By , on November 3rd, 2011

November 2011 “BEE”DOKU

Topic:  HONEY EXTRACTOR
Difficulty:  Moderate

A HONEY EXTRACTOR is a gadget that beekeepers use while harvesting honey.  In the hive, bees store honey in a moveable frame which is about 16-1/4 inches long, 1 inch wide and from 6-5/8 inches …

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By , on October 13th, 2011

Michigan Beekeepers Moving Bees to California for Almond Pollination

By Mike Hansen, State Apiarist (Michigan)

I contacted Clint Burfitt, State Entomologist from Utah regarding movement requirements for shipping bees across Utah this year.  His response follows. This should be good news to Michigan Beekeepers moving bees to California for …

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By , on September 1st, 2011

Cottage Foods Presentation at the MBA 2011 Spring Conference

At the MBA 2011 Spring Conference, Tom Tederinton, Food Safety Inspector of the Department of Agriculture put on a presentation regarding the Cottage Foods Act.  A special emphasis was placed on how this piece of legislation impacts beekeepers.

There are actually …

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By , on February 18th, 2011

Dan Guthrie, Lifetime MBA Members, Turns 90!

Dan Guthrie, a life time member of MBA, will be 90 years old on March 1 of this year (2011).  Dan has forgotten more about bees than most of us will ever know!  To help celebrate, his family is asking …

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By , on September 8th, 2010

Call for Talent (This could be you!)

Roger Hoopingarner, president of the Michigan Beekeepers Association, has let it be known that he is working on a short course series for beginning beekeepers.  Originally, the series was intended to augment the monthly meetings of the Center of Michigan Beekeepers …

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