Once again this year, NEMNBA will host a honey booth at the Carlton County Fair. Your help is needed, and very much appreciated. Click This Link to view available opportunities. A NOTE to All Honey Sellers: Please deliver your honey … Continue reading →
Our next meeting will be held on Monday, July 20, 2026. This will be our last meeting before the Carlton County Fair. Please plan to join us to finalize details before this important club event. Please plan to join us … Continue reading →
After three years of work, the UMN beekeeping mentorship team has completed its effort. A Guide to Beekeeping in Northern Climates is now available to purchase, download as a PDF, or read as a flipbook online. Click here to view … 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 →
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.
Continue reading →January is the time of year when beehives from all across the US are sent to be used in almond groves in California. A trailer load as shown on the left will carry approximately 400 hives loaded on pallets of … Continue reading →