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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Please consider contributing to the Kalamazoo Bee Club's educational programs. Your donation is tax deductible. Thank you!

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Coming Events

 

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.

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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

Beekeeping Clubs PDF Print E-mail

Below the photo is a list of beekeeping organizations that welcome you to participate whether you are brand new to beekeeping or have been keeping bees for decades. Whether you keep 1 hive, 100 hives, or 1000 hives, you will benefit from contacts with beekeepers in your area!  (Photo courtesy of Michiana Beekeepers.)

Michiana Beekeepers Wagon

West Michigan and Southwest Michigan:

  • Holland Area Beekeepers Association
    Donald Lam
    882 W. 26th 8t.
    Holland, MI 49423
    Phone: 616-335-2707
    Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
    Web site: Holland Area Beekeepers Association

 

  • Kalamazoo Bee Club
    Dave Van Antwerp
    1972 - 114th Avenue
    Otsego, MI 49078
    Phone: 616-293-2600 (cell)
    Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
    Web site: Kalamazoo Bee Club

 

  • Grand Rapids Beekeepers
    An informal community connected through Facebook
    http://www.facebook.com
    Coordinator: Kimberly Giese

 

  • Michiana Beekeepers
    Dave Emerson
    58303 C.R. 105 South
    Elkhart, IN 46517
    Phone: 574-295-1855
    Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
    Web site: Michiana Beekeepers



Eastern Michigan:

 

  • Southeastern Michigan Beekeepers Association (SEMBA)
    Roger Sutherland
    5488 Warren Rd
    Ann Arbor, MI 48105
    Phone734-668-8568
    Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
    Web site: www.sembabees.org

 

  • Oakland Bee Club
  • Dennis Holly
    Phone: 248-542-1316
  • Seven Ponds Beekeepers
    Terry Toland
    248-421-6601

 

  • Schoolcraft Beekeepers' Club
    Roger Sutherland
    5488 Warren Rd
    Ann Arbor, MI 48105
    Phone: 734-668-8568
    Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it



Mid Michigan:

  • Center Of Michigan Beekeepers (COMB)
    Meetings are the SECOND MONDAY of the month at 6:30 pm.
    Michigan State University Livestock Pavilion
    Mike Risk
    7575 Hollister Rd
    Laingsburg, MI, 48848
    Phone: 517-651-9842
    Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
  • Web Site: http://www.comb-bees.org

  • Mid-Michigan Beekeeper's Club
    Richfield Township Hall, located at 5381 N. State Rd., Davison, MI.
    Meetings are the FIRST THURSDAY of the month at 7 pm. 
    President: Jim Withers
    Phone: 810-736-0128
    Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
    Website: www.midmichiganbeekeepers.com

 

Upper Penninsula:

  • Upper Peninsula Beekeepers
    Barbara Hoopingarner 517-699-2428 or
    Ed Wright  906-341-5715

 

Statewide Organization:

  • Michigan Beekeepers Association
    Richard Leonard
    4940 Jefferson Rd
    North branch, MI 48461
    Phone: 810-688-7387
    Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
    Web site: Michigan Beekeepers Association
    Contact list: District Representatives and Officers

 

 

 
 
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