Month: August 2026
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Upcoming Beekeeping Classes AUG. & SEPT.
Read More: Upcoming Beekeeping Classes AUG. & SEPT.Part 1 – Preparing Colonies to Survive Winter – Fall feeding, preventing robbing, Varroa mite control, queen assessment, cullling colonies, & merging colonies Bee Smart Zoom meeting – Thursday, September 24, 7:30 pm. – Understanding the Condensing Hive Concept for Overwintering Bees with Peggy DeSanto. (Note from Tim – I adopted condensing hive management three years…
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“The Art of Honey”
Read More: “The Art of Honey”Zoom topic of exhibiting honey & honey products at the 2026 Clay County Fair
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Thursday, July 16, 8 pm. Bee Smart Zoom meeting brood disease topic:
Read More: Thursday, July 16, 8 pm. Bee Smart Zoom meeting brood disease topic:Hello Beekeepers, During the past few days two NWIABKA beekeepers reported sick colonies. Attached are photos of frames from the stricken colonies. From observation of the photos it appears to be a brood disease, either European Foulbrood (EFB) or American Foulbrood (AFB). Both diseases will decimate a colony. The pathogens can be transmitted between hives and…
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NWIABKA Outdoor Classroom June 28, 2026
Read More: NWIABKA Outdoor Classroom June 28, 2026Learn about beekeeping mid summer Outdoor Classroom Reading the Comb & Varroa Mgt. – Learning the Art of Effective Hive Inspections with Dr. Katie Lee, U of MN Apiculture Extension Educator Sunday, June 28, 2-4:30 pm. 1063 Tanger Ave, Ocheyedan, Iowa. About the location: The Outdoor Classroom is hosted by Marlene Boernsen at her 1063 Tanger Ave. bee yard. The yard has parking, shade,…
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NWIABKA Annual Meeting April 26, 2026 2pm
Read More: NWIABKA Annual Meeting April 26, 2026 2pmPlease be reminded of the NWIABKA Annual Meeting set for this upcoming Sunday, April 26, 2-4:30 pm. at the Dickinson County Fair Expo building. In addition to the information provided below please refer to the annual meeting hand-outs attached to this email. For your consideration, NWIABKA member Adam Olson has created an oak queen grafting stand which he is donating…
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NWIABKA Annual Meeting April 26,2026
Read More: NWIABKA Annual Meeting April 26,2026Sunday, April 26, 2-4:30 pm Expo Building on the Dickinson County Fairgrounds 1600 15th St., Spirit Lake, IA The NWIABKA annual meeting is the opportunity for members to join in fellowship with beekeepers to celebrate beekeeping and the good work of the Association. What to expect at the 2026 annual meeting. Guest Speaker: Entomologist and 17 year beekeeping…
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Level 3 Beekeeping Class – March 28, 8:30 a.m
Read More: Level 3 Beekeeping Class – March 28, 8:30 a.mAdvanced techniques for mastering beekeeping. Skills: Small scale raising of local queens: selecting and culling breeder colonies, managing for successful mating of virgin queens, managing five frame and double nucs as “brood factories”, using the Demaree (and modified Demaree) split for swarm control, quality control for selling nucs and queens, IPM and biosecurity advanced practices, and…
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Beekeeping Classes to attend
Read More: Beekeeping Classes to attendLevel 2 – February 28th, 2026, Saturday 8:30 a.m. registration at the Expo Building, Dickinson County Fairgrounds, Spirit Lake, IA. Level 2 – Saturday, February 28 – Raising healthy & resilient colonies that overwinter and thrive. Skills: Making spring and late season splits; maintaining emergency queen nucs; requeening colonies, managing five frame and double nucs that overwinter; Integrated…
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NWIABKA ‘25-’26 Mid-Year Update
Read More: NWIABKA ‘25-’26 Mid-Year UpdateSeason’s Greetings from your NWIABKA Board of Directors, Hopefully your beekeeping activities have quieted down enough as winter approaches to read a mid-year update about where we’ve been and where we hope to go in 2026. Not long after our annual meeting we held a zoom meeting with Dr. Kiara Wagoner about a new means…
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Iowa Honey Producers Association’s Annual Conference
Read More: Iowa Honey Producers Association’s Annual ConferenceThe Northwest Iowa Beekeepers Association is pleased to once again offer two scholarships for first time attendees to the Iowa Honey Producers Association’s Annual Conference, Friday, October 24th and Saturday, October 25th at the Prairie Meadows Events & Conference Center, Altoona, IA. Qualifying applicants should have their dues with NWIABKA up to date for the 7/1/25-6/30/26 year…
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Upcoming Beekeeping Classes AUG. & SEPT.
Part 1 – Preparing Colonies to Survive Winter – Fall feeding, preventing…
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“The Art of Honey”
Zoom topic of exhibiting honey & honey products at the…
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Thursday, July 16, 8 pm. Bee Smart Zoom meeting brood disease topic:
Hello Beekeepers, During the past few days two NWIABKA beekeepers…