By , on July 11th, 2011

Beekeeping and Homeowners Insurance

The following is a true story…

Consider the case of Bernie the beekeeper (name changed upon request).

Bernie lives in an urban area with neighbors on all sides. When he started beekeeping about 5 years ago, he asked the city …

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By , on June 30th, 2011

How to Build a Bee Hive

A set of downloadable plans have been added to the “In the Beekeeper’s Workshop” page on the MBA web site!  This new series of plans takes you step-by-step on building your own woodenware, starting with the hive stand …

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By , on April 27th, 2011

Reminder to Feed Your Bees!

-by Steve Tilmann, MBA Treasurer

As this is written (end of April 2011), we note that packaged bees have begun to arrive in Michigan over the past two weeks.  So beekeepers all over the state have been busy installing these …

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By , on April 26th, 2011

Half a million of newbees, Part 2

by Zachary Huang, Associate Professor, Michigan State University

Day 2, Friday, April 22.
Dr. Samina Qamer and I went to the “George Yard”, about 25 miles away and near the Sleepy Hollow State Park. Here we used 12 buckets (2 …

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By , on March 30th, 2011

Call for Mentors/Contacts for New Beekeepers

My name is Mark O’Neill. I am one of the district reps for MBA. I recently received a phone call from a prospective bee keeper who lives in one of my counties. He had a lot of the same newbie …

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