekeeping, 3rd ed.
The CNG Apiary Standards explained in plain language, with practices categorized by those that are Required, Recommended, Permitted, and Prohibited. In addition to pages and pages of practical explanation on natural beekeeping techniques and standards compliance, the super helpful Appendices offer an Allowed and Prohibited Substances List, an Apiary Transition Schedule, and a Definitions and Technique Description section. Check out this beautifully formatted, must-have beekeeping resource.
Help the Honey Speak
For all those beekeepers who manage their apiaries naturally and produce stellar honey, but need a little help with marketing. This marketing guide goes through the ins and outs of setting up a marketing strategy. From guidance on packaging and labeling to market channels and pricing, after reading Help the Honey Speak, beekeepers will be equipped to up their marketing game and share their naturally grown honey with even more customers!