June: Boone Regional Beekeepers - extracting and selling honey

Our June meeting will start with an optional visit to the BRBA apiary at 1:30. There are 3 colonies to inspect. Hives will be opened and colony status will be evaluated. Inspections and discussion of the colonies should take about 45 minutes (1:30-2:15). The apiary is located near the lower parking lot of the MU A.L. Gustin Gold Course is below. Personal protection clothing is required.

Our June meeting will be in-person at the Animal Science Building on the MU campus.Clay Stem will demonstrate the club's extraction equipment and discuss how he prepares and markets honey for sale.

The meeting also will focus on:

• honey production
• honey extraction tips and tricks
• honey handling
• honey bottling
• state law honey labeling requirements
• honey pricing
• honey marketing

Everyone is encouraged to send photographs or videos of their honey processes to Please contact us at Ym9vbmVyZWdpb25hbGJlZWtlZXBlcnMgfCBnbWFpbCAhIGNvbQ== with any questions!

Additionally, we will discuss some of the seasonal activities beekeepers could be doing in June/July. This will include evaluating your colony's general health and monitoring pest activities!

We will not have a bee and flower photo contest this month. Continue to send your photos to Carl Korschgen for the July contest.

Deadline for submissions is 12:00PM Friday July 18 (NO EXCEPTIONS)

• 5 photos per person each month
• include the common and scientific name
• mail or text to Carl Korschgen:
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  573-819-8516

Please contact us at Ym9vbmVyZWdpb25hbGJlZWtlZXBlcnMgfCBnbWFpbCAhIGNvbQ== with any questions!

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