Eastern Missouri Beekeepers Association

08/26/2026

STATE FAIR APICULTURE WINNERS!
Congrats to everyone who participated in this year’s Apiculture Competition at the MO State Fair!!! Linda Barnett took home the Grand Champion Individual Award and the EMBA took home the 2026 Grand Champion Group Award! Congratulations to all the winners….EMBA members are highlighted in red.

08/14/2026

Thanks to our volunteers working the Missouri State Beekeepers booth at the MO State Fair today! Lots of sweet honey bee education!

08/11/2026

Reminder there is no monthly meeting today since we just met Sunday at our Harvest Picnic. See you next month!

08/07/2026

See you Sunday!!! Dave Faust is making pulled pork and brisket—hooo weee!

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Join us for the EMBA Summer Harvest Picnic! ☀️🍯�Sunday, Aug. 9 | Noon–4 PM

-RSVP at the link below: https://easternmobeekeepers.com/event/2026-summer-harvest-picnic/. Remember there will be no club meeting in August.

-Emmenegger Nature Park in Kirkwood, enjoy food, beekeeping chats, mead tasting, and our annual Honey Exchange.� Food starts ~1 PM (Club provides main dish—Bring a side dish or dessert to share.� Also bring whatever you want to drink—we’ll provide water. Feel free to bring lawn chairs.

-Mead Tasting: If you make mead, bring a bottle to share!

-7th Annual Honey Exchange:�Bring up to (3) labeled 1-lb bottles/jars (name/apiary).

-See You There!

08/04/2026

Join us for the EMBA Summer Harvest Picnic! ☀️🍯�Sunday, Aug. 9 | Noon–4 PM

-RSVP at the link below: https://easternmobeekeepers.com/event/2026-summer-harvest-picnic/. Remember there will be no club meeting in August.

-Emmenegger Nature Park in Kirkwood, enjoy food, beekeeping chats, mead tasting, and our annual Honey Exchange.� Food starts ~1 PM (Club provides main dish—Bring a side dish or dessert to share.� Also bring whatever you want to drink—we’ll provide water. Feel free to bring lawn chairs.

-Mead Tasting: If you make mead, bring a bottle to share!

-7th Annual Honey Exchange:�Bring up to (3) labeled 1-lb bottles/jars (name/apiary).

-See You There!

07/13/2026

"Tell me you're a beekeeper without telling me you're a beekeeper."

07/12/2026

Join us for an informative talk by Stephanie Slater of the American Honey Show Training Council! She'll share tips on preparing for the Apiculture Contest at the Missouri State Fair this August.

Stephanie is an award-winning beekeeper, the 2022 Wisconsin Beekeeper of the Year, the 2023 American Honey Show Best of Show winner, and a Certified Honey Judge. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from one of the best!

We’ll start the meeting with this Month in Beekeeping, come with your questions for our experts! This meeting is open to all, see you there!

📆July 14th, 2026
📍The Lodge, 1050 Des Peres Rd. Des Peres, MO
⏰6:15 pm Social Time & Dessert
⏰6:45 pm Presentations start

07/07/2026

Last month at our monthly meeting our speaker, Eugene Makovec, shared some of his favorite summertime tips. One was putting casters on your extractor to smooth the ride. I removed our plywood base and put the casters on, it’s a game changer! Thanks Eugene!

06/27/2026

What an amazing article about pollinators and the Eastern Missouri Beekeepers Association’s learning yard at the Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis. We have an amazing community of local beekeepers!

At the Danforth Center's six-acre reconstructed prairie, a decade-long partnership with the Eastern Missouri Beekeepers Association has created a unique urban prairie beekeeping learning yard where hands-on education and habitat restoration go hand in hand.

06/08/2026

See you Tuesday night, June 9th for our club meeting! We’re raffling off a ticket to the next MO Bee Day on June 20th, see you there!

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