Big Sky Beekeepers

02/20/2026

Big Sky Beekeepers Club -

Adam Brody will host the event and the club will be selling varroa mite treatments and spring pollen patties at the end of the meeting. Purchase with Cash or Check payable to Big Sky Beekeepers. If you are unable to attend the March meeting we will repeat the sale at the April meeting.

02/06/2026

Beekeepers Club Meeting -

Mike Guess will present on varroa mite treatments and the club will be selling 15% spring pollen patties from Global Patties in Butte Montana. The cost is $3.00 per patty (cash/check). If you have winter survival colonies I recommend sneaking a full patty (1 pound) under the hood ASAP. The queen is....

01/30/2026

January 2026 meeting summary and club meeting schedule. -

*The secretary/communications position will be split between our President (Mike Guess) and Vice President (Adam Brody) until we find a volunteer to fill the position. Please contact Mike or Adam to express your interest in the board position.

09/28/2025

Norroa: Protecting the honey bee.
Ribonucleic Acid - RNA

New varroa mite treatment is coming early next year. The EPA has just approved Norroa a RNA dietary treatment for varroa mites. Stay tuned for additional details.

About 3 million commercial honeybee colonies in the United States help pollinate more than 100 crops each year that are worth an estimated $15 billion. However, the parasitic Varroa destructor mite poses a grave threat to their survival, destroying colonies worldwide.

09/17/2025

Missoula Events

The Big Sky Beekeepers Club in Missoula will host a honey bee keeping seminar at the Missoula Public Library on October 4, 2025. The event is from 10 AM to Noon. The event will be held in Cooper Room A 4th floor of the library. This event is free and open to everyone interested in bee keeping.

“Getting your honey bee hives ready for winter”

The presentation will focus on the preparations necessary to prepare and protect your honey bee hives thru winter. We will discuss varroa mite protection, honey bee nutrition and physical hive protection systems. Expect to finish the event with knowledge that will offer you a high level of success to over winter your colonies.

09/08/2025

Big Sky Beekeepers Club in Missoula hosted a honey extraction weekend at Home Resources last Saturday and Sunday.
Thanks to all the participants for making the event a honey super success.

As a group we extracted 312 pounds. Of this number the club Apairy provided 110 pounds.

The club will be selling at the North Farmers market on Saturday September 20 and 27. Stop by to purchase a jar of Rattle Snake Valley honey!

09/03/2025

The club is hosting our harvest weekend for members this weekend September 6 & 7 at Home Resources 9 AM to 4 PM. Reservations can be made thru the club web site.

The club will be selling varroa mite treatments and winter pollen patties at cost during the harvest event. Cash or Check

Varroxsan Strips: $1.50
Formic Pro: $5.50
Apiguard: $5.00
Winter Patties: $2.25

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06/18/2025

Beautiful Black Betty.

05/26/2025

05/26/2025

It's always a blast to experience a swarm from the inside.

05/25/2025

Adam Brody sent this video to me several weeks ago. I decided to try the method on one hive. The method was a success and the chickens on Peas Farm were very happy eating the culled drone comb.