Honey Bee and Swarm Removal
- From Structures: List of Minnesota firms
- Swarms Minnesota Hobby Beekeepers Association
Bee Health
- Bee Informed Partnership
- Bee Health Extension
- Xerces Society: Pollinator Program
- Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research and Extension Consortium
- Pollinator Partnership
- Partners for Sustainable Pollination
- BeeCheck/FieldWatch program in Minnesota. This is a program that allows beekeepers to note the position of their hives on a map (GoogleMap based) so that pesticide applicators can take precautions in those areas.
Minnesota and Regional Hobby Beekeeping Associations
Group | Region | Location | Website |
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Crow River Beekeepers Club | Metro | Hutchinson | facebook.com/crowriverbeekeepersassociation/ |
Honey Bee Club of Stillwater | Metro | Stillwater | honeybeeclubofstillwater.blogspot.com/ |
Minnesota Hobby Beekeepers Association | Metro | St. Paul UMN campus | mnbeekeepers.com/ |
Scott County Beekeepers | Metro | Prior Lake | facebook.com/pg/ScottCoBeeKeepers/posts/ |
St. Louis Park Beekeepers Association | Metro | St Louis Park | facebook.com/groups/SLPbeekeepers/ |
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 |
Head of the Lakes Beekeeping Association | Northeast | Superior, WI | hotlbees.org |
Lake Superior Beekeepers | Northeast | Duluth | facebook.com/groups/349753138422694/ |
NE Minnesota Beekeepers Association | Northeast | Cloquet and Duluth | www.nemnba.org/ |
Ripple River Bee Club | Northeast | Aitkin | facebook.com/Ripple-River-Beekeepers-Club-131120424114084/ |
Red River Valley Beekeepers | Northwest | Fargo/Moorhead | redrivervalleybeekeepers.weebly.com/ |
South East MN Beekeepers Association | Southeast | Rochester | https://semnbeekeeping.com/ |
Northwest Iowa Beekeepers Club | Southwest | Okoboji, IA | facebook.com/Northwest-Iowa-Beekeepers-Club-717401331710393/ |
State and Regional Beekeeping Associations
- Minnesota Honey Producers Association
- Wisconsin Honey Producers
- North Dakota Beekeepers Association
- Iowa Honey Producers Association
- Eastern Apicultural Society
- Heartland Apicultural Society
- Western Apicultural Society
National Beekeeping Associations
International Beekeeping Associations
Other University of Minnesota Sites
Universities
- Cornell
- Florida State University
- Iowa State University
- Michigan State University
- Montana State University
- Nebraska State University
- North Carolina State University
- Oregon State University
- Penn State
- Purdue University
- Texas A&M
- University of California, Davis
- University of California, Riverside
- University of Delaware
- University of Georgia
- University of Guelph
- University of Illinois
- University of Maryland
- University of Tennessee
- Virginia Tech
- Washington State University
USDA Labs
Departments of Agriculture
- Minnesota Department of Agriculture
- Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection
- North Dakota Department of Agriculture
- South Dakota Department of Agriculture
- Iowa Department of Agriculture
Trade Journals
Other sources of great information
- Gary's Home Page
- American Apitherapy Society
- American Association of Professional Apiculturalists
- Bumble Bee Information
- NOVA
- Glenn Apiaries
- Encyclopedia of Life Bee Identification Cards
- Web-based record keeping system for beekeepers
- Teaching Kids about bees
- Bees, Hornets, and Wasps of the World
- U.S. Apiary Inspection Services
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 |
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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 |
Silko Bee Farm | Metro | Prior Lake, MN | silkobeefarm.com | 952-212-6853 | Bees |
St. Croix Bee | Metro | Taylors Falls, MN | stcroixbee.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 |
Propolis Hive Company | Northeast | Kerrick, MN | propolishive.com | 651-403-9230 | Beekeeping boxes |
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 |