Northeastern Kansas Beekeepers
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Check out our Bee FunDay on June 7th (Saturday).
Next Monthly Meeting: Monday, July 21th, in-person.
See May's newsletter for details (when available) the
"JUNE 2025 "Buzzer"newsletter.
Newsletters are sent via email to new members to announce meeting subject, time and location. Check out the calendar of events.
Welcome to beekeeping!
Keeping honey bees can be a fascinating hobby with many benefits to you, your community, the planet, and the bees! Getting started can be summarized in a few steps:
Get educated; join a bee group; take some classes. Do some reading. Find a location. Decide on the type of equipment you want. Find a source for bees. Manage your hive.
Why beekeeping? It’s the back-to-nature hobby that has many people buzzing. Honey bees are an interesting and exciting social insect. Besides pollination, making honey for food, and beeswax, how bees live, work, and reproduce has intrigued humans since before recorded history.
Education is the most important step to successful beekeeping and will greatly increase your chances of enjoying a long and happy relationship with your bees. A bee class is invaluable for getting good basics. Even longtime beekeepers are sometimes challenged by new problems and are learning throughout their time with the bees.
The Northeastern Kansas Beekeepers’ Association has a great mixture of beginners, hobbyists, and well-seasoned beekeepers. There are so many different areas of knowledge that at first it can be daunting. Do not despair, and remember that there is more than one right way to do things. So, what are you waiting for?
NEKBA Newsletter & Document
Looking for older newsletters? Archive (newsletter page link)
BEE class 2025
We are building a knowledgeable beekeeping community through fellowship, classes, and events. (bee class page link)
NEKBA Membership Form 2025 to print & mail. (There is no need to print & mail this form, if you registered via PayPal). What are membership benefits?
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MEMBERSHIP Renewal TIME for 2025
Is your membership Current?
We do our best to give all members advance notification before expiring memberships.
THANK YOU for your interest and support throughout the years!
Electronic newsletters: Thank you for helping the environment and our labor resources! We make every attempt to notify our members of their expiring membership status on the newsletters and via email. If you do not receive any special notification in your email, then your membership is current and in good-standing. We do understand extenuating circumstances and financial difficulties. If you are have a situation and would like to continue, please contact the treasurer to make arrangements.
Hard-copy newsletters: If you are receiving your newsletter via USPS, please check your mailing label. The year displayed after your name indicates the calendar year through which your membership is paid. For example “2024” indicates a membership paid through Dec. 31st 2024. A renewal would be necessary to participate in 2025 activities. We do our best to give you advance notification before expiring all memberships. Your support is greatly appreciated.
welcome...
Next monthly meeting is Monday, July 21, 2025 7pm in-person.
Check the June 2025 "Buzzer" newsletter! We have posted our most current Video Listing. Be sure to 'subscribe' to our YouTube channel for when we do go public with the files! Looking for KHPA "Value-added" YouTube videos?
kansas honey producers assn
Our Kansas Honey Producers Association (KHPA), formerly The Kansas State Beekeepers Association, was started over a 114 years ago for the purpose of promoting good beekeeping practices, to promote honey, to enable beekeepers from various areas to meet and share experiences and ideas, and to publicize the honey bee as an important contributor to the nation's food supply. The date on the association president's gavel for the association's founding is December 30, 1903.
KHPA hosts biannual meetings, early March and early October, to inform beekeepers about new things and get opinions on beekeeping. Their meetings are open to all interested in beekeeping and provide a good way to interact with and get to know new beekeepers from around the state. We sponsor talented speakers about current honey bee related items and more. Here's link to the KHPA website and their latest (1st Qtr 2025) newsletter.
Have you heard about our mentoring and Open Apiary programs? Thanks to generous funding through the Great Plains Master Beekeeping Program, we began an apiary in April of 2023 just outside of Lawrence, KS. GPMB and Open Apiary(link). First 2025 dates are posted... Thank you for coming and see you soon!
Bee FEED SYRUP MIXING Calculator spreadsheet
Trying to work out the sugar-to-water ratio (1:1 or 2:1) for feeding sugar syrup to your bees? Here's a link to a spreadsheet calculator. Download and save the calculator for future reference. Did you know thatsugar syrup is the absolute best solution to feedyour bees?Sucrose (table sugar) is a 50/50 blend of fructose and glucose.
Are you skillful with wood working? Want to make some of your own bee equipment?
Here's an article by Ed Simon from Bee Culture magazine
about building feeder stands for jar feeding.
Get a copy of Ed Simon’s book Bee Equipment Essentials, $20. (*Wicwas Press).
Just Getting started in /2025?
How much does it cost?
What equipment do I need?
Here is an outline of items to get you started for the 1st year.(download .pdf2025 or .xlsx2025) Use this information to keep track of the equipment you'll need. Also, check out our tips for feeding your bees!
NEKBA is your Northeastern Kansas Beekeepers' Association.
Welcome, and thank you for exploring our site. Check out what's happening locally for beekeepers on our FB group site, what's going in our hives, and what's blooming in your backyards. Come back soon.
We are excited that you found us! The NorthEastern Kansas Beekeepers Association.
You can sign up for a new membership or renew at the same time you are registering for a class or an event or subscribing to the monthly bee magazines.
Are you listed? Sign up here for BeeCheck (formerly DriftWatch). It's a free mapping program. Beekeepers and pesticide applicators need to work together to protect apiaries.
Use the NEKBA Registration Options 2025 drop-box for memberships, magazines, events, and more!
The Northeastern Kansas Beekeepers Association has a more than 77-year legacy of supporting beekeeping from 1948 through 2025. Learn more about us. 2023 was our Diamond Jubilee !!
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ALTERNATIVE ON-LINE PAYMENT/REGISTRATION OPTION -
**Use this link to our Square Web Site(link) to register and pay via Square. PayPal (above) is also an option.
Our beekeeping classes are generally offered in the spring but a few opportunities exist in summer and fall
BEE classES 2025 FINAL Spring Beginning Class of 2025 WAs Saturday, March 15th
We are building a knowledgeable beekeeping community through fellowship, classes, and events.
Bee Class page) Offering several opportunities and locations in early 2025. Check out our information.Join us for an entire day of class. Make plans for our Bee FunDay on Saturday, June 7th!Locations for the final spring bee class is in Olathe, Kansas. If you missed a class, look at coming to our Bee FunDay 2025, our next great educational and fun event.
2025 Membership and other Fees on-line via PayPal or Square.
Beekeeping can be a life-long endeavor. We hope you'll continue to stay with us for all the benefits and enjoyment of getting out with nature. Membership and re-newal is easy Online: Use the PayPal option (above) to register and re-new. You have the option of using your own debit or credit card. One does not need to have a PayPal account. Try it out! Or by Mail: print and mail using the 2025 Membership Form. We'll be letting you know when you are up for renewal.
Thank you! Have a terrific honeybee-season for 2025!
Northeastern Kansas Beekeepers Association
The Northeastern Kansas Beekeepers Association is a 501(c)5 non-profit organization.
Great Plains Master Beekeeping Program
There is a new program for Best-management practice beekeeping. The program covers beekeepers in Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Wyoming. Learn the benefits and reasons to join. To participate, one needs to join GPMB. It's free to begin and it's easy. Learn more information about the program. Up-coming GPMB events calendar.
2025 Kansas State Fairis open for sign-up.
Friday, September 5 thru Sunday, September 14, 2025
The Kansas State Fair is in Hutchinson and is soon approaching.
It runs September 5 to 14, and we start setting up on the 2nd.
As a way to promote honey bees and their products, each year we sponsor a booth at the Kansas State Fair in the Pride of Kansas Building. We rely on our membership (both KHPA and NEKBA) to help serve in the booth. Come learn and grow with us by volunteering! We would appreciate any time you have to offer. This is a wonderful time to interact with the public and share your beekeeping knowledge.
The Signup Genius button is available. Signup genius here KHPA 2025! If you have used this app in the past to sign up to volunteer you will be sent an email when it goes live. If you are new, go to signupgenius.com to create an account, and look for the signup "2025 Kansas State Fair" or you can look for it by the creators email which is sandersonk09@gmail.com. It's not password protected so don't pay attention if it asks for a password.
If you would prefer you can always contact Kristi Sanderson at 913-768-4961 by phone or text. She will help you sign up for the date and time you wish to volunteer.
Thank you and see you in Hutchinson. Kristi Sanderson, KHPA State Fair Coordinator
GOOD FELLOWSHIP & GOOD BEEKEEPING
Looking for hands-on experience from experts?
open apiary 2025
More information on our Open Apiary page.
NEKBA with support from Pendleton's Country Market!
Open Apiary Information 2025 (Open Dates, Sign-upGenius info.) <- sign up at your convenience. Find out more information about mentoring and the Open Apiary 2025. Dates and times now open.
LEARN, SUPPORT, subscribe
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Yes! There are honey bee magazines for beekeepers!
We all need a little extra help in keeping our bees going. Good beekeepers stay up-to-date with publications, meetings, and more!
SUBSCRIBE TO A MONTHLY MAGAZINE. STAY INFORMED.
Bee Culture Magazine (link) American Bee Journal (link)
For annual subscription rates average of just $2.48 (ABJ) or $3.25 (Bee Culture) per issue, this is fantastic information is right at your finger tips. It's important to keep up-to-date with the trends in biology, honey processing, and more! Plenty of informative how-to articles, bee biology, and market up-dates. Regular contributors help you to learn to keep your bees healthy. Subscribe on-line (Bee Culture) or through the association (discount on ABJ only). Don't miss out!
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SINCE 1948
2025 is the association's 77th milestone year! EXPLORING THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF BEEKEEPING TOGETHER
For honey bees and beekeepers, we give each season our best effort in making an indispensable contribution to our rich and healthy environment. It is not just because we have a special delicacy but due to our passion and responsibility to the world in which we all live.