Beekeeping workshops and webinars from Michigan State University May–September 2024
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EmailBeekeepers in Michigan can learn about seasonal beekeeping management and honey bee health by registering for in-person workshops and monthly webinars.
Michigan State University Extension (MSU Extension) offers several opportunities for beekeepers and veterinary practitioners to learn about honey bee colony management and care in the 2024 beekeeping season. People who are considering getting started with beekeeping can enroll in MSU Extension’s free online course, Is Beekeeping Right for Me? MSU Extension compiles additional resources for getting started with beekeeping in Michigan and offers many educational programs.
Michigan beekeeping office hours webinars
Mondays at 7 P.M. on May 13, June 17, July 22, Aug. 26, Sept. 23
Not sure what to do with your honey bee colonies this month? Want to hear about seasonal beekeeping management in Michigan? Have beekeeping questions to ask? Join the MSU apiculture team for its Michigan Beekeeping Office Hours! Webinar recordings are posted to the MSU Extension pollinator video page.
Register for Michigan Beekeeping Office Hours Webinars.
Beekeeping workshops in Brimley, Lansing and Novi
Multiple dates
Join MSU Extension for one or more beekeeping workshops. The hands-on session will cover hive handling, colony inspection, and seasonal beekeeping management. Workshops are open to beginning and experienced beekeepers.
Register for the beekeeping workshop at Bay Mills Community College in BrimleyHygienic testing beekeeping workshop in Lansing
Friday, June 14, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Join MSU Extension for a workshop on how to test honey bee colonies for hygienic behavior and varroa sensitive hygiene. The session will demonstrate methods such as the freeze killed brood assay using liquid nitrogen, the duster spray can assay, UBeeO, and the Harbo assay.
Register for the hygienic testing workshop.
Queen rearing workshops in Chatham and Lansing
Saturday, June 15, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. in Lansing
Saturday, June 29, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. in Chatham
Join MSU Extension beekeeping instructors for a queen rearing workshop. The hands-on session will cover grafting, starter colonies, finishing colonies and more.
Register for the queen rearing workshop at the MSU Pollinator Performance Center in Lansing
Honey bee medicine clinics for veterinary practitioners in Brimley, Deckerville, and Lansing
Multiple dates
MSU Extension invites veterinary practitioners to attend a honey bee medicine clinic. The hands-on session will cover hive handling, colony inspections and field diagnostics. MSU’s honey bee medicine clinics are only open to veterinarians, veterinary students and veterinary technicians. Due to limited space, participants should not register for more than one clinic in 2024.
Register for a honey bee medicine clinic for veterinary practitioners.
Heroes to Hives beekeeping workshops in Lansing, Novi, and Paw Paw
Multiple dates
Join MSU Extension for one or more Heroes to Hives beekeeping workshops. The hands-on session will cover hive handling, colony inspection and seasonal beekeeping management. MSU Extension's Heroes to Hives workshops are only open to Veterans, Reservists, Active Duty and National Guard members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their adult children, living and surviving spouses, partners and caregivers.
Register for Heroes to Hives beekeeping workshops
View all of MSU Extension’s upcoming pollinator and pollination eventsAcknowledgments
This work is supported by the Crop Protection and Pest Management Program [grant no 2021-70006-35450] from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
This work is supported by the Enhancing Agricultural Opportunities for Military Veterans grant, award no. 2021-77028-35274 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
This work is created with funding from the Veterinary Services Grant Program (VSGP) Education, Extension and Training (EET) competitive grants program of the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) (2202-04170) and the USDA NIFA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Research and Education Grant program (LNC22-468).
Thank you to the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for securing funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Michigan State University to implement strategies in the Michigan Managed Pollinator Protection Plan.
