Information Center
Resources gathered by our members over the years, for beekeepers and for anyone curious about bees.
Welcome
What our members have learned, written down
Over the years our members have gathered much information on bees and beekeeping. We want to provide the community with as many resources as possible to help sustain bees and nature in general.
You can click through some of the FAQs listed here and get some basic information. This area will be greatly expanding with videos, photos, and testimonials from some of our most experienced members.
Beginning beekeeping FAQ
How to get started, how much work it really is, what it costs, and what to do in your first season.
Read the answers →
Honeybee FAQ
How a colony works, why bees swarm, what happens over winter, and how to tell a honey bee from a wasp.
Read the answers →
Newsletter
The monthly member newsletter: what to do in the hive this month, club news and upcoming events.
Newsletter archive →
Swarm catchers
What a swarm is, what to do if you find one, and who to call in your county.
Find a beekeeper →
Beekeeping school
Our year-long beginning beekeeping course, run every year in Springfield.
Class details →
Other Missouri clubs
If we’re too far away, the Missouri State Beekeepers Association lists local associations across the state.
mostatebeekeepers.org →
From the apiary
Around the hives
