Bees and Honey

Bees and Honey


The Kalamazoo Bee Club is proud to sponsor this web site for the benefit of all Michigan beekeepers.

The Kalamazoo Bee Club serves beekeepers from Lansing to the Lakeshore, Grand Rapids to Indiana.

 


Kalamazoo Woodenware

Hive bodies, deeps, mediums, supers and other beekeeping equipment from Keith Lazar is now available right here in Kalamazoo.  Stock up now!

Check out SPECIAL PRICES online at Buggs Nest Woodenware.

Contact:

Cathy King in Kalamazoo
Phone: 269-743-8146
Email: trreech@aol.com

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Modern Beekeeping

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Free Beekeeping Magazine from the publishers of Bee Culture Magazine.

To receive it online every month, go to the Walter T. Kelley Co. web site and sign up for an account (free).

This excellent publication is edited and produced by Kalamazoo Bee Club member Charlotte Hubbard.

We recommend reading both Bee Culture Magazine (paid subscriptions) and to Modern Beekeeping (free). The two publications contain different material of exceptional value to beekeepers.

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Coming Events


 

Sat, Feb 11, 8:30 - 3 pm
Holland Bee School
Maplewood Reformed Church
Holland, Michigan
($30 for adults, $12 for kids)

 

Wed, Feb 8, 7 - 8 pm
Basic Beekeeping
Kalamazoo Library Downtown
Dr. Larry Connor
Free Program


Sat, Feb 18, 9 am - 4:30 pm
Kalamazoo Bee School
Beginning Beekeeping
Intermediate Beekeeping
Kalamazoo Nature Center
($45.00 Registration)

 

Sat, Feb 25, 9 am - 4:30 pm
Albion Bee School
Beginning Beekeeping
Albion College
($40 Registration)

 

Tue, Mar 13, 7 pm
Beginning Beekeeping
Internationally Acclaimed
Authors and Speakers
Dr. Larry Connor
Dr. Dewey Caron
Comstock Community Center
($5 at the door)

 

Thur, Mar 15, 7 pm
Intermediate Beekeeping
Internationally Acclaimed
Authors and Speakers
Dr. Larry Connor
Dr. Dewey Caron
Comstock Community Center
($5 at the door)

 

March 13 & 20
WMU Lifelong Learning
Beekeeping Course
Joe Calme
Register online


Tue, April 24, 7 pm
a) Installing packages & nucs
b) Diseases and disorders
Kalamazoo Nature Center
Free Program


Thur, May 24, 7 pm
a) Making splits
b) Raising queens
Kalamazoo Nature Center
Free Program



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

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Beekeeping Supplies

Beekeeping Supplies from Dadant and Sons

Dadant has a new location!

Dadant's new local facility is located at 929 Elliot St, Albion, MI 49224 (next road west of the old facility). 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. Dadant & Sons Inc is a family owned business serving beekeepers since the Civil War.

 

Good Reading

 

Bee Culture Magazine is an excellent source of beekeeping information.

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Click here to subscribe.

 

Also find helpful information every month in

American Bee Journal

 Click here to subscribe

Kalamazoo Bee Club
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Support Beekeeping Education - Get A Bee Hive Pen

  • An Excellent Gift For Your Favorite Beekeeper

  • A Tax Deductible Donation To The Kalamazoo Bee Club

 

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This fine writing instrument is hand made using wood reclaimed from an old bee hive. It makes an excellent gift for your favorite beekeeper or for yourself. A Bee Hive Pen is perfect for the Holidays, Birthdays, Anniversaries, or just to say "I'm thinking about you!"

Your donation is tax deductible, and all proceeds go directly to fund educational programs provided for you by the Kalamazoo Bee Club.

Follow this link to find out how you can get your Bee Hive Pen

 
Candy Boards PDF Print E-mail

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Looking for the candy board recipes from our speakers Don Lam or Danny Slabaugh?

Click here for the candy board recipes.

Any time you want to know how to do something, check the "How To" section of this web site first.

 
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Free Beekeeping Publication

The Walter T. Kelley Co. publishes a free publication called Modern Beekeeping that is packed with good information for beekeepers.

You can sign up for this free publication by going online to www.kelleybees.com. Look for the sign up link in the bottom right corner of the page.

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Here are some of the articles in the August 2011 issue:

  • Managing bees in dry conditions
  • Requeening
  • Swarm boxes and starter hives
  • Beekeeping in Paraguay with the Peace Corp
  • Sweet as honey

The article about beekeeping in Paraguay is written by ReBecca Sonday from Schoolcraft, Michigan. ReBecca is a Peace Corp volunteer in Paraguay, teaching about beekeeping.  ReBecca is the daughter of Charlotte Hubbard, a member of the Kalamazoo Bee Club and a writer for Walter T Kelley publications.
 
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Young Beekeepers

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Jacob, age 9, has been keeping bees for two years. He and his brother James, age 7, extracted 77 bottles of honey this year. Nice job, guys!

 
Beekeeping Supplies in Kalamazoo PDF Print E-mail

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Hive bodies, supers, frames, foundation and other beekeeping supplies are now available in Kalamazoo at Buggs Nest West.

Contact:

Cathy King in Kalamazoo
Phone: 269-743-8146
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