March 13 - 335 Borlaug Hall:
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April 10 - Ruttan B35:
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May 12 (Saturday) - Honey House: U of M Helper Day. From 10am to 4pm We will be assembling, paint and repair hives. Help the Grad Students and Dr. Spivak prepare for research this season.  (See Photos)

May 8 - Honey House: Spring Divide (Starts early at 6 PM) 495 Hodson Hall: Meeting/Pizza After Demo

June 12 - Ruttan B35:
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July 10 - Ruttan B35:
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August 8 - State Fair Grounds: Family Picnic, State Fair Demonstration Training(Ice Cream Info Here!)

February 8 - 335 Borlaug Hall:
-  MHBA Officer Introductions
- President Dave Schroeder will fill us in what was covered at the ABF Conference in warm and sunny Galveston TX in January
-  Gary Reuter - Making great mead

March 8 - 335 Borlaug Hall:
- JoAnne Sabin - Master Gardener - Beneficial Plants for HoneyBees

April 12 - 335 Borlaug Hall:
-  MN Grown
-Susan Brown - Cooking with Honey
 

May 7 (Saturday) - Honey House: U of M Helper Day. From 10am to 4pm We will be assembling, paint and repair hives. Help the Grad Students and Dr. Spivak prepare for research this season.  (See Photos)

May 10 - Honey House: Spring Divide (Starts early at 6 PM) 495 Hodson Hall: Meeting/Pizza After Demo

June 14 - 335 Borlaug Hall:
-   Bob Maeth will be doing the State Fair Judging & Competition

January 23, 2010 - Annual MHBA Banquet January 23 2010 - Annual MHBA Banquet and Scholarship Auction, Clubhouse at Edinburgh USA Golf Course in Brooklyn Park  JOIN US! (Information and Registration Form)

February 9 - 495 Hodson Hall:
-  MHBA Officer Introductions
- President Dave Schroeder will fill us in what was covered at the ABF Conference in warm and sunny Florida in January

March 9 - 495 Hodson Hall:
- Dan Piechowski from Henry’s Honey Farm in Redgranite, Wisconsin to tell us about their operation and how much it has changed over the years. Dan is a third generation bee keeper and past president of the Wisconsin Honey producers

April 13 - 335 Borlaug Hall:
-  Dr. Jeff Pettis - Research Leader USDA Bee Lab, Beltsville, MD, spoke of an effort to test the model, by monitoring the quality of landscapes where colonies are placed.
Dr. Chip Euliss - USGS - spoke on the use of habitat modeling to establish relationships between landscape, forage quality, and honey production.
[Postponed]- Master Gardener - Joanne Sabin - Beneficial Plants for HoneyBees

May 1 (Saturday) - Honey House: U of M Helper Day. From 10am to 4pm We will be assembling, paint and repair hives. Help the Grad Students and Dr. Spivak prepare for research this season.  (See Photos)

May 11 - Honey House: Spring Divide (Starts early at 6 PM) 495 Hodson Hall: Meeting/Pizza After Demo

June 8 - 335 Borlaug Hall:
-  Dr. Lewis Struthers - No Grafting Queen Rearing

July 13 - 335 Borlaug Hall:
- Winnie Johnson - MN State Fair Entry Preparation

August 10 - State Fair Grounds: Family Picnic, State Fair Demonstration Training(Ice Cream Info Here!)

September 14 -   495 Hodson Hall:
-  Gary Reuter - Queen rearing
- Youth Scholarship - Year in Review

 October 12 -  495 Hodson Hall: Grad Students
- Mike Simone-Finstrom will tell of his work with Propolis
- Mike Goblirsch will speak about his work on Nosema
- Katie Lee will talk about Varroa and/or bee breeding
- Elaine Evans will tell us about her work on native bees in ND
- Mike Wilson will also talk about his work with propolis
- and Marla will fill us in on Matthew Smart's work on honey bees and landscapes in ND

November 9 - 495 Hodson Hall: General Elections
- Mark Sundberg - talking to us about their bee operation and how they handle the Minnesota Hygienic bee line. For those of you who are not aware, Mark is one of the three Minnesota bee operators who is certified by the U. of M. in handling and rearing the Minnesota Hygienic bee line

February 10 - 495 Hodson Hall: Bernie Schatz:  Alternative Methods for making Bee Equipment

March 10 - 335 Borlaug Hall: Winnie Johnson and David Schaft will present Candle making. Jerry Linser will present Solar Wax Melters

April 14 - 335 Borlaug Hall: Brian Frederickson, Ames Farms, Russian Bees and Organic Methods

May 2 (Saturday) - Honey House: U of M Helper Day. From 10am to 4pm we will be assembling, paint and repair hives.  (See Photos)

May 12 - Honey House: Spring Divide (Starts early at 6 PM) 495 Hodson Hall: Meeting/Pizza After Demo

June 9 - 495 Hodson Hall: Marla's Phd student Mike Goblirsch - Nosema

June 9th - Eric Mader, Adjunct Assistant Extension Professor with the University of Minnesota's Department of Entomology and the Xerces Society’s (www.xerces.org) National Pollinator Outreach Coordinator, will be presenting a day-long workshop on native pollinator conservation, June 9, 9 to 4, on the St. Paul campus.

July 14 - 495 Hodson Hall: Roger Olson will present Observation Hives and Russ Johnson with a Presentation on Prep for the MN State Fair

August 11 - State Fair Grounds: Family Picnic, State Fair demonstration training(Ice Cream Info Here!)

September 8 -  495 Hodson Hall:
- Youth Beekeeping Scholarship Recipients will tell us about their year.
- Winnie Johnson will give a MN State Fair Wrap up

October 13 -  495 Hodson Hall:
- Claudia Chaves will tell us about beekeeping in Brazil.

November 10 - 495 Hodson Hall: General Elections
- Dr Marla Spivak will speak about the new bee lab, Updates on CCD, and whatever else she feels is important