Nucleus Honey Bee Colonies for Sale EMBA has made arrangements to sell nucleus bee colonies (“nucs”) to start or improve your apiary. The Nucs that the Club has reserved are a five-frame starter colony from Merrimack Valley Apiaries. The supplier’s breeder queens and drone pool consist of mite-resistant, hybrid Italian-Carniolian stock supplied by Latshaw Apiaries,… Read More »2022 Nuc Sale
The Club has ordered Minnesota Hygienic Italian queens from Avoyelles Honey Co., Moreauville, Louisiana, for TENTATIVE delivery at The Danforth Plant Science Center on Saturday, April 9th or 16th 2022 subject to weather delays. The price of a queen is $27, there is a limit of four (4) queens per membership. You must be an… Read More »2022 Queen Sale
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This is a follow-up meeting to the Beginning Beekeepers Webinar. This meeting, held on February 16th, focuses on the Newbees to discuss where do you go from here. Much of the meeting will be spent answering questions that the new beekeepers have. Experienced club members are encouraged to attend to help answer the questions. Meeting… Read More »EMBA Beginners Follow-Up Meeting
EMBA invites you to register for our March Club Meeting via Zoom Webinar Wednesday, March 9th @ 7:00 pm focusing on Early-Season Spring Management Guest Speaker Ana Heck Register Here Ana Heck is Michigan State University's Apiculture Extension Educator. Her role engages beekeepers, growers, pesticide applicators, and home gardeners to improve the health of… Read More »March Club Meeting
EMBA invites you to register for our April Club Meeting via Zoom Webinar Wednesday, April 13th @ 7:00 pm focusing on Installation of Package Bees & Nucs along with Tips & Tricks to Catch Swarms Guest Speaker John Pashia John Pashia is an EMBA member, beekeeping enthusiast & educator who manages hives in Pevely, Missouri.… Read More »April Club Meeting
Queen pick-up by prepaid buyers will be held on Saturday, April 16th from 9:00a.m. to 10:00a.m., at the entrance to the EMBA Club apiary, located on west side of the Danforth Plant Science Center parking lots, enter from the Olive Street Road entrance and follow the road to the left (to the west side of… Read More »Queen Pick-up
Kent Williams - EAS Master Beekeeper Looking forward to the new year, Kent will share his current thinking on all things beekeeping, including the two halves of a honey bee colony's winter. Kent has been keeping bees in Kentucky for 30+ years. He is currently a nuc and queen producer and rents colonies for pollination of vine… Read More »January Monthly Meeting
EMBA and St. Louis Beekeepers are pleased to welcome Pat Ward Retired Director of the Missouri Arboretum at Northwest Missouri State University & owner/operator Happy Hollow Nursery. Pat and his wife Barb run up to 12 colonies themselves. and are founding members of the Apple Creek Beekeepers Club which meets in Jacksonville, Illinois. Northwest Missouri… Read More »February Monthly Meeting
Know Your State Apiarist Lee Conner has been with the Missouri Department of Agriculture since 2014 and Missouri's State Apiarist since 2017. Lee will be talking about the state of Missouri’s Apiary Inspection Program including the state's requirements for transporting hives. He will also detail what a typical state inspection consists of. Lee's been a… Read More »March Monthly Meeting
