November 14, 2024 Meeting – Thermoregulation

Kim Guillemette is currently working at NC State University as the Research Apiculturalist. Previously, she worked with commercial beekeepers as a Honey Bee Health Specialist at Bee Informed Partnership.  Kim is a Master Beekeeper with the North Carolina State Beekeepers Association and is active with her local chapter, Beekeepers of the Neuse. She owns and operates a small beekeeping operation in eastern North Carolina where she focuses on pollination and honey production. Kim is a retired registered nurse.  She earned a Masters degree in Quality Systems and a post-Masters certificate as a Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt from East Carolina University (Go, Pirates!). Kim is passionate about educating kids and adults about bees, implementing beekeeping best practices and supporting new beekeepers.