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MN Beekeeping Suppliers

We do not recommend nor endorse any specific vendor. This is a list of known beekeeping suppliers in Minnesota. If you know something that should be added to the list please email us.

Company name Region in MN Location Website Contact Sells
Beau's Bee Yards, LLC Central Sartell, MN beausbeeyards.com 320-333-0069 Bees
Bolton Bees Metro & Central Hugo & Menhaga, MN boltonbees.com 651-728-1539 Bees
Ames Farm Metro Watertown, MN amesfarm.com via the website Bees, queens, classes
Bare Honey Metro Minneapolis, MN barehoney.com 612-716-7073 Bees, beekeeping equipment
FieldStone Apiaries Metro Elco New Market, MN fieldstoneapiaries.com 952-461-4728 Bees
Heriloomista Metro North Branch, MN heirloomista.com via the website Specialized hive design, workshops
Miss Bee Haven Metro Hugo, MN missbeehavenmn.com via the website Specialized beekeeping tools
Natures Nectar Metro Oakdale, MN natures-nectarllc.com 651-242-2233 Bees, queens, beekeeping equipment, extractor rental
Otten Bros. Garden Center Metro Long Lake, MN ottenbros.com 752-473-7232 Bees, beekeeping equipment
Rusch Farms, LLC Metro Hutchinson, MN ruschfarms.us 320-583-0041 Bees, beekeeping equipment
St. Croix Bee Metro Taylors Falls, MN stcroixbeellc.com 715-808-7635 Bees, queens, beekeeping equipment
Bar Bell Bee Ranch Northeast Squaw Lake, MN barbellbee.com/products 218-659-4469 Bees
Buck's Busy Bees Northeast Brainerd, MN bucksbusybees.com 218-330-4627 Bees
Mann Lake LTD Northeast Hackensack, MN mannlakeltd.com 800-880-7694 Bees, beekeeping equipment
B&B Honey Farm Southeast Houston, MN bbhoneyfarms.com 800-342-4811 Bees, beekeeping equipment
Homestead Honey Farm Southeast Dennison, MN homesteadhoneyfarm.com 612-490-1590 Bees, queens
The Bee Shed Southeast Oronoco, MN thebeeshed.com via the website Bees
Miller Manufacturing Company   MN miller-mfg.com/beekeeping-supplies.html 800-260-0888 Beekeeping equipment
The Beez Kneez   MN & WI thebeezkneezdelivery.com 612-806-2582 Extractor sales, classes

Minnesota and Regional Hobby Beekeeping Associations

  Group Region Location Website
  Honey Bee Club of Stillwater Metro Stillwater honeybeeclubofstillwater.blogspot.com
  Minnesota Hobby Beekeepers Association Metro St. Paul UMN campus MNBeekeepers.com
  West Metro Bee Club Metro Long Lake ottenbros.com/bee-club
  Tri County Beekeepers Association Central St. Cloud tricountybeekeepers.com
  North Central Beekeepers Association North Central Brainerd Facebook page
  NE Minnesota Beekeepers Association Northeast Cloquet and Duluth nemnba.org
  Ripple River Bee Club Northeast Aitkin Facebook page
  NW Minnesota Beekeepers Association (NWMBA) Northwest Thief River Falls Facebook page
  Red River Valley Beekeepers Northwest Fargo/Moorhead redrivervalleybeekeepers.weebly.com
  South East MN Beekeepers Association Southeast Rochester semnbeekeeping.com
  Northwest Iowa Beekeepers Club Southwest Okoboji, IA Facebook page

State and Regional Beekeeping Associations

National Beekeeping Associations

International Beekeeping Associations

Other University of Minnesota Sites

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Departments of Agriculture

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