The Economist had a very interesting post a couple of days ago about training bees to find landmines and a new app that can tell you what’s wrong with your bees. It can tell if you have hive beetles, varroa, foul brood, if they’re getting ready to swarm, etc.
Read the article for yourself…
Interested in helping pollinators, including honeybees? There is a brand new program in Missouri designed to do just that. Your local bee club can sponsor the program, get programming for half a year and generate revenue for club operations. The Missouri Master Pollinator Steward Program officially launched fall of 2018. The six-session program is designed…
On the MSBA website’s homepage there is a section for “History Buffs”. If you check it out you’ll be able to find archived newsletters of MSBA’s activities going back about forty years. If you made it to the Fall Conference in Kirksville this year I encourage you to check out the newsletter of September, 1978….
We are configuring a Member Photo Gallery. If you’d like to see your photos in our newsletter and on our website, please send your beekeeping related photos to MSBAnewsletter@gmail.com with a short paragraph detailing the setting, date, and photographers name, a short bio, region located, and number of years as a beekeeper.
ANOTHER TOOL TO HELP US BECOME BETTER BEEKEEPERS One of the perks of being a regional representative for MSBA is to be able to visit and speak to a number of beekeeping clubs. It is interesting to see how these clubs are different. There are clubs that appear formal, with officers, minutes and a bank…
This is a short discussion between the President (Cory Stevens) and the Past President (Clayton Lee).
There are several things we can all do to get ready for spring besides placing seed and seedling orders. Planning ahead is an excellent way to get the results you want and be kind to your pocket book. You can start by working with an expert. You can locate you local Missouri Department of Conservation…