May 20th, 2013 Meeting

Swarm Capturing with Fred Meder

April 15th, 2013 Meeting

Thoughtful Gardening for Honey Bees with Valerie Duever
Piping Queens (Audio File)

November 19th, 2012 Meeting

Cut Comb Presentation
Sugar Candy Recipe

August 20th, 2012 Meeting

Scott Klein and Jane Sueme Pollen Presentation

July 10th, 2012 Summer Nuc Class

Nuc Class PowerPoint Presentation
Nuc Class Overview
Nuc Class Outline

May 21st, 2012 Meeting

Planting for Honey Bees Presentation [PDF]
Helpful Links [PDF]
Missouri Honey Plants w/ Bloom Time [PDF]
Bowood Farms Bee Plant List [PDF]

March 19th, 2012 Meeting

Introducing Queens (with Joe Copeland) [PDF]
Honey Bee Nutrition (with Joe Copeland) [PDF]

February 19th, 2012 Meeting

Spring Management Handout [PDF]

November 21st, 2011 Meeting

Honey Cooking Contest Results [PDF]
Honey Cooking Contest Recipes [PDF]

Minimalist Backyard Queen Rearing with Stu Jacobson (October 17, 2011 Meeting)

Stu’s Presentation Materials
For additional information regarding queen rearing and Cloake boards, click here.

Grant Gillard Treatments Presentation, August 15th, 2011 [PDF format]

Sustainable Beekeeping Presentation, March 17th, 2011

Websites

The Bee Space
Warre Beekeeping
Bees for Development
Top Bar Hive (Bush Farms)
Friends of the Bees
Gaia Bees
Sustainable Beekeeping with Warré Hives – David Heaf’s Warre Project
The Barefoot Beekeeper
The Melissa Garden
Warre Hive Construction

Articles

“Sustainable Beekeeping – An Introduction”, by Robin Morris [pdf]
“Quick Start Guide to Natural Beekeeping with the Warre Hive” [pdf]
“Beekeeping for All”, by Abbe Warre [pdf]
“Beekeeping and Sustainable Livlihoods” [pdf]

Plans

The Bee Space – Warre Hive Construction Guide
“DIY Bee Hive” (Warre Plans)
“How to Build a Top-Bar Hive” (Supplement to “The Barefoot Beekeeper”) [pdf]

Recommended Books

“The Barefoor Beekeeper”, by P.J. Chandler
“Beekeeping for All”, by Abbe Warre
“The Bee-Friendly Beekeeper – A Sustainable Approach”, by David Heaf
“The Quest for the Perfect Hive”, by Gene Kritsky
“Toward Saving the Honeybee”, by Gunther Hauk

Top-Bar & Warre Hive Suppliers

Bee Thinking
Back Yard Hive
Bee Landing
Gold Star Honey Bees
Spikenard Farm Top Bar Hive
The Garden Hive
The Warre Store

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Miscellaneous Links & Articles

Winter Feeding Techniques: http://www.threeriversbeekeepers.com/documents/WinterFeedingTechniques.pdf
Feeding With Hard Candy (Bob Finck): http://threeriversbeekeepers.com/documents/FeedingHardCandy.pdf
Basic Fondant Recipe: http://candy.about.com/od/fondantcandyrecipes/r/basic_fondant.htm
David Burns Candy Board & Recipe: http://basicbeekeeping.blogspot.com/2009/12/lesson-68-what-do-bees-do-during-winter.html
Bee Fondant Recipe: http://beehivejournal.blogspot.com/2009/01/bee-fondant.html