IUPAC was formed in 1919 by chemists from industry and academia. Over nearly eight decades, the Union has succeeded in fostering worldwide communications in the chemical sciences and in uniting academic, industrial and public sector chemistry in a common language. IUPAC has long been recognized as the world authority on chemical nomenclature, terminology, standardized methods for measurement, atomic weights and many other critically evaluated data.

Anyone in North Carolina looking at the sky on a cloudless day will see a gray haze in the distance. That haze, caused by emissions from everything from industry to automobiles, worsens every year. Pollution from particles such as sulfates and nitrates is worsened by humidity as the particles absorb water and grow. Sulfates and nitrates can more than triple in size as humidity increases, making visibility worse during periods of high humidity - like summer months.

The Institute conducts a Permaculture Design Certification course several times each year. The course is a two week residential "paradign change" educational event. The students have a chance to submerge into the world of permaculture, learn hands-on and in the classroom, take field trips, attend slide presentations, participate in a 2-day design exercise and more. This event is one of the best ways to gain understanding in ecological design strategies and natural processes, and learn multiple skills in appropriate techniques and materials. The Institute has more details, include dates and times of upcoming workshops.

Logically then, there is no "proper" way to keep bees, no "right" way to manage for honey production, or to rear queens--the best we can do as good beekeepers and as good neighbors is to share our techniques, lore, knowledge and experiences, basing them upon a rigorous foundation in insect biology.