Upcoming Events
September 15, 2011
Thursday meeting at the Extension Office
Links
Useful links for new and experienced bee keepers. This list is not intended to be the most exhaustive list available - but provide our members and guests with some great starting points for information and resources in the honey bee community.
Kentucky Department of Agriculture
Home of the State Apiarist. Great information for beekeepers new and experienced.
Associations
Kentucky State Beekeepers Association
The KSBA is a statewide organization dedicated to the promotion of honeybees, beekeeping, and honeybee pollination in Kentucky. It aims to provide training in the art of beekeeping, the production of honey, and raising Queen Bees.
Bee Links
American Beekeeping Federation
Also some useful information for beginners and a great set of links in their Resources section.
The National Honey Board is a federal research and promotion board under USDA oversight that conducts research, marketing and promotion programs to help maintain and expand markets for honey and honey products. Some nice graphics and recipe cards for honey producers to use in their Free Downloads section.
Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research and Extension Consortium
A task force from departments of agriculture, state beekeeping organizations, and land-grant universities from New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Virginia. Their mission is to identify research and extension priorities for apiculture in the Mid-Atlantic Region, review proposals, monitor progress, and assist specialists in obtaining funding for apiculture extension and research efforts.
Great how-to articles for beginners, information on bee biology, pollination and CCD, and a good set of links.
“One thousand great places to Bee on the web!”
Forums
An online community for beekeepers and beekeeping with over 10,000 registered members. This is the most active online beekeeping community of its kind in the world.
Journals
The oldest English language beekeeping publication in the world.
“The Magazine of American Beekeeping”
Members
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Suppliers
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The source for beekeeping and candlemaking supplies.
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Pollination Contract Samples
If you plan on “renting” your colonies out for pollination, it’s a really good idea, no matter how well you know the farmer, to do a pollination contract. There are many examples available on the internet. Below are links to two examples.
Pollination Contract Sample 1
Pollination Contract Sample 2
c/o Meade County Extension Office, 1041 Old Ekron Road, Brandenburg, KY 40108