It's Swarm Season!

Find a beekeeper to come and get your swarm. First, read the following and then use the map to find the beekeeper closest to you.

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The Bee Informed Partnership is an extension project that endeavors to decrease the number of managed honey bee colonies that die over the winter

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Recent News

  • Wednesday, May 16, 2012

    Jim and Cindy's Spring Sling 2012

    We're estimating the spring harvest will be ready for the Spring sling on Saturday June 9th. Anyone...

  • Saturday, May 12, 2012

    SIBA Bee Log Cut-out

    Garry Reeves of Southeastern Indiana Beekeepers Assn. carefully cuts a log length-wise to split open and hive the bees. Check out the photos.

  • Wednesday, May 9, 2012

    Nucs For Sale

    30 nucs for sale at the end of this month. Need more details on what a nuc is? Click to find out more.

  • Wednesday, May 9, 2012

    Plenty of Time to Prepare for the EAS Honey Show

    Submitted by Anne Frey EAS is speeding towards us, with only a few months left to wait! What do...

  • Sunday, April 29, 2012

    IBA Young Beekeeper Program

    The Indiana Beekeepers Association has a program for young new beekeepers.

  • Friday, April 20, 2012

    Recap of April 19 General Meeting

    The April meeting was a heavy-hitting meeting with over 80 people in attendance. Some traveled over ...

  • Thursday, April 5, 2012

    The "Indiana Grown" program

    The "Indiana Grown" program was released last Friday at 11:30 AM. As you probably know, several othe...

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Recent Galleries

Bee Log cut-out

On Sat. May 5 2012, the guys opened up a large log of bees and hived them. See the pics here.

 

Honeybee Swarms

The odd places you might find bees when they swarm.

 

April 19 Meeting

Over 80 people were in attendance at the April 19, 2012 bee meeting.

 

2012 Fungi Hunt

Pics from Jason Morgan's 2012 morel mushroom hunt.

 

Mel Disselkoen visits SIBA

Mel Disselkoen visits SIBA to talk about OTS Queen Rearing and Miticide-free beekeeping.

 

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View Photo Galleries

Did you know that bees visit thousands of plants and weed species for the collection of pollen, playing a critical role in the pollenation of plants, trees and our gardens. Here is a growing collection of photos along with notes from our own members.  View the galleries now.

Bee Identification Guide

Need help understanding the difference between a honeybee and other common bees? It's important to know what kind of bees you have before calling a beekeeper to come and get them! Click here to see some photos and hear our commentary.