No meeting Tuesday, November 5th, 2024

Pretty sure few will show up. Go vote! We'll reschedule something with Kristy for 2025. 

Tom Minser of Nature's Nectar will be presenting tonight 7/2/24

Whoops 

Tom, maybe and Jessica?will be at the meeting tonight to answer our questions. 5PM at Family Means, 1875 Northwestern Ave., Stillwater, MN

 

Social Event Tuesday, May 7, 2024

The Honey Bee Club will be meeting at the White Bear Meadery this coming Tuesday 5/7 starting at 5PM. 1320 County Road D Circle, Maplewood, MN 55109

We will be in the main area not the party room (it is too small). For more info including the menu go to whitebearmeadery.com

This is mostly a social event with some info or Q &A given by the employees.   They have long shared tables, games, and a lot of Mead related decor. 

They sell some food-, MN honey, beeswax candles and nonalcoholic options besides Mead. Friend/family/kids are welcome as your guests. The flight of Mead is four 4 oz pours. Some Meads are 5-12% alcohol; so you might want to share a flight with someone.

Beekeeping Instructor JoAnne Sabin Presents 4/2/24

Bring your beekeeping questions. 5PM Family Means 

Meeting this Tuesday 3/5/24

 March 5, 2024: Jim Kloek presents Spring Topics; Ken Wooley leads meeting

5PM at Family Means, 1875 Northwestern Ave. S., Stillwater, MN 55082

Bring $1 to become a member!

Soft Open 2024!

To those that are interested, our club dwindled with the COVID pandemic and then kind of absconded as members had other priorities and interests. HOWEVER, we are not dead yet--

At a minimum we have Family Means reserved every FIRST Tuesday of the month from 5-7 PM in 2024. We will need discussion leads/moderators for each month. Some are already listed on the calendar page. If  attendance grows we can add presentations, demos etc.

Jim Kloek will be presenting at our next meeting Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Ken Wooley will be leading the meeting. 

Dues are $1 for the year, bring it to the first meeting you attend with your contact information for the membership form.

Thank you everyone for sticking with us and helping out!

2022 Events

 This is what we did last year:

January 17, 2022 Randy Oliver: How Colonies Survive Cold Winters

at 6:30 PM on Zoom

Feb 21 Jim Kloek on Springtime in the Hive

at 6:30 PM via Zoom. The link will be sent to current members

March 21 Beek to Beek (show 'n' tell equipment, techniques...), meet your club

at 6:30 PM Hybrid: at Family Means 1875 Northwestern Ave. S., Stillwater, MN 55082 and on Zoom

April 25* Declan Schroeder on Viruses that attack Honey Bees 

at 6:30 PM on Zoom

May 16 Kristy Lynn Allen at our Marine-on-St. Croix apiary-- Spring Inspection demo

at 6:00 PM carpool from Family Means 1875 Northwestern Ave S., Stillwater, MN

June 20 Jennifer Radtke at our Marine-on-St. Croix apiary-- Split demo

at 6:00 PM (carpools leave at 5:35 from Family Means 1875 Northwestern Ave S., Stillwater, MN)

July 18 Karen Voy on Honey Harvesting

at 6:30 PM at Bethke Park 6606 Stillwater Blvd, Oakdale, MN 55128

August 15 Jennifer Radtke at Marine Apiary 

at 6:00 PM 

September 19 TBD

at 6:30 PM

October 17 Adrian Quiney on his latest Entrance Hole Experiments

at 6:30 PM at the Sally Manzara Nature Center, Sunfish Lake Park, 3554 Kelvin Ave. N, Lake Elmo, MN 55042

November 21 Meeting at Family Means and hybrid

at 6:30 PM

December 19 No Meeting