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
November Member Meeting (note speaker change)
Speaker: Dr. Marla Spivak – Breeding for Disease and Mite Resistance
more...The Art of Beekeeping in Northern Climates – Century College (Wednesdays)
Honeybees and native bees perform about 80% of all pollination. Much of the food on your table is available thanks to pollination, but bee populations are declining. There are many…
more...Backyard Agriculture: Beekeeping Basics, 1 of 3 (Thursday night)
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, 2 of 3 (Thursday night)
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, 3 of 3 (Thursday night)
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...Annual Member Banquet
Social hour at 5:00-6:00 PM and buffet dinner will be served at 6:00 pm. Auction for the Furgala Scholarship Fund begins at 7:15 pm. Cash bar will be serving beer…
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