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.

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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

Bee Hive

Modern Beekeeping

Modern-Beekeeping-Magazine-

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 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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Northern Bees

Interested in raising your own northern bees or queens?

If you have 2 or more years of beekeeping experience, join this specialized mailing list for more information. Click the envelope below.

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.

beeculturemagazine

Click here to subscribe.

Also find helpful information every month in

American Bee Journal

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Kalamazoo Bee Club Educational Activities

KBC-Display-Craig The Kalamazoo Bee Club has two main goals:

to educate and assist beekeepers in the operation of their apiaries

to educate the public regarding the benefits of bees

As part of the educational mission, members of the Kalamazoo Bee Club set up exhibits and put on seminars about bees and beekeeping.

Here are photos and descriptions of some of the educational activities in which Kalamazoo Bee Club members have participated.

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

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