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The Michigan Beekeepers AssociatioN

    Membership 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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SAVE THE DATE!

Michigan Beekeepers Association Spring Conference

Saturday, March 1, 2025

Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, East Lansing

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/


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 will begin mid December 2024 thru March 2025.

* Trees must be paid by credit card.

This year we will be offering:

    • Tupelo Black Gum
    • Little Leaf Linden
    • Silky Dogwood
    • Tree Lilac
    • Button Bush
    • Tulip Poplar

All orders will be taken through the MBA website and distributed through your local bee club or group for those buyers in their area.

Beekeeping Workshops and Webinars MSU Extension

Upcoming Events

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!

Melanie Kirby: It Takes a Community: The Importance of Place, Power, & Purpose in Landscape & Pollinator Conservation

Synergy of Selection: How Epigenetics Affect Bees & Stewardship

Dr. Nate Walton: Michigan Native Bees and the Flowers They Love



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.

Meadows in the Sky

Pollinator Trees and Shrubs by Mike Connor


Video

Frontiers in Apitherapy: The history, science and promise of psilocybe-infused Blue Honey

by Cecilia Infante, PhD

Video


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.

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Problem and Unwanted Bees

If you have a swarm hanging in your tree or a colony living in your wall, you may need a beekeeper!  Many beekeepers will remove swarms. Some will do cut-outs. Not sure what the difference is? Or even if your "bees" are honey bees? Click below for more information.

SWARM REMOVAL and Cut-out CONTACT LISTs

Lists of beekeepers who can remove swarms or colonies for you. 

Swarm Removal

Cut-outs

If you aren't sure what you have, please check out our page on Unwanted Bees (link at left).



Keep Your Bees Safe from Bears

Keep Yogi out of your bee yard!

Bear fence plans from the Michigan DNR and Scientific Beekeeping.

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