Natalee Summers, our key note speaker this month, will discuss Spring management and supering. Natalee is a 16 year old beekeeper from NW Missouri. Her journey began in 2017, when her family started their apiary and business, known as Hitch Hive Honey. As the business grew, so did Natalee's fascination with the intricate world of… Read More »April 2024 Monthly Meeting
Our key note speakers will be Earl and Carol Hoffman, talking about "The Microbial Shield". Earl & Carol are second-generation EAS Certified Master Beekeepers and lifetime EAS members with over 32 years of experience teaching and coaching beekeepers. Together, Earl and Carol Hoffman operate Essential Honey Bees LLC, which raises queens, sells nucleus hives, and pollinates local… Read More »May 2024 Monthly Meeting
Our key note speaker this month will be Pamela J. Carter. Pamela is an American Honey Show Training Council member, an AHSTC Certified Senior Honey Judge, as well as a Welsh Certified Senior Honey Judge. Pamela will teach us how to prepare our honey and hive product entries for the Missouri State Fair coming up… Read More »June 2024 Monthly Meeting
Our guest speaker this month will be Jim Masucci, talking about Varroa Management. Jim is local to the St. Louis area and is both a honey bee researcher and sideliner. As a researcher Jim ran some of the largest field trials ever to develop new varroa control products for Monsanto/Bayer. This experience allowed him to… Read More »July 2024 Monthly Meeting
REGISTER for the 2024 Extractaganza. If you have supers full of honey to extract, and don't own your own extractor, this is your opportunity to use an electric extractor to harvest your honey. We will have motorized extractors & uncapping stations set up. Members are invited to bring up to 4 supers to extract that day. Experienced beekeepers… Read More »2024 Extractaganza
We've committed to manage the Missouri State Beekeepers booth at the State Fair on Friday, August 9th in Sedalia. The booth will be sponsored and staffed by members of Eastern Missouri Beekeepers Association. We need 10-12 volunteers to cover the morning and afternoon shifts. Shifts 10:30 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.- 6:30 p.m. Located… Read More »Sign Up for MSBA Booth at MO State Fair
Join us for our August club meeting, this month's key note speaker will be Jane Sueme, talking about "Fall Feeding and Winter Preparations". Jane is the co-founder of St. Louis Beekeepers, and co-owner of Isabee's Beekeeping Supplies in Fenton, MO. Working with the St. Louis Beekeepers, Jane coordinated the SSA (Sustainable Stock Apiary) queen-rearing group,… Read More »Aug 2024 Monthly Meeting
NO MEETING THIS MONTH. See you at our annual Fall Harvest Picnic on Sept 8th 2024, at Emmenegger Park 12:00-4:00 pm, click link for details and to RSVP. https://easternmobeekeepers.com/event/2024-fall-harvest-picnic/
Our speaker tonight will be Tyler Holton of Holton Honeybees and Holton Homestead, located in Elkhart, Iowa. Tyler will talk about "Reading Frames from your Hive". He'll teach you the ins and outs of colony health and what that means to your hive management. Tyler became a beekeeper by accident in 2016, shortly after his… Read More »Oct 2024 Monthly Meeting
Please join us for our November meeting, our guest speaker will be Lydia Gwin. She will talk about Baking & Crafting Cocktails with Honey. We will also have honey baking contest! To enter the baking contest please bring a baked good that features honey. Lydia will be joined by fellow Kitchen Conservatory instructor, Sharon Tutko. … Read More »Nov 2024 Monthly Meeting
