Category: Meeting

June 2022 Meeting

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The June meeting was a Q-n-A session so our new beekeepers could ask any questions they had and gain some insight from some of our more experienced beekeepers. We were able to record part of the meeting and have uploaded to our YouTube channel.

Municipal Beekeeping Ordinances

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Most of the bigger cities here in NWA have ordinances related to the keeping of bees. The map below lets you click on the icon for each city and see what the specific ordinances are for that municipality. If you live in an area of NWA that has a beekeeping related ordinance or regulations, even if it is neighborhood specific, and we don't have it on the map please email us a copy of the ordinance or regulation and we will get it added to the map.

U of A Cooperative Extension Service Publications

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The University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service has published several free publications regarding beekeeping and honey sales. These publications are practical, research based, and written by Extension professionals and experts. They make these publications available for download as PDF files, to print out or view on your computer or mobile device. You can also order printed copies for a fee of any of their documents on their Extension Publications page.

The Arkansas Food Freedom Act and Hobbyist Beekeeper Operations

FSPPC320

Act 1040 of 2021 has replaced the Arkansas Cottage Food Act of 2016. Find out how this affects beekeepers and honey producers in the Natural State.

Beekeeping

MP-419

An introduction to honey bees and beekeeping in Arkansas.
(This publication is out of print, but is available for download.)

Raising Quality Queen Bees

MP-518

A simplified, illustrated manual explaining the essential how and why of raising high-quality queens for your honey bee colonies. Detailed, but easy to understand, and suitable for raising new queen bees on any scale.

Managing Small Hive Beetles

FSA 7075

The small hive beetle is an aggressive pest of bee colonies in the south. Impossible to eradicate, and here to stay, but by using an integrated approach, beekeepers can help to keep their numbers low, and minimize their impact and stress on honey bee colonies.

Honey Bee Health

MP-547

An illustrated guide to identification of honey bee diseases and bee hive pests, with recommendations for treatments and prevention, presented with an emphasis on Integrated Pest Management.

This information is also available in a format optimized for viewing on your mobile device at beehealth.uada.edu.

2019 Farm Animal Veterinarian Directory

Recent changes in federal law require that animal antibiotics (including those for honey bees) can only be obtained with a valid veterinary feed directive (similar to a prescription). To find veterinarians willing to inspect and treat honey bees, look up your county in the Arkansas Veterinary Directory

February 2022 Monthly Meeting

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Update: February Meeting is CANCELLED

We are planning on having Jacob here in March instead.

When: February 3rd at 7:00 PM

Where: Cave Springs church of Christ Family Center

Scheduled Speaker: Jacob Bates, Arkansas Bee Inspector

Important Note: We are monitoring the weather forecast for a potential significant winter storm moving into the area on Wednesday, the 2nd. As the forecasts become a little more reliable we may need to make the decision to cancel the meeting as would not want anyone getting hurt trying to make it to the meeting. We will update this page and send an email notice out if the meeting is cancelled.