Events
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Oct 2
The Importance of Place, Power, & Purpose in Pollinator Stewardship with Melanie Kirby
October 2, 2024 7:00PM – 8:00PM Online
Join us for a webinar with Michigan Beekeepers Association Fall Conference's keynote speaker, Melanie Kirby!
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Oct 12
Emergency Response to Accidents Involving Livestock (ERAIL) Training, October 2024
October 12, 2024 9:00AM – 4:00PM MSU Pavilion, 4301 Farm Ln, Lansing, MI 48910
This one-day training focuses on managing the scene of an accident, organizing volunteers and working to ensure public safety and animal welfare.
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Oct 13
Evaluating honey bee brood frames at River Raisin Beekeepers Club meeting
October 13, 2024 2:00PM – 3:30PM 117 N Winter Street, Citizens Gas Blue Room, Adrian, MI
Learn to distinguish between healthy and sick brood and to recognize signs of European Foulbrood, American Foulbrood, chalkbrood, and varroa parasitic mite brood syndrome.
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Oct 16
Overwintering Webinar: Winter Maintenance & Ecology of Native Pollinator Plantings
October 16, 2024 7:00PM – 8:00PM Virtual
This is a free, online event discussing the life cycle and seasonal care of the plants and pollinators in your native wildflower habitat. Covers topics of ecology and biology.
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Oct 19
Michigan Beekeepers Association Fall Conference
October 19, 2024 9:00AM – 5:00PM Benzie Central High School, 9222 Homestead Rd, Benzonia, MI 49616
The Michigan Beekeepers Association Fall Conference is a great place to learn about beekeeping and honey bee health!
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Nov 6
Farm Labor and Michigan Agriculture
November 6, 2024 8:00AM – 5:00PM MSU University Club, 3435 Forest Road, Lansing, MI 48910 (Heritage Room)
Agricultural workers are critical to the US economy to maintain a stable source of domestically-produced food. This one-day conference will feature an open discussion about these challenges and potential solutions to face them head-on.
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Jan 18
Grand Rapids Area Beekeeping Club Bee School
January 18, 2025 8:00AM – 5:00PM Knights of St Casimir Aid Society (6th Street Hall), 649 6th St NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504
Save the date for Grand Rapids Area Beekeeping Club's Bee School.
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Jan 23
Honey Bee Colony Necropsy Presentation at Dow Gardens
January 23, 2025 6:00PM – 7:30PM Dow Gardens, 1018 West Main Street, Midland, MI 48640
Learn to identify reasons for a colony’s death based on the clues the bees left behind and how to prevent colony loss in future beekeeping seasons.
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Feb 4
Honey Bee Brood Diseases and Varroa at Saginaw Valley Beekeepers Association Meeting
February 4, 2025 7:00PM – 8:30PM The Valley Church, 3770 North Center Road, Saginaw, MI 48603
Learn to distinguish between healthy and sick brood and to deal with of European Foulbrood, American Foulbrood, chalkbrood, and varroa mites.
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Feb 8
Holland Area Beekeepers Association Bee School
February 8, 2025 7:30AM – 4:30PM Howard Miller Community Center, 14 South Church St, Zeeland, MI 49464
Learn from seasoned beekeepers in the West Michigan area!