Keeping bees buzzing since 1949.
If you see a swarm and want a beekeeper to come remove them, please visit our Report A Honeybee Swarm page for more info on identifying and reporting swarms.
If you’d like to be notified to help capture swarms, visit our swarm catcher page and fill out the form to be added to the list!
How to Start an Apiary Business
Do you have questions about how to turn your beekeeping hobby into a business? Join us for our May meeting where Dr. Jodi Conway will discuss how to get your apiary business up and running. Dr. Jodi manages Dandelion Springs Apiary (@dandelionspringsapiary) and Uptown Girls Honey Gift Shop on her 30-acre regenerative farm in Chesterfield.
Her journey into beekeeping began on daily walks, when she noticed a lack of bees on flowering plants. She drew on her pharmaceutical background to create natural healing products from honey, wax, pollen, and propolis. Today she manages 20+ teaching hives and runs a thriving retail and education hub with over 60 farm animals—all cared for using pesticide-free, regenerative practices.
Swarm season will be here before you know it. If you’d like to catch a swarm or two you will need to fill out the swarm catcher sign-up form on the website. You will need to do this even if you signed up last year. You must be current on your RBA dues to be added to the list. Swarms are given out in the order I receive the forms. Sign up early to be at the top of the list.
Our club has 2 extractors that club members can borrow for harvesting honey! Please visit the Extractor Rental page for more info and to send us a request! Link here and in the menu at the top of the page!