Indiana Bee School XX

2022 Bee School will be held on February 26th, 2022 at Horizon Convention Center in Muncie, Indiana.  Cost is $50 for members and $60 for non-members.  Registration is now open both mail in and online.  This year we will also allow vendors to register online as well as mail in their registration form.  All registrations include lunch.  

We have three guest speakers this year for an outstanding diverse agenda.  One of our guest speakers will be Dr. Goeffery Williams. Dr. Williams is an Assistant Professor & Graduate Program Officer at Auburn University.  Another guest speaker is Dr. Brock Harpur, who is an Assistant Professor at Purdue University's Department of Entomology.  Dr. Harpur will be updating us on what is happening at the Purdue Bee Lab.  And our third Plenary Speaker will be Joan Gunter.  Joan is the President of the American Beekeeping Federation. She is the co-owner of Gunter Honey Farm and has been a beekeeper for over 30 years.

Our break out sessions include "Using Technology in Beekeeping", “Beekeeping as a Supplemental Cash Crop", "Hive Inspections".  For a look at the full tentative agenda for regular school, click here.

For information about speakers, topics, hotels, and see the registration links, click here.

Buy Local Honey

Would you like to know where you can buy honey in your local area? Click on 'Local Honey' or check out the 'Local Honey' page under 'Services'.

Speakers for Local Associations

Interested in speaking at other local associations?  Have a specific area of beekeeping expertise and willing to share that knowledge with other beekeepers?

Many of our local clubs would like to hear what other clubs are doing, tips and tricks for keeping our honey bees alive and surviving through winter.

Perhaps you are passionate about Top Bar Hives, Warre Hives or just Live Hives and you'd like to share that passion with other beekeepers.

Send an email to chuckdailey@att.net, subject "Speaker List"

See our Education page for more information or to request someone to speak at your group.

Dues

You can renew your membership or join The Beekeepers of Indiana (TBoI) using PayPal as well as continue to mail them in. If you'd like to mail them, please note the address for sending in your dues. 

The Beekeepers of Indiana
7784 N. Sanctuary Lane
Mooresville, IN  46158
Attn: Debbie Seib, Treasurer

The address label on your newsletter includes your dues expiration date.

For more information see the Membership tab on our website.

2022 School Vendor Sponsors

Bastin Honey Bee Farm         Knightstown, IN           317-919-4208                        Bee Equipment, Supplies & Bees

Betterbee                              Greenwich, NY
800-632-3379                        Bee Equipment, Supplies & Bees

Dadant and Sons                    Albion, MI                     877-932-3268                        Bee Equipment & Supplies

HillCo, LLC                            El Paso, IL
3098222087                           Bees, Bee Equip & Supplies

Mann Lake Bee & Ag Supply  Hackensack, MN             
800-880-7694                        Bee Equipment, Supplies & Bees

Seib's Hoosier Honey            Mooresville, IN
317-432-5342                        Bees, Bee Equip & Supplies

If you wish to be a vendor at Indiana Bee School XX and pay online, click here.  Or you may download and mail in the form, click here.  Once paid, there is no refund for vendor registration.

BEGINNING CLASS

We limit the number of attendees to the beginning class to 120. Cost is $55 for members and $65 for non-members.  You will be in the same room all day with the same instructor and you are required to wear a wrist band.

For a tentative agenda, click here.

For information about speakers, topics, hotels, and see the registration links, click here.

SWARMS or CUTOUTS

Swarms are more prevalent in the Spring; however, anytime a hive is overcrowded they may swarm.   What's the difference between a swarm and a cut out or trap out?  See a short explanation below.  If you need to find someone interested in removing swarms check out the Swarm Call List link below.  If you have bees in a structure, check out the Cut Out List link below.

Swarms - a cluster of bees that have landed on a temporary location, usually a tree limb or fence.  

Cut outs - hive of bees are in a structure; home, garage, etc.

Trap Outs- a hive is located inside a structure that prohibits the removal of any of the structure to get to the bees.  This is the most time consuming and requires several trips to the location. 

Here is a Swarm Call List of The Beekeepers of Indiana by county along with name and contact numbers.

Here is a Cut Out List of beekeepers in the The Beekeepers
of Indiana that will do cut outs.  The list is by county along with name and contact numbers. 

Meetings/Calendar

Want to know what is going on in the state?  Click on the Meetings/Calendar link.

 Our Newsletter

As a member of The Beekeepers of Indiana, you'll receive a quarterly newsletter.  If you have changed your address and not notified us, your newsletter will end up in a dead letter file at the US postal service.

If you have moved, or will be at a different location and your mail is not forwarded, please contact us so you don't miss out on any important beekeeping events happening in Indiana.  Contact Debbie Seib, the Treasurer for address changes.