Oregon State Beekeepers Association

Oregon State Beekeepers Association

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Beekeeping 101


These topics have been chosen because they stem from most frequently asked questions about beginning beekeeping.   The information has been freely adapted from the Beginner's Notebook, provided to participants of the Eastern Apicultural Society's  (EAS), Year of the Hive meeting in 1995 by Dr. James E. Tew and colleagues at The Ohio State University's Agricultural Technical Institute (ATI), Wooster, Ohio.


Types of Beehives
Finding Additional Information
Plastic Equipment
Moving Bees
The Model Bee Yard
Comb Honey
Removing Bees From Supers in Order to Extract Honey
Pollination
Attracting Bees With Scents
Extracting The Crop - Nature's Sweet Mess
Seldom Used Equipment
Building Your Own Beekeeping Woodenware
Protective Coatings For The Hive
Making Splits
Installing Packages
Smoking Bees
Working a Swarm
Wearing Protective Equipment
Testing For Hygienic Behavior
Selecting Queens
Rearing Queens

SWARM COLLECTION
See a contact list by location of beekeepers who collect swarms of honeybees.


POLLINATION SERVICES
See a contact list of beekeepers who provide pollination services.


BECOME A MEMBER
Download the OSBA Membership form.


HIVE REGISTRATION
Download the Oregon Dept of Agriculture Hive Registration form.


ENDOWMENT AGREEMENT
View or download the Endowment Agreement with Oregon State University.


DONATE TO THE ENDOWMENT
View instructions for donating to the OSU Endowment for the Northwest Apiculture Fund for Honey Bee Research, Extension and Education.



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