Heartland Apicultural Society Conference

What a great opportunity to attend our HAS Regional conference right here in Indiana.  If you missed the Bee School, you still can attend classroom education sessions along with some hand-on experience as we have hives setup with experts to guide you through them.

Register today for HAS2022 – Join us on the campus of the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville – June 28 to July 1, 2022

Can you believe it? HAS2022 is NEXT MONTH!! Will we see you there?

Register now at heartlandbees.org! 

Focus on HAS2022 speakers:
Krispn Given, Apiculture Specialist, Department of Entomology, Purdue University
Those who attend the HAS2022 sessions which are focused on queens will attend a session led by Krispn or he’ll be on the panel. But did you know… among many of his awards, honors, and accomplishments, Krispn is attributed with developing Indiana mite biters, a strain of honey bees bred to groom themselves free of mites and then bite them, killing the mites and reducing the deadly viruses they introduce into the colony? Krispn is widely recognized for seminal research in honey bee instrumental insemination and honey bee breeding.
 
Krispn was recently profiled by Purdue in its “Behind the Research” program – check it out! Krispn has been working with bees for over 2 decades and beekeepers around the world are reaping the benefits!!

Focus on HAS2022 classes:
Got honey?
Honey… the sweet benefit of keeping bees. There are no shortage of honey-related classes for those who would like to learn more on this topic. Do you want to have a better honey crop or try something different with your honey? There are several options on this topic. Maybe you are interested in maximizing your honey production… if so, you’ll want to attend Charlie Parton’s class. If you would like to try your hand at Creamed Honey, be sure to attend Norman Lehman’s class. Those interested in Infused Honey need to attend Albert Chubak’s class. If you want to find out just how good your honey is, then you’ll want to attend Brutz English’s class to learn about entering honey in honey shows.
 
Be sure to visit the HAS2022 schedule to check on this and other topics on this year’s program.

Hey vendors… have you contacted Clayton yet about your booth? If not, what are you waiting for?? It’s May… it’s time to make your plans and sign up for HAS2022! And don’t forget… we have a variety of possibilities, including sponsorship opportunities, advertising slots, and/or inserting your advertising items into the conference bags our attendees will receive.
 
Email Clayton Lee with your questions or skip on over to the Vendor page on the HAS website to check out who has already registered! If you would like to promote your business at the HAS2022 conference, reach out and claim your booth! 

Buy Local Honey

Would you like to know where you can buy honey in your local area? Click on 'Local Honey' or check out the 'Local Honey' page under 'Services'.

Speakers for Local Associations

Interested in speaking at other local associations?  Have a specific area of beekeeping expertise and willing to share that knowledge with other beekeepers?

Many of our local clubs would like to hear what other clubs are doing, tips and tricks for keeping our honey bees alive and surviving through winter.

Perhaps you are passionate about Top Bar Hives, Warre Hives or just Live Hives and you'd like to share that passion with other beekeepers.

Send an email to chuckdailey@att.net, subject "Speaker List"

See our Education page for more information or to request someone to speak at your group.

Dues

You can renew your membership or join The Beekeepers of Indiana (TBoI) using PayPal as well as continue to mail them in. If you'd like to mail them, please note the address for sending in your dues. 

The Beekeepers of Indiana
7784 N. Sanctuary Lane
Mooresville, IN  46158
Attn: Debbie Seib, Treasurer

The address label on your newsletter includes your dues expiration date.

For more information see the Membership tab on our website.

Selling Honey:

Our GOAL is to have as many different TBoI Beekeeper’s Honey available as possible. So please start planning to participate!  If you are a TBoI member and wish to sell your honey and hive products at the TBoI booth, click here to see the rules.



Local Club Volunteers:

If your club would like to volunteer to man the booth, contact Robert Duffy, State Fair Chairman.

SWARMS or CUTOUTS

Swarms are more prevalent in the Spring; however, anytime a hive is overcrowded they may swarm.   What's the difference between a swarm and a cut out or trap out?  See a short explanation below.  If you need to find someone interested in removing swarms check out the Swarm Call List link below.  If you have bees in a structure, check out the Cut Out List link below.

Swarms - a cluster of bees that have landed on a temporary location, usually a tree limb or fence.  

Cut outs - hive of bees are in a structure; home, garage, etc.

Trap Outs- a hive is located inside a structure that prohibits the removal of any of the structure to get to the bees.  This is the most time consuming and requires several trips to the location. 

Here is a Swarm Call List of The Beekeepers of Indiana by county along with name and contact numbers.

Here is a Cut Out List of beekeepers in the The Beekeepers
of Indiana that will do cut outs.  The list is by county along with name and contact numbers. 

Meetings/Calendar

Want to know what is going on in the state?  Click on the Meetings/Calendar link.

 Our Newsletter

As a member of The Beekeepers of Indiana, you'll receive a quarterly newsletter.  If you have changed your address and not notified us, your newsletter will end up in a dead letter file at the US postal service.

If you have moved, or will be at a different location and your mail is not forwarded, please contact us so you don't miss out on any important beekeeping events happening in Indiana.  Contact Debbie Seib, the Treasurer for address changes.