BEEKEEPING Resources

Here are links to suppliers, agencies and other bee-related stuff.

Equipment Suppliers

• Mann-Lake
  Mann-Lake is the biggest. They offer free shipping over $100. They have a retail store in Woodland, CA.

• Dadant
  Dadant is one of the oldest suppliers of beekeeping equipment. They are also the publishers of American Bee Journal, one of the two major beekeeping journals in the US.

Bee Suppliers

Some fairly nearby suppliers of live bees.  If you want a nuc, you will have to pick it up.

• AN Bees

• Olivarez Bees

• Club Members usually have local survivor bees for sale in Spring and early Summer. Come to a meeting and find out what they have.

• Koehnen Bees

Publications

• American Bee Journal
  You can preview their current issue on their web site.

• Bee Culture
  The other major bee journal, formerly "Gleanings in Bee Culture". Published by the A.I. Root company for over a hundred years.

• “The Backyard Beekeeper” by Kim Flottum https://www.mannlakeltd.com/the-backyard-beekeeper?list=Category%20Listing

Educational

• Vanishing of the Bees
  DVD, documentary about the appearance of Colony Collapse Disorder in the winter of 2006, and the uphill battle that U.S. beekeepers have in fighting for the health of our bees.

• National Honey Board
  Everything you ever wanted to know about HONEY!! Lots of recipies with honey, too! They also have a great "Honey Locator", where you enter the variety of honey you are interested in, and it looks up places where you can get it.

• Rotten a Netflix Original, check out Lawyers, Guns and Honey https://www.netflix.com/title/80146284

• Honeybee Health Coalition Tools for Varroa Management https://honeybeehealthcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/HBHC-Guide_Varroa-Interactive-PDF.pdf

• Bringing up bees in your own backyard https://www.homeadvisor.com/r/bringing-up-bees-at-home/

• Another article on bee identification https://www.angieslist.com/articles/homeowners-guide-bee-identification-angieslistcom.htm

• Here is a great resource for more advanced beekeepers. http://www.sandhillbees.com/education Meghan M. was a speaker at the WAS conference last year and is doing great things. http://www.sandhillbees.com/

• If you are having a difficult time spotting your queen, Hilary K. from https://girlnextdoorhoney.com/ has a great training aid https://girlnextdoorhoney.com/product/queenspotting-posters/

Partners AND FRIENDS

• True Leaf Market https://www.trueleafmarket.com/

• Reno Earthday Organization http://www.renoearthday.org/

• Honey and Lavender Festival https://www.lavenderandhoneyfest.com/

• Bees for Vets https://bees4vets.org/

• NNBA is a honorary member of the pollinator stewardship organization http://pollinatorstewardship.org/