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
Do you want some hands-on experience with beekeeping experts on Saturday, July 13th, 2024? Join us for our open apiary day at our Danforth bee yard. We will be checking honey supers and reviewing the status of our hives. This is a great opportunity to look at all phases of bee development and do a… Read More »July EMBA Open Apiary Day
Open Apiary times are an informal, unstructured gathering of members of the Great Plains Master Beekeeping program. There will be brief demonstrations, questions and answers, and time to get hands-on experience with beehives. Open Apiary will count as 2 hours of field training toward your progress through the Great Plains Master Beekeeping program. All participants… Read More »July Great Plains Master Beekeeper’s Open Apiary Day
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
Do you want some hands-on experience with beekeeping experts on Saturday, July 27th, 2024? Join us for our open apiary day at our Danforth bee yard. We will be checking honey supers and reviewing the status of our hives. This is a great opportunity to look at all phases of bee development and do a… Read More »July EMBA Open Apiary Day
Do you want some hands-on experience with beekeeping experts on Saturday, August 3rd, 2024? Join us for our open apiary day at our Danforth bee yard. We will be checking honey supers and reviewing the status of our hives. This is a great opportunity to look at all phases of bee development and do a… Read More »August EMBA Open Apiary Day
Ken Heitkamp has volunteered to take our club entries for the MO State Fair, Apicultural Competition to Sedalia. You will need to have your products, completed entry form and fees (unless paid online) delivered to Ken's house by 5pm on August 4th. All entries need to be received at the fair by 5 pm on… Read More »RSVP to Compete at Missouri State Fair
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
Do you want some hands-on experience with beekeeping experts on Saturday, August 17th, 2024? Join us for our open apiary day at our Danforth bee yard. We will be checking honey supers and reviewing the status of our hives. This is a great opportunity to look at all phases of bee development and do a… Read More »August EMBA Open Apiary Day
