At our regular meeting on March 24th, our MN Honey Producers’ new Honey Ambassador will visit. She will introduce herself and also give a short presentation on varroa control treatments and timing. Here’s a bit more about her: Lilja Anderson … Continue reading →
If you have already placed your order, Thank You. If you have not, please be aware that the final day to place your order for 2025 delivery will be March 16th. As one of the benefits of membership in the … Continue reading →
Our March meeting will be held on Monday, March 24th, 2025, at 7 p.m. This will be an important meeting, with a visit from the new Minnesota Honey Ambassador, Lilja Anderson. We will also discuss two anticipated By-Law Changes. Please … Continue reading →
At our July meeting, Brian, one of our members described a solar wax melter he constructed from plans downloaded from Brushy Mountain’s Bee Site. Here is a link to the plans that he used and some photos of his completed … Continue reading →
Every year, the Northeast Minnesota Beekeepers (NEMNBA) sponsor a young person interested in learning to become a beekeeper, but who may lack the resources and support needed to go for it. If you, or someone you know, is between 12 … Continue reading →
One of our local beekeepers entered a sample of his honey in the first annual “Border Battle” honey-tasting contest at the Joint state meetings of the Minnesota and Wisconsin Honey Producers Associations. After a day of sampling dozens of honeys … Continue reading →
As discussed at our June meeting, the U has published a downloadable copy of both their newest “Beekeeping in Northern Climates” 24 page workbook and the accompanying inspection worksheets. Here is a link to those downloads. If you are looking … Continue reading →
Here is a step-by-step description of how to install a new hive. There is also a video you can watch on the U of MN Beelab site
Continue reading →As mentioned in the Feb 27th meeting, Randy Oliver has posted a Varroa Management Spreadsheet on his website, scientificbeekeeping.com. For your convenience, we are posting a link here to view and download this tool if you are interested. Please let … Continue reading →
Here is the Bee and Butterfly Habitat video that we tried to show.
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