In the News
Carolina Bee Club has been featured by UNC-Chapel Hill communications, local media, student journalists, and public health outlets for its work in beekeeping, pollinator education, sustainability, and food insecurity. Explore stories highlighting how Carolina students are using bees to connect environmental health, campus community, and real-world impact.
Have You Heard the Buzz?
UNC-Chapel Hill | October 2025
The Carolina Beekeeping Club allows students to learn about sustainability and protecting honeybees.
The Buzz on Carolina’s Bees
UNC Institute for the Environment | December 2025
Dressed in a full bee suit, Carolina’s Chancellor Lee Roberts was given a tour by Carolina Beekeeping Club President Nathan Halsey and Vice President Ben Diasio.
UNC Beekeepers Collect Honey to Fight Hunger
Carolina Connection | December 2025
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On the latest edition of our CarolinaCast podcast, Emmy Berger and Maddie Policastro break down the buzz around UNC’s Beekeeping Club and its “Honey for Hunger Initiative.” The club processed and bottled more than 200 pounds of honey, and every dollar from sales goes straight to the Carolina Cupboard campus food pantry.
Cultivating the Next Generation of Beekeepers
North Carolina Health News | January 2026
As a child, Christian Dale used to run from bees. “I remember playing on a soccer field and taking off as soon as a bumblebee came near,” he said. “I was terrified.” Now, the UNC Chapel Hill senior spends time suited up at beehives, calmly handling frames filled with buzzing insects. Learning how bees behave, he said, changed everything. “Once I understood how gentle they really are, it helped me connect with nature in a way I never would have before.”
From Campus to Comb: Carolina Beekeeping Club at UNC Chapel Hill
CBS 17 | January 2026
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WNCN) — The Carolina Beekeeping Club is connecting with the community to learn how to protect our pollinators and educate everyone on the importance of bees. For Ben Diasio, it is not the UNC-Chapel Hill students who stay the busiest on campus. It is the bees. “Bees remind me of the wonder that it is to be alive,” said Ben Diasio.
Honey, I'm home: How the Carolina Beekeeping Club generates buzz and helps bees
The Daily Tar Heel | October 2025
The Carolina Beekeeping Club is buzzing on UNC's campus amidst the prevailing necessity of bees. From harvesting jars of fresh honey to suiting up for weekly hive tours, this student-built community thrives on the principles of sustainability, curiosity and of course, bees.
Cultivating a Beekeeping Business: Nathan Halsey
Sustainable Carolina Podcast | October 2024
"Anyone who thinks they're too small to make a difference has never met the honey bee."
Nathan Halsey, co-president of the Carolina Beekeeping Club lives by this quote. As a high school student during the pandemic, he picked up beekeeping. When he arrived to Carolina, he knew he wanted to continue his business, Halsey's Hives.
Caring for Carolina’s Bees
UNC-Chapel Hill | April 2021
Through the Carolina Beekeeping Club, Tar Heels are learning to care for hives and exploring the impact bees have on our environment and food systems.
A Buzz About Carolina
UNC-Chapel Hill | June 2021
Carolina's campus is known for its beauty — particularly in the spring and summer when the trees and flowers bloom. While the University is home to teams of staff that maintain our historic campus, they also get a small assist from one of the University's most valuable natural resources: bees.
Carolina Beekeeping Club Buzzes with Education and Care
The Daily Tar Heel | August 2021
“I think the biggest thing I've learned is that bees are honestly just beautiful, gentle creatures and that we should all love and respect them,” Tucker said. “That's the best thing I've learned from the club, and I think that's our message that we get out to a lot of people too.”