Beekeepers
As this website grows, we will send updates through the Michigan Beekeepers Association mailing list. Sign up for the MBA mailing list.
Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development COVID-19 Letter to Beekeepers
Thinking about becoming a beekeeper?
General Beekeeping Resources
- List of Recommended Resources for Beekeepers
- Michigan Beekeeping Rules and Regulations
- How to Help Your City Change Regulations about Bees
- Generally Accepted Agricultural and Management Practices for the Care of Farm Animals
- Problem and Unwanted Bees
- What to do if you suspect your honey bee colonies were damaged by pesticides
- List of labs that will test honey for pesticides
- Changes in Bee Antibiotic Regulations
- Michigan Beekeepers Association
- Learn about and follow the Michigan Sentinel Apiary Project
- Northern Bee Network (local queens and nucs)
- Pollinator policy advocacy resources
Honey Bee Health
- Varroa Related Resources
- Feeding Honey Bees
- Help! My Colony has Ants!
- Diagnosing and Treating American Foulbrood
Webinars
Handouts & ARTICLES
- Help! I need a queen!
- Establishing a Honey Bee Colony: Success in the First Year
- Lighting a Smoker
- Maximizing Wax Production on New Equipment
- Feeding Honey Bees
- Beekeepers Year Chart
- Swarms: The Biology and Control of Swarms in Northern States
- Sustainable Beekeeping Using Late-Season Nucs
- Why Did My Honey Bees Die?
- Varroa Mite Monitoring
- Keeping Your Bees Safe from the Varroa Mite
- Towards Treatment Free Beekeeping
- Diagnosing and Treating American Foulbrood in Honey Bee Colonies
- Help! My Colony has Ants!
Resources on dealing with farm stress
- Resources on managing farm stress from MSU Extension
- Farm State of Mind campaign to raise mental health awareness among the farming community
Resources for Commercial Beekeepers
- Commercial beekeeper monitoring program with the Bee Informed Partnership
- Financial and management guides from MSU Extension
- Business resources for beekeepers from Cornell University
- Examples of pollination contracts
Please submit beekeeping questions via the eXtension Ask an Expert form.