Bees and Honey

Bees and Honey

Kalamazoo Bee Club


The Kalamazoo Bee Club is proud to sponsor this web site for the benefit of all beekeepers. The Kalamazoo Bee Club serves beekeepers from Lansing to the Lakeshore, Grand Rapids to Indiana.

Coming Events

 

Kalamazoo Bee Club
Annual Bee School

Last Saturday in February
February 27, 9 am - 4 pm

Kalamazoo Nature Center


Bee Diseases and Pests Workshop
March 2 - 3, 2010
Bee Research Laboratory
Beltsville, MD 20705

The Coming Events section of the main menu provides more information.

Question:

Are you a beekeeper?
 

Good Reading

Helpful information every month in

American Bee Journal

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Beekeeping Supplies

Beekeeping Supplies from Dadant and Sons

Dadant & Sons Inc is a family owned business serving beekeepers since the Civil War. Dadant's local facility is located at 1009 Industrial Blvd, Albion, MI 49224. The phone number is (517) 629-2860. Hours are 8 am - 5 pm, closed from 12 - 1 for lunch. Click here for Dadant's online catalog.

 

Keith Lazar Woodenware

Remember you ALWAYS need more hives and equipment.  Stock up now and be ready.  Check out SPECIAL PRICES here at Keith Lazar Woodenware.

Bee Hive

Bee School for 2010 PDF Print E-mail


Classes for beginners, hobbyist beekeepers and gardeners.
Saturday, February 27, 2010

Kalamazoo Bee Club, Kalamazoo, Michigan
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  • Getting started in beekeeping Part 1: Equipment
  • Getting started in beekeeping Part 2: Getting bees
  • Preparing hives for spring
  • Opening the hive - what happened?
  • Honey bee development and behavior
  • Everything you want to know about beekeeping
  • Beekeeping for organic gardens
  • How bees, plants and seasons work together
  • Honey how-to - tips and tricks for good honey
  • Advanced beekeeping -how to out-breed varroa mites


Teacup Auction – Win really cool stuff, bring a couple of items to contribute, and help fund the Kalamazoo Bee Club’s educational programs for 2010.

Click this link to see the Bee School Program and Register Online.

 
What is Beekeeping? PDF Print E-mail

Worker BeeBeekeeping is the maintenance of honey bee colonies in hives, in order to collect honey and beeswax, for the purpose of pollinating crops, or to produce bees for sale to other beekeepers. A location where bees are kept is called an apiary. The technical name for beekeeping is apiculture, based on the word "apis" which is the latin term for bees.

 
Honey Bee Photos PDF Print E-mail

You will find a nice collection of bee-related images on this web site, sent in by beekeepers and photographers. Many of these images are in the "Photos" section of the menu. Be sure to check out the photos when you get a chance. You are invited to share your own photos - click here for the This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

(Thank you to Wayne Kramer for this photo of a swarm he collected near Richland, MI)

Honey Bee Swarm in Richland

 
 
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