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National/Regional Associations: American Bee Federation, American Honey Producers, Eastern Apicultural Society, Heartland Apicultural Society, Western Apicultural Society

State/Local Associations: Missouri State Beekeepers Assoc., Mississippi Valley Beekeepers Assoc., Midwestern Beekeepers Assoc., Three Rivers Beekeepers Assoc., Ozarks Beekeepers Assoc., Eastern Missouri Beekeepers Assoc.

Missouri State Beekeepers Assoc. Partnership Organizations: American Beekeeping Federation, National Honey Board, Heartland Apicultural Society, Great Plains Master Beekeeping, Missourians for Monarchs, Missouri Department of Conservation

Beekeeping Supplies: Dadant & Sons, Honeybees Online, Mann Lake Ltd.

Bee Sources: Olivarez Bees, Koehnen Bees, Chris Ebert Bees

Supplemental Feeding Info: How to make sugar syrup, Missouri “Krabby Patties” (ziploc sugar patties), Winter Sugar Cakes, Simple Pollen Patties, Assorted Recipes

Other Beekeeping Info: Tips for Beginners, Survivalist’s Guide to Raising Honey Bees, Beekeeping for Beginners, Home Sweet Bees

Further Reading

• A Beekeeper’s Diary: Self Guide to Keeping Bees, by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins
• A Year’s Work in an Out-Apiary, by G.M. Doolittle
• ABC & XYZ of Bee Culture, by Kim Flottum
• Bee Club Basics: How to Start a Bee Club, by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins
• Bee-sentials – A Field Guide, by Lawrence John Connor
• The Beekeeper’s Handbook, by Diana Sammataro
• Beekeeping Basics, by MAAREC (PennState Extension)
• Beekeeping for Dummies, by Howland Blackiston
• First Lessons in Beekeeping, by C.P. Dadant & Sons, updated by Keith S. Delaplane
• The Hive and the Honey Bee, by Dadant & Sons Publishing
• Honey Bee Biology and Beekeeping, by Dewey M. Caron
• Honey Bee Diseases and Pests, by Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists
• Honeybee: Lessons from an Accidental Beekeeper, by C. Marina Marchese
• Increase Essentials, by Lawrence John Connor
• Mating Biology of Honey Bees (Apis Mellifera), by Koeniger, Koeniger, Ellis, and Connor
• Nature’s Little Wonders: Bees, by Candace Savage
• Queen Rearing Essentials, by Lawrence John Connor
• Robbing the Bees, by Holley Bishop
• The Small Hive Beetle (Aethina tumida), by Wm. Michael Hood

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