To contact CMBA, please email us at MSBeekeeping@gmail.com.
Please note, if you are contacting CMBA regarding a swarm or bee removal issue, please click here for instructions on how to engage with our Facebook community to get help. We are a club that focuses on education and not really in the business of bee removal. But we will assist you in potentially finding someone to remove a swarm.
Upcoming Events
- Thu, Feb 20, 2025
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Beekeeper's Meeting - Thu, Feb 20, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum, 1150 Lakeland Drive, Jackson, MS 39216, United StatesSee more details
Meeting are located at the MS Ag and Forestry Museum Heritage Exhibit Center Auditorium. Go through the main front gate and park near the building.
Social Gathering Time will begin at 6 pm. The meeting will start at 6:30 till 8:00 pm with the business section of the meeting at the beginning with discussions on beekeeping or a program following which sometimes includes a guest speaker.
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- Sat, Mar 15, 2025
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Beginning Beekeeper's Short Course - 2025 Sat, Mar 15, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 3:00 pm Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum, 1150 Lakeland Drive, Jackson, MS 39216, United States Jackson Visitor Info Ctr Jackson MS 39216 United StatesSee more details
-Beginners Beekeeping ShortCourse WorkShop-
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8:00 am - Registration Begins
8:00am - 11:45 am – Inside Classes at the Heritage Building
*Speakers include MS State Etomoligist Jeff Harris
Topics Include:
-Basic Beekeeping Equipment
-Bee Biology
-Honey Bee Nutrition
-Diseases and Pest
12:00pm - 1:00pm - Lunch (available onsite provided in registration)
1:00pm - 3:30 pm - Live Honey Bee Field Classes (Weather Permitting)
Field Topics Include:
- Varroa Mite Inspection
- Honey Extraction
- Hive Inspection
- Making a Nucleus Colony
3:30pm - 4:00pm - Questions and Answers Wrap up (Heritage Bldg.)
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Navigate to link on our website for pre-registration form - Walk-in seating is limited;
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IF YOU HAVE YOUR OWN PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, PLEASE BRING IT. We have a limited supply of loaner gear, so use is on a first come, first served basis. (Hat/Veil and Gloves are all that is required).
Registration Fees: Early Registration is $40. Walk-in registration is $45. (Walk-in seating is limited;
Parking: enter inside the main gate and park in the big lot to the left
Facilities: The course will be held in the Heritage Building, the first building on the left as you walk across the wooden bridge from the parking lot.
Registration: Registration starts at 8:00am the morning of the course and the program will start as 8. Please arrive on time so that we can get everyone checked in. The course will end no later than 4:00 that day.
Agenda: We will have morning lectures on beginner beekeeping, followed by a visit to the beehives on site if the weather permits. If you have a hat/veil and gloves, please bring them. We do have loaner equipment on site, but supplies are limited.
Lunch: PROVIDED WITH REGISTRATION. There are also restaurants in the area, as well as a restaurant next to the museum.
We will have door prizes, per usual at the end of the day.
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- Thu, Mar 20, 2025
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Beekeeper's Meeting - Thu, Mar 20, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum, 1150 Lakeland Drive, Jackson, MS 39216, United StatesSee more details
Meeting are located at the MS Ag and Forestry Museum Heritage Exhibit Center Auditorium. Go through the main front gate and park near the building.
Social Gathering Time will begin at 6 pm. The meeting will start at 6:30 till 8:00 pm with the business section of the meeting at the beginning with discussions on beekeeping or a program following which sometimes includes a guest speaker.
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