We're looking for a few good volunteers to help relocate some EMBA hives to the Danforth Bee Yard and to another site off of Telegraph Road. Directions to follow, Bring your own protective equipment and water. Even if you are are first year beekeeper helping out in the apiary is a great way to gain… Read More »Volunteers Needed to Move Hives
Join fellow beekeepers for a fun evening of beekeeping stories, catching up and dinner. A delicious dinner and non-alcoholic drinks are included with your ticket, a cash bar will be available. We also plan to enjoy a honey tasting before dinner. If you have some unique honey to share, please bring it along--something from your… Read More »EMBA Holiday Party
Please join us for our annual Mardi Gras Banquet, held the night before the 2024 EMBA Beekeeping Workshop. It's a great kick-off to our beekeeping weekend. We will have a Mardi Gras themed buffet dinner with cash bar, a fun presentation and prizes! We hope all our workshop attendees will join us for this wonderful… Read More »2024 EMBA Beekeeping Mardi Gras Banquet
2024 EASTERN MISSOURI BEEKEEPER WORKSHOP 10 FEB 2024 Our 2024 Workshop will be held on February 10th, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, at the Aviator Hotel & Conference Center and will provide instruction for beginning and experienced beekeepers. The courses will focus on beekeeping as a craft, and the biology of the honeybee as… Read More »2024 EMBA Beekeeping Workshop
Julia Mahood, will present "Game of Drones", maligned as shiftless gadabouts, these guys actually have a well-hidden repertoire of interesting behaviors. You won’t feel the same about drones after you hear this talk. Julia's fascination with drone honey bees and especially Drone Congregation Areas, has led her on a quest to find as many as… Read More »Feb 2024 Monthly Meeting
If you attended the EMBA's Beginning Beekeepers Workshop on February 10th, 2024, please join us at this very informative follow up session. This meeting will focus on everything you need to know to get started with your first hives in the Spring. Come prepared with all of your questions! There is no additional cost for… Read More »Beginning Beekeeper Workshop Part 2
Kent Williams will be our keynote speaker, he will be talking about Swarm Management, how to trap swarms and making splits. Kent is a Kentucky-based EAS Certified Master beekeeper who has been in beekeeping industry for 30+ years. In that time, Williams established the Kent Williams Bee School in conjunction with the Lake Barkley Beekeeper’s… Read More »March 2024 Monthly Meeting
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
Do you want some hands-on experience with beekeeping experts on Saturday, May 18th, 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 »May EMBA Open Apiary Day
