Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2016 09:05:57 -0400 From: “Peggy Wilson” Subject: Bees Maryphyllis, I can’t speak to the lack of bumblebees/carpenter bees, but if you are noticing fewer or no honey bees, it may be because someone near you used to keep bees but does not anymore.  Honey bees onlyContinue Reading

Date: Tue, 3 May 2016 15:08:00 -0400 From: “Dr. Gregg” Subject: Your Horse and what goes wrong with their feet Hi Everyone! Here in NC, we are sneaking between Spring and Summer.  Time to get out there and enjoy your horse! I’m teaching a course on horse’s feet, anatomy ofContinue Reading

Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2016 12:53:21 -0400 (EDT) From: sazimmerman Subject: Bees are swarming now Dean Phillips just picked up a huge swarm from a neighbor’s tree. If anyone else needs a swarm removed please give him a call. 919.548.3911 Thank you Ann ZimmermanContinue Reading

Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2016 21:30:33 -0400 From: Carol Newnam <> Subject: Deer Fence Installation The Friends of CORA Garden is holding a workday Saturday April 2, starting at 8 am, to install a deer fence for their garden.  If you would like to help and learn how it isContinue Reading

Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2016 14:58:15 -0500 From: Eileen Gunipero Subject: Looking for a Really Good Farrier? I’ve recently met a couple of people with tales of woe about their trouble finding quality hoof care for their horses. I’ve had a great farrier for years. His dependability, excellent work andContinue Reading

Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2015 18:32:34 -0500 From: “Elliot M. Cramer” Subject: dog tags There always seem to be lost dogs reported here, usually without any identification.  The Orange County shelter has dog tags available at a cost of $1.  FOCAS (Friends of the Orange County Animal Shelter http://friendsofocas.org/) gaveContinue Reading

Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2015 11:12:43 -0400 From: hbandpj Subject: CARE’s PREP CARE’s Pet Responsibility Education Program (PREP) graduated another class of Chatham Charter Knights’ 4th graders October 14, 2015. The 6 week, once a week 50 minute program ended in a celebration with therapy dog team Nan and MaggieContinue Reading

Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2015 11:13:38 +0000 From: Debbie Roos Subject: photos showing the diversity of critters in the pollinator garden! Cooperative Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Garden in Pittsboro attracts an amazing diversity of critters. Check out these photos on the Growing Small Farms website: http://go.ncsu.edu/2015-pollinator-diversity The last public tour ofContinue Reading