Beekeepers
As this website grows, we will send updates through the Michigan Beekeepers Association mailing list. Sign up for the MBA mailing list.
General Beekeeping Resources
- List of Recommended Resources for Beekeepers (books, websites, blogs, YouTube channels, Facebook pages, beekeeping trade journals, beekeeping associations)
- 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
Resources for Commercial Beekeepers
- Commercial beekeeper monitoring program with the Bee Informed Partnership
- Resources on managing farm stress from MSU Extension
- Financial and management guides from MSU Extension
- Business resources for beekeepers from Cornell University
- Examples of pollination contracts
Honey Bee Health
- Varroa Related Resources
- Feeding Honey Bees
- Help! My Colony has Ants!
- Diagnosing and Treating American Foulbrood
For beekeeping questions, contact Dr. Zachary Huang (bees@msu.edu), Dr. Meghan Milbrath (mpi@msu.edu), or Ana Heck (heckanar@msu.edu).