More to come as we grow

(if you have a favorite site to share let us know - we'll add it here).

Scientific Beekeeping is an excellent site maintained by Randy Oliver.

A big "Thank You" to Zabeth Runyan in the Big Sky Beekeeper club for developing this amazing resource. The Big Sky Beekeepers gave us permission to link to the document in their web site for viewing or download.

A Guide to Beekeeping for Adults and Kids

Thanks to Chris Goldman and his father Dave for this link. A commercial site with descriptions of historic and modern beekeeping with several links to other sites makes for enjoyable reading. There are many sites on the internet about beekeeping with lots of information.

One thing to remember – if you ask a group of 10 beekeepers a question you may get 15-20 different answers and each may be right in some circumstances.

KEEP READING and apply what makes sense and works for you and your bees and most importantly:

Find and join a local beekeepers club to gain locally applicable information and maybe connect with a mentor to help out.

Chris and Dave, we hope you are successful in your beekeeping endeavors.

NOSEMA TESTING

SOCIAL MEDIA

Beekeepers of the Bitterroot Facebook Page
University of Montana's Master Beekeeping Program Facebook Page

MONTANA STATE BEE KEEPING REGULATIONS

This site is a direct link to Montana's bee keeping regulations.

Bees | The Montana Department of Agriculture

This site gives you access to apiary (including hobbyist) REGISTRATION forms and other links with Montana bee keeping information

EQUIPMENT, ETC SOURCES

Western Bee, located in Polson for easy pickup

Dadant and Sons, Beekeeping Equipment and Beekeeper Supplies

Apiaries of Montana, locally produced (Bitterroot Valley) boxes and frames (availability and price list on his Facebook page.)

BEE DISEASES AND PESTS.

Montana Department of Agriculture Apiary Program
Alyssa Piccolomini, Entomologist, Phone: 406.444.3790, E-mail: APiccolomini@mt.gov, Fax: 406.444.9493
Varroa mite and honey bee life cycle (you tube)
Montana Code Annotated 2015 – Apiculture
University of Montana – Online Beekeeping Certificate Program
Directory of Montana Beekeeping Clubs
Nosema Apis and Nosema Ceranae

TREASURE VALLEY BEEKEEPERS CLUB

This is a great club based out of Boise, ID. They've got tons of information on their website - it's definitely worth a look!

Heard a lot about yellow jackets this summer? Here is a link to a YouTube video for home made traps

Western Apicultural Society of North America's website provides news of that organization and a link to the current WAS journal.