April 2026 Michigan Beekeeping Office Hours Webinar

April 9, 2026

Webinar recorded on April 6, 2026.

Resources and notes the from webinar's chat

April resources for Michigan beekeepers

MSU Extension Beekeeping & Pollinators website

MSU Pollinator Initiative website

Michigan State University Beekeeping YouTube channel

European Foulbrood Office Hours 2025 webinar recording

MSU Apiculture Research Updates February 2026 webinar recording

2025-2026 U.S. Beekeeping Survey

Heartland Apicultural Society Conference

Healthy Habitats and Productive Pollinators Conference

Ask Extension form for Michigan beekeeping questions

Register for Virtual Breakfast

Fruit Weather Update

Current drought conditions

Synoptic Data Weather Map

Keith Mason's email address: masonk@msu.edu

Honey bee colony swarm management in Michigan

SARE report for Improving apiary sustainability by using an overwintered nuc system for colony replacement and expansion instead of purchased package bees

List of Honey Bee Diagnostic Labs from Apiary Inspectors of America

Hiving bees in rain and sleet video from University of Minnesota

Beginning Beekeeping: Installing a Package video from Michigan State University

Bettercomb frames (synthetically drawn comb)

Acknowledgments

This work is supported by Project GREEEN.

Thank you to the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for securing funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Michigan State University to implement strategies in the Michigan Managed Pollinator Protection Plan.

This work is supported by the Crop Protection and Pest Management Program [grant no 2024-70006-43569] from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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