Want to become a beekeeper?
Now is an excellent time to sign up for a class. Learn now and start beekeeping this spring.
How you can help honey bees
- Eliminate garden pesticides
- Plant flowers that bees like
- Provide bee habitat
- Let garden vegetables flower
- Support local beekeepers
If you see a swarm of bees
Don’t panic. Call 651-436-7915. Swarming honey bees do not want to hurt you. They’re just on their way to a new home. If you think they are honey bees, we can help.
Youth Beekeeping Scholarship
The scholarship is an excellent way to introduce beekeeping to an interested young person between the ages of 12 and 17.
Upcoming Events
In-Hive Demonstration
The demonstration will be held at the bee yard behind the Bee Lab at 6pm, before the regular MHBA meeting. All members are welcome to attend.
more...October Member Meeting
Speaker: Dr. Marla Spivak – Breeding for Disease and Mite Resistance
more...November Member Meeting
Speaker: Dr. Daniel Cariveau – Native Bees. Elections, Youth Students, Sarah Staten, Oscar Tix and Emma Coen-Pesch share their end of summer presentation.
more...Backyard Agriculture: Beekeeping Basics, 1 of 3
Discover everything you need to know to start your own apiary and take care of your bees year-round, with JoAnne Sabin.
more...Backyard Agriculture: Beekeeping Basics, Part 2 of 3
Discover everything you need to know to start your own apiary and take care of your bees year-round with JoAnne Sabin of the Minnesota Hobby Beekeepers Association and Honey Bee…
more...Backyard Agriculture: Beekeeping Basics, Part 3 of 3
Discover everything you need to know to start your own apiary and take care of your bees year-round with JoAnne Sabin of the Minnesota Hobby Beekeepers Association and Honey Bee…
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