Bees and Honey

Bees and Honey

 

Wanted: Honey

 honey

If you have honey for sale from hives not treated with antibiotics or chemicals, we have people looking for your honey. Please contact the Kalamazoo Bee Club using the "Contact Us" form.

Photos of Swarms

Click this link to check out photos of swarms sent in by beekeepers and homeowners.

For Sale


Retired beekeeper has about 40 cutcomb supers with frames for sale for $7.00 each and some other equipment for sale. Otsego area. Email Joe Schmitt at handsomejoeschmitt@gmail.com


Note: The Kalamazoo Bee Club always suggests caution with used equipment, and does not recommend re-using frames or comb.

 

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

 

Holland Area Beekeepers Association
Tuesday, June 15, at 7 pm
Fennville, Michigan

Kalamazoo Bee Club
Watch for announcements of Field Days at the Kalamazoo Bee Club Apiary on East Main Street. The next regular program will be in September at the Kalamazoo Nature Center.


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

Good Reading

Helpful information every month in

American Bee Journal

 Click here to subscribe

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

How To... PDF Print E-mail

This section contains a series of videos that are helpful for learning about bees and beekeeping.

  1. 70 Lessons on Beekeeping from Long Lane Honey Farm. This link is Lesson 1. There are 70 excellent lessons in the series. When you to to their web site, look at the lower right-hand column for a list of all the lessons. You can also get complete starter kits and beekeeping supplies from Long Lane Honey Farm.
  2. How to build a frame
  3. How to install a package of honey bees (#1)
  4. How to install a package of honey bees (#2)
  5. How to feed your bees
  6. How to install a candy board
  7. How to check a hive
  8. How to extract honey
  9. Learn the life cycle of the honey bee
  10. How bees communicate with each other
  11. How we get honey
  12. Pollination Partnership
  13. You will miss me when I'm gone
 

This web site is provided as a service to all beekeepers in Michigan
compliments of the Kalamazoo Bee Club.

The web site coordinator is Dave Van Antwerp
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