RESOURCES

CLUB HONEY EXTRACTOR:
As an aid to small hobbyist beekeepers the club has a 12 frame honey extractor.  This extractor is located in the Rushford  Meadery & Winery, which is a few miles west of Omro.  At the present time use of the extractor is limited to club members only.  Contact Shane 920-468-6323 to schedule an exacting event. You will be required to follow the instructions of use and cleanup. See our Website for details. ecwba.weebly.com

USDA BEE LAB:
Here's a website address for information regarding the submission of bee samples for disease diagnosis at the USDA Laboratory in Beltsville, MD. 
http://www.ars.usda.gov/Services/docs.htm?docid=7472


WISCONSIN STATE BEE INSPECTOR: There are regions where the WI Bee Inspectors service. Please see the DATCP website for current Inspector information. https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/Programs_Services/ApiaryBeekeepingInspections.aspx

USE A CLUB REFRACTOMETER:
East of FDL: call denise @ 920.922.7487 - email: d@dsignsd.com  If you wish to test your entire batch of honey - make sure that it's stirred (as small beekeepers - we harvest in small batches...and those moisture amounts can vary throughout the pail!).  If you've separated your "questionable honey" from the rest of the batch....you probably only need to test that.

The second club REFRACTOMETER will be under the oversite of the Rushford Meadery and Winery in Omro, 920-468-6323.



WISCONSIN DATCP (driftwatch):
www.driftwatch.org  Driftwatch is an online registry that helps pesticide applicators, specialty crop growers, and stewards of at-risk habitats communicate more effectively to protect pesticide-sensitive areas.  Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection ATCP 29.01
to learn more:
http://datcp.wi.gov/Farms/Bees_and_Honey


LOCAL PACKAGE BEE SUPPLIERS FOR 2022





MIDWEST QUEEN SUPPLIERS:

Please note that do to the northern climate Midwestern queen suppliers are usually not able to have mated queens available until mid-May.  Contact each supplier for more definite information.

WISCONSIN

NORTHWEST WISCONSIN

Quiney Honey and Bee-Hudson
OWNER: Adrian Quiney
TELEPHONE: Contact via email.
EMAIL: quiney.adrian@gmail.com
PRODUCTS: VSH and Survivor stock.  A limited number of open mated queens will be available. Queen cells by arrangement.
AVAILABILITY: June and July; Local pick-up only


NORTHERN WISCONSIN

Crazy Joe's Natural Products-Phelps,WI (30 min. North of Eagle River)
OWNER: Don and April Crass
TELEPHONE: 715-892-4933 (Don)
EMAIL: crazyjoesnp@yahoo.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CrazyJoesNP/
PRODUCTS: open mated queens originating from survivor stock (mated, virgin and cells)
AVAILABILITY: Late June-Early September (Call, email, or check Facebook for availability)


NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN

KELLY’S BEES-Wausau
OWNER: Kelly Barnes
TELEPHONE: please use email or Facebook
EMAIL: kellybees@yahoo.com or Facebook KellyBees
PRODUCTS: Open mated VSH Carniolans or local/overwintered stock
AVAILABILITY: June and July


NORTHEAST WISCONSIN

Badger State Bees-Green Bay
OWNER: Ethan Hogan
TELEPHONE: 920-328-4426
EMAIL: Hoganea@gamil.com
PRODUCTS: Queen cells, Virgin Queens, Mated queens from mated VSH stock
AVAILABILITY: Call or email

Green Bay
OWNER: Scott Veriha
TELEPHONE: 715-938-4520
EMAIL: Po216ata@yahoo.com
PRODUCTS: Open mated Carniolan queen, queen cells and limited availability of virgin queens
AVAILABILITY: June thru August; Contact with any questions

Creekside Apiary LLL-Birnamwood, Wi.
OWNER: John Evans
EMAIL:  use Facebook page below
PRODUCTS: Open mated VSH Carni, Saskatraz, and survivor Queens-pickup only
AVAILABILITY: check availability on Facebook page

Sweet Mountain Farm-Washington Island
OWNER: Sue Dompke
TELEPHONE: Contact using email
PRODUCTS: open mated Russian queens
AVAILABILITY: Contact Sue


CENTRAL WISCONSIN:

Lone Oak Apiary-Montello
OWNER: Jon Polcyn
TELEPHONE: Contact via email.
PRODUCTS: open mated VSH and survivor queens
AVAILABILITY: mated queens approximately June 1st; cells slightly earlier

FLYING SQUIRREL APIARY-Princeton
OWNER: Fred Ransome
TELEPHONE: 920-229-2204
EMAIL: fredransome@aol.com
PRODUCTS: open mated 2nd gen Purdue Ankle Biter queens
                -open mated 1ST GENERATION Purdue Ankle Biter OR Mite Mauler queens about July 1s
AVAILABILITY: mated queens beginning approximately May 20th


SOUTH EAST WISCONSIN

OWNER: Trevor Bawden
TELEPHONE: 414-241-6327
EMAIL: trevorsdesigns@hotmail.com
PRODUCTS: -Open mated Carniolan and feral queens (mated, virgin and cells)
                  -Open mated 1st gen VSH Carniolan queens-July 2019
AVAILABILITY: Mid-June thru September



IOWA

Golden Ridge Honey Farm
TYPE: USDA Russian
AVAILABILTY:TBD
TELEPHONE: 563-547-4222

Foley’s
TYPE: USDA RUSSIAN
AVAILABILITY: June thru August
TELEPHONE: 515-991-4666


MINNESOTA

BBHONEY of Houston, Minnesota
TYPE: Minnesota Hygenic and Hygenic Italian
AVAILABILITY: TBD
EMAIL:  www.bbhoneyfarms.com
TELEPHONE: 507-896-3955

NATURE’s NECTAR LLC  of Stillwater, Minnesota
TYPE: Carniolan, Italian and Minnesota Hygenic
AVAILABILTY: TBD
TELEPHONE: TBD


MICHIGAN

Rhodes Bee Farm
TYPE: Carniolan, Italian Minnesota Hygenic, Buckfast Cross, Grey Mountain (caucasian) cross
AVAILABILTY: TBD
TELEPHONE: 231-245-3039

TheSandHill
TYPE: Michigan Mutts, Purdue Ankle Biters, and VSH
AVAILABILITY: TBD
Web Site: http://thesandhill.squarespace.com

About another twenty northern state queen suppliers can be found at NSQBA.com and http://northernbeenetwork.org/.


SPECIALITY QUEENS:

Dan O'Hanlon
TYPE: Mite Mauler
EMAIL: danno1800@gmail.com

OLIVAREZ BEES
TYPE: Saskatraz
Web site: Olivarezhoneybees.com


LIBRARY:  

In 2015 the club's books were distributed among several of the local libraries.  Club members and the public can now access our bee books through the Winnefox Library System. 

Possible Books of Interest
A Book of Bees: and How to Keep Them
Beekeeping for Dummies
Hive Management: A Seasonal Guide
Natural Beekeeping - Organic Approaches to Modern Beekeeping
Robbing the Bees - A Biography of Honey
The Backyard Beekeeper
The Queen and I