Superior Beekeeping Club

Check out our spring schedule for 2026! Hopefully the warm weather is coming soon, and we will start to see some bees foraging.

The Northwoods Beekeepers Club and Superior Beekeeping Club are hosting the 2026 Upper Peninsula Beekeeping Conference (on March 28, 2026)! Located at the Island Casino in Harris, get your tickets now.

Speakers include Meghan Milbrath, Ana Heck, Rebecca Krans, and many others.

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Upper Peninsula Beekeeping Conference The first of its kind! A conference dedicated to the special challenges of keeping bees in Northern climates.

Hope everyone's bees are nice and tidy in this snow. 🐝 As you are planning your new year activities, check out our winter schedule for 2026!

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Bees are here and available until 9am after that I have a hot date with my bed. If you miss this time come after 7:30pm. Please do not call or text me I will be zzzzzzz

2024 Bee Order info Please read very carefully some things have changed or are new. I will be trying to call this order "The Bee Gal Order" everytime.

2024 Bee Order.pdf Shared with Dropbox

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Upper Peninsula Beekeeping Conference The first of its kind! A conference dedicated to the special challenges of keeping bees in Northern climates.

Bottle-to-Bottle Honey Production | Contactless Beekeeping This video is about my experience of breeding bees in plastic bottles and kegs. I am trying to find a way to promote the spread of non-commercial beekeeping ...

August Meeting

Winterizing and Fall Feeding
PLUS - an overview of a honey bee research project
that is taking place on NMU's campus

Save the date! Thursday, August 18th, 6:30 p.m. at NMU. This will be an outdoor meeting, featuring the following:
Overview of a research project that involves honey bees and medicinal plant chemistry;
Demonstration of hive winterizing options;
Fall feeding.
More details, including the exact location, will be posted soon.

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If you haven't tested your hives for mites, don't delay!!!
This is the time of year when mite populations WILL increase and CAN explode. Testing for mites is not something that is "nice to do".
As beekeepers, it is our responsibility to keep our colonies healthy!
Some useful resources are listed below.
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Dr. Meghan Milbrath, article
SugarRollStepbyStep_April2016.pdf (squarespace.com)

University Of Guelph Honey Bee Research Centre
Videos on Varroa and Varroa testing
Pest Management - Honey Bee Research Centre (hbrc.ca)

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Stay up to date on meetings and events. Check Events and Club News and Meetings pages on the club's website.

Bee well!

​Superior Beekeeping Club officers:
- John Robinson, President
- Sue Payant, Secretary
- Barbie Dupras, Treasurer
- Joel Lantz, Member-at-Large

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