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

Bee Hive

 

 

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

MBA District Representatives PDF Print E-mail

Your District Representative of the Michigan Beekeepers Association is always ready to help.

Officers and Board Members are also listed below the District Representatives.

MBA District Representatives

Click here for a list of counties alphabetically with that county's district number.

District representatives:

  • District 1:  Patty Ried 269-209-4040
  • District 2:  John Wracan 989-288-6805
  • District 3:  Dennis Holly 248-542-1316
  • District 4:  Richard Jorgensen 231-766-3929
  • District 5:  Larry Hilbert 231-938-9032
  • District 6:  Ed Wracan 810-621-3829
  • District 7:  Ed Wright 906-341-5715 or Barbara Hoopingarner 517-699-2428 or Melissa Hronkin 906-883-3894 or John Hugo 810-714-9027
 

Officers of the Michigan Beekeepers Association:

President:
Roger Hoopingarner     517-699-2428   
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Vice-President:   
Dennis Klein     989-865-9377
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Treasurer:    
Judy Schmaltz    248-627-4556     
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Secretary:    
Don Schram      248-310-8205  
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Member-at-Large:    
Roger Sutherland     734-668-8568   
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Other Board Members:

Dave Anthony      810-621-4571     Past President
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Jim Dodder     810-653-8547     Mid Michigan Beekeepers Association 
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Mike Hansen     269-428-2575     Mich Dept Agriculture State Apiarist    
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Zachary Huang      517-353-8136     MSU Professor of Entomology   
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Don Lam     616-335-2707     Holland Area Bee Club    
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Brad Perez     989-799-3457     Historian    
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Mike Risk     517-651-9842     Center of Michigan Beekeepers (COMB)    
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Terry Toland     248-421-6601     Seven Ponds Bee Club    
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Torrey Wenger     269-552-9979     Kalamazoo Bee Club    
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Rich Wieske     248-585-5558      Southeast Michigan Beekeepers Association (SEMBA)
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Jon Williams       989-482-1038     Saginaw Valley Beekeepers Association
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