Beekeepers
As this website grows, we will send updates through the Michigan Beekeepers Association mailing list. Sign up for the MBA mailing list.
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
- 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
For beekeeping questions, contact Dr. Zachary Huang (bees@msu.edu), Dr. Meghan Milbrath (mpi@msu.edu), or Ana Heck (heckanar@msu.edu).