Nebraska Beekeepers Association

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The Nebraska Beekeepers Association will begin hosting monthly “Beekeeping 101” Conference Calls for our members on the second Tuesday of each month to help educate and connect current, new, and potential beekeepers. The calls will provide seasonal reminders and NBA updates from 7:30 to 8 pm followed by a special guest speaker at 8 pm.

On our first call will be held on Tuesday, October 8, beginning at 7:30 pm. UNL Apiary Manager Dustin Scholl will present “Overwintering 101” at 8 pm, during which he will discuss mite treatments and feed.

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It’s time for our only fundraiser of the year, the Nebraska State Fair!

The State Fair runs Aug 23rd-Sept 2nd.

We have made signup easy online.  Just click the link below, choose your dates/times you wish to volunteer. Then on your day to work, you can pickup your free ticket into the fair at the Will-Call booth

https://signup.com/go/RYyBKTH

It is time to submit your bids for honey, comb honey, ross rounds, candles, soap & value added products!  This is a great opportunity for you to wholesale your items through the association, a real win-win.  Honey, comb honey, ross rounds need to be packaged/bottled in a commercial kitchen.

Members only! Please submit your bids to nbaboard@nebraskabeekeepers.org by 5pm on July 27th

On the second Saturday of every month, the learning series will teach education credits on topics from the Great Plains Master Beekeeping program. The learning series will provide knowledge gain on curriculum not covered in basic workshops and will expand on specific subjects. Learning series courses are 2 hours long and feature hands-on activities, lecture, and Q&A. 

• Honey Extraction Small/Large scale: Learning Objective 2.20
  • Kimmel Orchard
  • August 10^th 
  • 9:30-11:30am  

• Overwintering Basics:Learning Objective 1.13
  • Entomology Hall Room 202, Lincoln NE 
  • September 14^th 
  • 9:30-11:30am       

• Pollinator Landscape Restoration: Learning Objective 2.2
  • Kimmel Orchard
  • October 12^th
  • 9:30-11:30am       

• Value Added Products: Learning Objective 2.6
  • Entomology Hall Room 202, Lincoln NE 
  • November 9^th
  • 9:30-11:30am       

Cost:$10 per class for Great Plains Master Beekeeping members, $25 per class for non-members.