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
Do you want some hands-on experience with beekeeping experts on Saturday, October 12th, 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 »October EMBA Open Apiary Day
Do you want some hands-on experience with beekeeping experts on Saturday, October 26th, 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 »October 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 »October Great Plains Master Beekeeper’s Open Apiary Day
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
Join us for a fun evening of beekeeping stories, catching up and dinner. A delicious buffet dinner and non-alcoholic drinks are included with your ticket. We'll also have a honey tasting before dinner. If you have some unique honey to share, please bring it along--something from your own apiary that is notable, honey you’ve… Read More »2024 EMBA Holiday Party
Please join us for our January meeting, our guest speakers will be Ken Heitkamp, John Pashia and Michael Godfrey talking about mead and beer making with honey! Should be a good time! Come early to enjoy a little social time and dessert at 6:15 pm, the presentations will start at 6:45 pm. Bring your questions… Read More »Jan 2025 Monthly Meeting
Home 2025 EASTERN MISSOURI BEEKEEPER WORKSHOP & HONEY SHOW is thrilled to host the American Honey Show Training Council for their Level 1, Introductory Honey Judge Training Class on February 7, 2025. The next day, Council Judges will preside over our first official Honey Show at the 2025 Eastern Missouri Beekeepers Association Workshop! You do… Read More »American Honey Show Intro Honey Judge Training Level 1
Home Please join us for our annual Mardi Gras Banquet, held the night before the 2025 EMBA Beekeeping Workshop, on Friday, February 7th 2025, 6:00-9:00pm. It's a great kick-off to our beekeeping weekend. We will have a delicious dinner provided by the Twisted Tree with cash bar, a fun talk from Bob Binnie and prizes!… Read More »2025 Workshop Banquet
Home 2025 EASTERN MISSOURI BEEKEEPING WORKSHOP & HONEY SHOW Our 2025 Workshop will be held on February 8th, from 8:00 am to 5:30 pm, at the Holiday Inn at Sunset Hills and will provide instruction for beginning and experienced beekeepers. The courses will focus on beekeeping as a craft, and the biology of the honeybee… Read More »2025 EMBA Beekeeping Workshop
