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Building Better Beekeepers Brings Better Bees We are an ardent advocate for educating beekeepers and for responsible beekeeping.

The Omaha Bee Club was established in August 2010 with the goal of helping beekeepers in the Omaha/Metro area be successful and to keep beekeeping fun. We also believe that the more we can educate the general public about bees and beekeeping, the better off we will all be. The shared beekeeping experience is part of a relationship between beekeepers that helps us become better and more successful.

As we help each other, we find the confidence and support to help ourselves at the same time. If you would like to learn more about the Omaha Bee Club please checkout our website at www.omahabeeclub.com

10/08/2024

Have you registered for BuzzFest 2024? Tonight at midnight is your last chance to order food. Conference tickets will remain on sale until the start of the conference.

https://Shop.OmahaBeeClub.com

Also, register as a volunteer to help out at the conference
The president's remarks are at 7:30 am with the first KeyNote at 8 am (This Saturday, October 12th)

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4FABAC29A4FCC61-50807323-2024 #/

See you Saturday!!!

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04/03/2024

Thirty intrepid students attended our fourth and final New Beekeeper Class, where Brad Sumter gave our main presentation on bee pests and diseases before we split into groups to learn mite counting (from Kristine McCreedy and John Curtis) and mite treatment methods (from Mike Wrobel), with tech support from Jay Cooper. Thank you to all our 2024 students! We hope to see all of you at our future club activities. And a big thank you to our instructors! 🐝

03/15/2024

Our March club meeting was attended by 50+ members! Steve Callicutt gave the intro to an educational presentation (via Zoom) on VSH queen rearing from Cory Stevens of Stevens Bee Company. Following the presentation, we received updates on Club finances from Walt Mertz, the Mentoring Program from Brad Plantz and the Board’s goals for the year from Mike Wrobel. Thank you to all who attended!

03/08/2024

We were joined by 40 new and auditing beeks at our third New Beekeeper Class! Brad Sumter led us through the main presentation on hive buildup, inspections, how to read a hive and swarms. Then we split into groups and learned how to install a nuc (with Chris Cox, Mike Wrobel and Steve Pilger) and a package (with Steve Callicutt). Thank you all for joining us! Our fourth and final class will be Tuesday, April 2.

02/16/2024

We were joined by 44 new and auditing beeks for the second session of our 2024 New Beekeeper Class! Brad Sumter gave our keynote on bee biology and behavior, followed by breakout sessions (Chris Cox on protective gear, Steve Callicutt on installing nucs and packages and John Curtis on how to light and maintain a smoker). Mike Wrobel, Kristine McCreedy and Jay Cooper provided technical and logistical support. Thanks to everyone who attended! For our new beeks, we’d love to hear what you thought of the class. 🐝

01/19/2024

And the first session of the 2024 New Beekeeper Class is in the books! Thank you to everyone who braved the snow to join us for Kristine McCreedy’s presentation this evening! As a reminder our next session will be February 15.

12/05/2023

12/01/2023

Don't forget to join us for OBC's Coffee Time at the Stoney Brook HyVee, 14591 Stony Brook Blvd, Omaha this Saturday, December 2nd between 9:00 - 11:00am. Come join us for casual conversations over a cup of your favorite beverage and/or breakfast.

11/18/2023

GADGET DAY!!! - tomorrow at the OBC monthly meeting. If you have a favorite gadget (big or small) that might help a fellow beekeeper, please bring to share with the group!!!

More info about OBC: https://www.omahabeeclub.com/

11/16/2023

Reminder that our November club meeting is this Sunday, Nov 19th, from 1-3 at the Nebraska extension office, 8015 W. Center road.

We will be holding Omaha Bee Club’s annual elections to elect a President, VP of Programs and Treasurer.

We will also host our 3rd annual Gadget Day, so bring your favorite purchased or homemade gadgets to share with the group.

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Omaha, NE
68127

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https://www.omahabeeclub.com/

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The Omaha Bee Club was established in August 2010 with the goal of helping beekeepers in the Omaha/Metro area be successful and to keep beekeeping fun. We are an ardent advocate for educating beekeepers and for responsible beekeeping. We also believe that the more we can educate the general public about bees and beekeeping, the better off we will all be. The shared beekeeping experience is part of a relationship between beekeepers that helps us become better and more successful. As we help each other, we find the confidence and support to help ourselves at the same time.