Eugene Makovec will present “Packaging and Selling Honey in Missouri: A Guide for small and medium-sized Beekeeping Operations”.  He’ll discuss the laws for bottling, labeling and selling honey in Missouri — partly the kitchen rules he help to  change in 2015, but also the various rules and exemptions on sales tax, and where and how… Read More »July Monthly Meeting

Open Apiary times are an informal, unstructured gathering. 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 must be a member of a bee club, any… Read More »Great Plains Master Beekeeping Open Apiary July

Randall Cass Iowa State UniversityBee Extension Specialist Join us in August for a fun talk from our keynote speaker Randall Cass who will share research that suggests beekeepers need to get stung with some frequency to avoid becoming anaphylactic.  He’ll also share ISU's published research on the effect of prairie strips, which are in-field contour… Read More »August Monthly Meeting

Open Apiary times are an informal, unstructured gathering. 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 must be a member of a bee club, any… Read More »Great Plains Master Beekeeping Open Apiary August

The EMBA Harvest Picnic will be held on Sunday, September 10th  from Noon till 4:00 PM at Emmenegger Nature Park located just down the road from Powder Valley in Sunset Hills.  We hope all members and their families will come spend an afternoon sharing beekeeping stories.  This is always a fun afternoon with good food,… Read More »Sept Fall Harvest Picnic