Recommended Resources for Michigan Beekeepers
Getting started with beekeeping
- Drawn Comb is Gold
- Getting Good Help
- Establishing a honey bee colony: success in the first year
- Generally Accepted Agricultural and Management Practices (GAAMPs) for the Care of Farm Animals 2022
- Generally Accepted Agricultural and Management Practices for honey bees explanatory article
- Lighting a smoker
- Maximizing wax production on new equipment
- This is going to be the year - beekeepers year chart
- Understanding City Change Regulations about Bees
- Using Wax to Preserve Woodenware
Beekeeping management resources
- Beekeeping Smoker Maintenance
- Dealing with Deadouts
- Don’t be Surprised by Swarms
- Don’t Panic, It’s Organic! Or is it?
- Feeding honey bees
- Help! I need a Queen!
- Help! My Colony has Ants!
- Northern Bee Network (local queens and nucs)
- Problem and Unwanted Bees
- Sustainable beekeeping using late season nucs
- Swarms biology and control in Northern states
- The Greatest Generation: Winter Bees
- What to do if you suspect your honey bee colonies are harmed by pesticides
- Working with Queen Cells
Beekeeping organizations
Michigan beekeeping associations
Regional beekeeping associations
- Eastern Apicultural Society (EAS)
- Heartland Apicultural Society (HAS)
- Western Apicultural Society (WAS)
National beekeeping associations
International beekeeping associations
- APIMONDIA - International Federation of Beekeepers' Associations
- COLOSS – honey bee research association
- Eva Crane Trust
Commercial beekeeping
- Commercial beekeeper monitoring program with the Bee Informed Partnership
- Business resources for beekeepers from Cornell University
- Examples of pollination contracts
- Financial and management guides from MSU Extension
Diseases and antibiotics
- Biosecurity in the beeyard
- Changes in Bee Antibiotic Regulations
- Diagnosing and treating American Foulbrood in honey bee Colonies
- Do my Honey Bees Need a Veterinarian?
- Identifying and mitigating foulbrood in honey bee colonies and reducing the use of antibiotics information for beekeepers and veterinarians from the Honey Bee Health Coalition
Varroa-related resources
- DIY Varroa Mite Wash Jars
- Keep Bees Alive
- Keeping Your Bees Safe from the Varroa Mite
- Towards Treatment Free Beekeeping
- Varroa Mite Monitoring
- Why Did My Honey Bees Die?
Beekeeping on farms
- Farm State of Mind campaign to raise mental health awareness among the farming community
- Resources on managing farm stress from MSU Extension
- The Micro Farm Program: A USDA crop insurance program that can benefit beekeepers
Michigan-specific resources
- Michigan Beekeeping Rules and Regulations
- Needs assessment of Michigan small-scale beekeepers
- Producing a Value-Added Product on the Farm: Liquid Honey
- Rules and regulations for selling honey in Michigan
Webinars and videos
- Ag Around Michigan: Beekeeping with Ana Heck (4-H)
- Beekeeping Around the World: China with Dr. Zachary Huang
- Cabin Fever Conversations: Honey bees with Ana Heck
- MSU Apiculture Extension webinars and videos
- What Spotted Lanternfly means for Beekeepers with Robyn Underwood
- Wild Spartans: All About Honey Bees with Ana Heck - 4-H Environmental & Outdoor Education