Online Resources

Michigan State University

MSU Extension Service Pollinators and Pollination:

Webinars from MSU Apiculture Extension and Michigan Pollinator Initiative

MSU is hosting a monthly series of webinars for beekeepers: Link to details and registration.

MSU Resources for Beekeepers:

• MSU Apiculture Extension webpage of resources for beekeepers

• Starting and Keeping Bees in Michigan: Rules and Regulations (recently updated)

• Michigan State University Beekeeping YouTube Channel

• Beginning beekeeping:

  • Purchasing bees video

  • Installing a package video

  • Installing a nuc video

  • First Year Colonies: Getting Ready for Bees video

  • First Year Colonies: What to do When the Bees Arrive video

  • Establishing a Honey Bee Colony: Success in the First Year article

  • Lighting a Smoker article

  • Maximizing Wax Production on New Equipment article

  • Feeding Honey Bees article

  • Beekeepers Year Chart article

• Overwintered colonies:

  • Established Colonies: Early Season Management video

  • Established Colonies: Preparing for Swarm Season video

  • Don’t be Surprised by Swarms article

  • Swarms: The Biology and Control of Swarms in Northern States article

  • Feeding Honey Bees article

  • Beekeepers Year Chart article

To get updates of upcoming MSU extension beekeeping webinars, sign up for MSU's Pollinators and Pollination Event's Newsletter. Scroll down to choose Pollinators and Pollination for news relevant to beekeeping.

Other Universities’ and Trusted Resources

Purdue University’s Winter Cluster and the Purdue Bee lab has a lunch-and-learn webinar series for beekeepers and bee enthusiasts. To register for current and upcoming webinars, as well as find links to past webinars available on YouTube, click here.

Ohio State University Bee Lab has an extensive online library of past webinars on beekeeping. Click here to access the list and associated links.

Pennsylvania State University has a series of webinars available to view. Click here for details. There is a charge for the current winter series, but previous presentations can be accessed free of charge.

Pollination

MSU Pollinator Initiative: Link

Pollinator Champions: Link

Bees and Honey: Creating Pollinator Gardens: Link

Flower Fragrances That Attract Bees and Butterflies to Your Garden: Link