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Michigan Beekeepers Association 2025 Spring Conference and pre-conference activities
Published on January 7, 2025
The spring beekeeping conference will be held in East Lansing and include five tracks of presentations on beginning beekeeping, honey bee colony health, pollinator plants, alternative hive styles and more. -
Spring 2025 Michigan beekeeping schools and conferences
Published on January 6, 2025
Michigan beekeeping associations host several in-person and virtual conferences for beekeepers. -
Meet an MSU Extension Master Gardener volunteer who trained in 1980
Published on January 2, 2025
Margot McCormack of Wayne County joined the program in one of its original training classes. -
Growing amaryllis, a favorite holiday plant
Published on December 16, 2024
Amaryllis is one of the most widely grown bulbs worldwide and comes in a beautiful array of colors and flower types. -
Free online courses on pollinator protection offer a restricted use pesticide (RUP) credit for Michigan certified pesticide applicators
Published on December 6, 2024
Pesticide applicators in Michigan can take a free, self-paced, online course on pollinator protection to earn one RUP credit in categories 1A, 1B, 1C, 2, 3A, 3B, 6, 7A, Commercial Core or Private Core.