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The Michigan Beekeepers AssociatioNMembership in the Michigan Beekeepers Association supports Michigan bees and beekeepers. When you become a member of the Michigan Beekeepers Association (MBA), you are joining the oldest continuously operating agricultural organization in the state of Michigan, and one of the oldest beekeeping clubs in the country. |
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| Michigan Beekeepers Association 2025 Spring Conference and pre-conference activities The Michigan Beekeeper Association and Michigan State University Extension (MSU Extension) are excited to welcome beginning and experienced beekeepers to the Michigan Beekeepers Association 2025 Spring Conference on Saturday, March 1 and pre-conference activities on Friday, Feb. 28. The spring beekeeping conference will be held in East Lansing and include five tracks of presentations on beginning beekeeping, honey bee colony health, pollinator plants, alternative hive styles and more. Pre-conference activitiesHoney Bee Anatomy and Dissection Workshop Zachary Huang, PhD, will instruct a 1.5 hour workshop on honey bee anatomy and dissection. The workshop will include a presentation detailing the biology of honey bee structure, real time video showing how to manipulate a honey bee under a dissecting scope, and an opportunity to dissect your own bees under a dissecting scope with provided forceps. Time will be provided for questions and individual coaching on dissections. Children and minors must be accompanied and supervised by an adult. The cost of the workshop is $40. Registration for the Honey Bee Anatomy and Dissection Workshop is required. MSU Pollinator Performance Center Tour Tour MSU's Pollinator Performance Center, which focuses on research and extension to support beekeepers, growers whose crops depend on insect pollination, and the public. During this tour, you'll get to check out the honey processing room, an overwintering chamber, beekeeping equipment, and other educational stations. Children and minors are welcome to attend, but they must be accompanied and supervised by an adult. This event is free. Registration for the MSU Pollinator Performance Center tour is required. Register for Pre-Conference Activities |
| Michigan Beekeepers Association 2025 Spring Conference Saturday, March 1, 2025 Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, East Lansing Early Bird Registration January 2 - February 1. $55 Members / $75 Non-Members 2 people with family membership: $110 Online Registration February 2 - March 1. $65 Members / $85 Non-Members 2 people with family membership: $130 At the Door Registration March 1. $75 Members / $95 Non-Members 2 people with family membership: $150 Keynote Speaker: Jamie Ellis Dr. Jamie Ellis is the Gahan Endowed Professor of Entomology in the Entomology and Nematology Department at the University of Florida. He has a BS degree in Biology from the University of Georgia (USA) and a PhD in Entomology from Rhodes University in South Africa. At the University of Florida, Jamie has responsibilities in extension, instruction, and research. Regarding his extension work, Jamie works with assorted clientele through diverse programming such as the UF/IFAS Bee College and the UF/IFAS Master Beekeeper Program. As an instructor, Jamie supervises PhD and masters students. Currently, Jamie and his team have over 30 active research projects in the fields of honey bee husbandry, conservation, and ecology. You can listen to Jamie on his popular podcast “Two Bees In A Podcast” at https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/honey-bee/podcast/ We are excited to announce the following speakers for the 2025 Spring Conference: Dr. Jamie Ellis (Keynote), Dr. Morgan Carr-Markell, Candace Casados, Ryan Dinehart, Ana Heck, Charlotte Hubbard, Dr. Adam Ingrao, Jan Lawson. Janet Macunovich, Dr. Anthony Meyer, Dr. Meghan Milbrath, Mike Sautter, Dr. Susan Stejskal, Jason Towers, Richard Wahl, David Zimmerman, and Rich Wieske. |
| Trees for Pollinators Michigan Beekeepers Association announces the “Trees for Pollinators” program for spring 2025. We invite local bee clubs, garden clubs, pollinator groups, arborist organizations, schools and local communities to help distribute tree seedlings. Sales are open now thru March 2025. Trees must be paid for by credit card. The price per tree is $20. This year we will be offering 2 foot to 3 foot bare root trees:
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| Spring 2025 Michigan beekeeping schools and conferences Spring is a great time of year to learn about beekeeping. Whether you are a new or seasoned beekeeper, there is always something to learn! |
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Congratulations to the winners of the MBA 2024 fall conference honey show! Best of Show (for dark extracted honey): John and Mary Stephens Judge’s Choice (for black jar): Candace Casados Black Jar: Candace Casados Comb Honey: Kevin Brown Light Extracted Honey: 1st place: John and Mary Stephens 2nd place: Kimberley Black 3rd place: Rob and Jenny Pletcher Amber Extracted Honey: 1st place: Clarkston Community Apiary 2nd place: Michelle Tiles 3rd place: Oren Best Dark Extracted Honey winner: John and Mary Stephens We would like to extend a special “thank you” to Senior Honey Judge, Pam Carter, and Certified Honey Judge, Stephanie Slater, for taking the time to travel to Michigan to run our honey show! Please enjoy these presentations from our fall conference! Synergy of Selection: How Epigenetics Affect Bees & Stewardship
Dr. Nate Walton: Michigan Native Bees and the Flowers They Love |
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| 2024 Michigan State Fair Lots of folks enjoyed visiting our booth at the Michigan State Fair Labor Day Weekend. We had an impressive educational display, the observation hive was a big draw as usual, Bee Curious was well represented and Polly Chenney one of our Michigan authors, did a reading and demonstrated making flowers. There was lots to see and do at the booth with a great group of volunteers and yes we even made a decent amount of money selling Honey. |
| Michigan Beekeepers on TV Media Meet WMNU-TV PBS WNMU Public Television interviewed Charlotte Hubbard, Adam Ingrao, Joel Lantz and Rich Wieske as they were getting reading for the UP Beekeeping Conference being held on NMU’s campus. Mike Settles "Media Meet" from the Marquette channel 13 spent Friday morning March 29, 2024 talking on air for 1/2 hour. It will be available for streaming on our Media Meet webpage (https://wnmutv.nmu.edu/programs/media-meet/). Here is a direct link to the program, https://wnmuvideo.nmu.edu/video/its-all-about-the-bees-a0ulgk/https://wnmuvideo.nmu.edu/video/its-all-about-the-bees-a0ulgk/. It will remain at that link for months and years to come, so feel free to use it as you see fit .Best of luck this weekend. |
Frontiers in Apitherapy: The history, science and promise of psilocybe-infused Blue Honey by Cecilia Infante, PhD
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| A refuge for pollinators: A case study of establishing large-scale pollinator habitat on marginal farmland using federal funds Heather Chapman and Meghan Milbrath, Michigan State University, Department of Entomology - September 27, 2022 Establishing a pollinator refuge through the National Resource Conservation Service Environmental Quality Incentives Program in southern Michigan. There are many ways to support pollinator health by planting flowers. This case study provides one example of establishing pollinator habitat in southern Michigan by participating in the National Resource Conservation Service Environmental Quality Incentives Program. |
 Problem and Unwanted Bees | SWARM REMOVAL and Cut-out CONTACT LISTsLists of beekeepers who can remove swarms or colonies for you. If you aren't sure what you have, please check out our page on Unwanted Bees (link at left).
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Keep Your Bees Safe from BearsKeep Yogi out of your bee yard! Bear fence plans from the Michigan DNR and Scientific Beekeeping. |
