Dear Pollinator Enthusiast, Pollinator Partnership is excited to announce that we have been awarded another 2-year grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to continue our regional seed collection and habitat enhancement efforts for monarchs and now, the rusty patched bumble bee, through our new initiative: Project Wingspan (PW). PW will be building upon the…
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Selling Honey in Indiana
One of the benefits of being a member of The Beekeepers of Indiana is to be able to sell your honey in The Beekeepers of Indiana booth. A committee has been working with the Indiana State Health Department to resolve the issue of small beekeepers needing a Retail Food Establishment license. You will need to…
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Making a winter candy board to overwinter honey bees
Submitted by J. Morgan SIBA talks a LOT about candy boards. So much, that we learn more each year and have slight revisions based on the knowledge gleaned over years of using them. The first video embedded below is an updated video on making candy boards. It covers more of the specifics on making the…
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A Swarm in July……
By J. Orem There is an old beekeeper’s saying, “A swarm in May is worth a load of hay; a swarm in June is worth a silver spoon; a swarm in July isn’t worth a fly.” From the mid 17th century it’s meaning rings as true today as it did then; the later in the…
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