New and upcoming Events
Needing your pictures of your swarms(and not swarms IE. wasp nest), your bees in action, for our website.
I would also love to have Fun Bee Facts!
Send to my email: [email protected]
I would also love to have Fun Bee Facts!
Send to my email: [email protected]
2026 BAC April Field Day Information
WHO: This month's Field Day Host is Marty Little
WHEN: April 11th @ 1:00pm
WHERE: Riverdale Berry Farm, located at 889 W. Riverdale Dr., Nixa MO
Bring your Protective wear, Water to drink, and a get ready to have a great learning experience!
WHO: This month's Field Day Host is Marty Little
WHEN: April 11th @ 1:00pm
WHERE: Riverdale Berry Farm, located at 889 W. Riverdale Dr., Nixa MO
Bring your Protective wear, Water to drink, and a get ready to have a great learning experience!
May 7th~BAC Monthly Meeting at the Nixa Senior Center @ 7:00pm
May 9th~Our Second Field Day of the year with Kim Murphy, more information to follow
June 4th~BAC Monthly Meeting at the Nixa Senior Center @ 7:00pm
June 20th~Missouri State Beekeepers Association, MO BEE DAY 2026 @ the Family Life Center - First Baptist Church in Arnold, MO. More Information will be shared soon.
July 9th~Ice Cream Social/Monthly Meeting at the Nixa Senior Center @ 7:00pm
Bring your favorite homemade ice cream to share!
Past Events
2026 Bee Classes
Cost ~ FREE
Part I ~ March 7th 9 am-12 pm
Part II ~ March 14th 9 am-12 pm
Must sign up for both classes as they are cumulative.
417-725-3512
Part I ~ March 7th 9 am-12 pm
Part II ~ March 14th 9 am-12 pm
Must sign up for both classes as they are cumulative.
417-725-3512
January 4th - 6th 2024 - North American Honey Bee Expo
One of the biggest beekeeping tradeshows and conferences in the USA. Lots of great education from speakers across the world! Click the link to find more about it
https://www.nahbexpo.com/
One of the biggest beekeeping tradeshows and conferences in the USA. Lots of great education from speakers across the world! Click the link to find more about it
https://www.nahbexpo.com/
January 11th, 2024 - BAC Jan meeting
Join us for our monthly bee meeting! ** please note*** we will be meeting the second Thursday in January.***
Join us at the Senior Center as our board members discuss their time and what they learned while attending one of the biggest conferences in the USA the North American Honey Bee Expo! Lots of new info and handouts.
February 1st, 2024 - BAC Feb meeting
February is a crucial month in beekeeping, our Feb meeting we will be discussing late winter feeding, assessing hive strength and the appropriate time for splitting.
March 16th and 23rd - Beginning Beekeeping Class
Wanna learn about bees? How to become a beekeeper? Now is your chance!! Special thanks to Al, Dave and Clayton for putting on our BAC beginner beekeeping class!! For Free!!! Join us on March 16th and 23rd from 9am to 12pm at 566 W. Mt. Vernon St. Nixa MO 65714
This is a part 1 and a part 2 series!
Wanna learn about bees? How to become a beekeeper? Now is your chance!! Special thanks to Al, Dave and Clayton for putting on our BAC beginner beekeeping class!! For Free!!! Join us on March 16th and 23rd from 9am to 12pm at 566 W. Mt. Vernon St. Nixa MO 65714
This is a part 1 and a part 2 series!
March 7th, 2024 - BAC March meeting
Let’s prepare for the months ahead and get our swarm traps ready to go!
BAC will be having a Brood Box painting contest!!! Paint your brood boxes over the winter and bring them to our March meeting where they will be judged. Winner gets a prize!!!
April 4th 2024- BAC April meeting
April Agenda:Bees Alive Club will be hosting Ray Shadow from the Missouri State Beekeepers Association! Ray will be speaking on the subject of supering up, meaning when to add honey supers.
Check out this interesting fact... Ray has been keeping bees for approximately 14 years and is currently running 30 hives in both Langstroth and long Langstroth hives!
Special Note: Ray will also be a speaker at the Missouri Beekeepers Association spring conference on June 22! So...make plans on seeing him again!
April Agenda:Bees Alive Club will be hosting Ray Shadow from the Missouri State Beekeepers Association! Ray will be speaking on the subject of supering up, meaning when to add honey supers.
Check out this interesting fact... Ray has been keeping bees for approximately 14 years and is currently running 30 hives in both Langstroth and long Langstroth hives!
Special Note: Ray will also be a speaker at the Missouri Beekeepers Association spring conference on June 22! So...make plans on seeing him again!
May 2, 2024 - BAC May Meeting: Special Guest Natalee Summers
Natalee Summers! She will be speaking on the subject of splits and resource hives. Natalee is a 16 year old beekeeper from NW Missouri. Her journey began in 2017, when her family started their apiary & business, known as Hitch Hive Honey. As the business grew, so did Natalee's fascination with the intricate world of bees. She started a YouTube channel with the help of her parents, in 2020, called “Beekeeping with Natalee.” Natalee really enjoys grafting queens, which has led to nearly 1000 grafts in the last few years. Undeterred by her age, Natalee has set ambitious milestones for herself, including almond pollination in CA and completing the Master Beekeeping program from the University of Florida. She is excited to see where her passion for bees takes
Natalee Summers! She will be speaking on the subject of splits and resource hives. Natalee is a 16 year old beekeeper from NW Missouri. Her journey began in 2017, when her family started their apiary & business, known as Hitch Hive Honey. As the business grew, so did Natalee's fascination with the intricate world of bees. She started a YouTube channel with the help of her parents, in 2020, called “Beekeeping with Natalee.” Natalee really enjoys grafting queens, which has led to nearly 1000 grafts in the last few years. Undeterred by her age, Natalee has set ambitious milestones for herself, including almond pollination in CA and completing the Master Beekeeping program from the University of Florida. She is excited to see where her passion for bees takes
May 2nd 2024, BAC annual Raffle
Not only do we have special guest Natalee Summers joining us that night! We are also doing our annual raffle!! So if you need items for your apiary or would like to donate a few! Please come by!! This raffle is to raise money for our scholarship program and to get more amazing guest speakers like Natalee Summers! We are looking forward to it. Buzz on over and see you there. The funds raised with this auction are used to help with things like scholarship funds, special speakers, all the yummy snacks at the meetings and so much more! If you have any new or like new beekeeping items you would like to donate to the auction, please contact Carolyn Janus 417-413-6678.
Not only do we have special guest Natalee Summers joining us that night! We are also doing our annual raffle!! So if you need items for your apiary or would like to donate a few! Please come by!! This raffle is to raise money for our scholarship program and to get more amazing guest speakers like Natalee Summers! We are looking forward to it. Buzz on over and see you there. The funds raised with this auction are used to help with things like scholarship funds, special speakers, all the yummy snacks at the meetings and so much more! If you have any new or like new beekeeping items you would like to donate to the auction, please contact Carolyn Janus 417-413-6678.
July meeting: July 11th, 7-9pm
Everyone is welcome to bring your favorite homemade or store bought ice cream flavor!*Bonus points if your ice cream recipe contains honey! And... if we have enough participation we will have a tasting contest! We are looking forward to tasting all of your creative recipes!
NOTE: We do not have access to a freezer so please pack your ice cream in ice so it won’t melt!
Clayton Caperton will share his methods for extracting honey and Dave Loftin will talk about preparing comb honey!
MO Bee Day was a success! Several members of the club attended the MO Bee Day event and they will share about their experiences!
Study up... because Hanna will lead us in a game of beekeeping trivia!
Everyone is welcome to bring your favorite homemade or store bought ice cream flavor!*Bonus points if your ice cream recipe contains honey! And... if we have enough participation we will have a tasting contest! We are looking forward to tasting all of your creative recipes!
NOTE: We do not have access to a freezer so please pack your ice cream in ice so it won’t melt!
Clayton Caperton will share his methods for extracting honey and Dave Loftin will talk about preparing comb honey!
MO Bee Day was a success! Several members of the club attended the MO Bee Day event and they will share about their experiences!
Study up... because Hanna will lead us in a game of beekeeping trivia!
July BAC Field Day,
WHO: This month's Field Day Host is Kim Murphy!
WHAT: horizontal hives
WHEN: Saturday, July 27th 2024
*Plan to arrive a little bit early because we will begin at 9 a.m. due to the toasty weather!
WHERE: Call for directions: 417-824-7429
WHO: This month's Field Day Host is Kim Murphy!
WHAT: horizontal hives
WHEN: Saturday, July 27th 2024
*Plan to arrive a little bit early because we will begin at 9 a.m. due to the toasty weather!
WHERE: Call for directions: 417-824-7429
June meeting: June 6th 7pm
Join us for... Bee Yard Happenin! This will be a special storytime for some of our club members to share their testimonials about their bee yards! If you have a story you would like to share...we would love for you to join in!
Join us for... Bee Yard Happenin! This will be a special storytime for some of our club members to share their testimonials about their bee yards! If you have a story you would like to share...we would love for you to join in!
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