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Eastern Missouri Beekeepers Association

EMBA is a 87 year old group of 350 beekeepers and honey bee enthusiasts from Eastern MO

11/11/2026

Thanks to everyone who participated in our November EMBA Honey Bake-off Competition! And a special thanks to Chef Eric Phillips for judging the competition and sharing his story about tending bees on the roof of the Chase Park Plaza to use in his culinary creations.

1st Place - Janet Richter - Busy Bee Honey Pecan Cake
2nd Place - Matt Wasiak - Nutty Wildflower Hot Honey Delights
3rd Place - Renee Renna - Honey B**r Bread

See you next month at our Holiday Party, click link to sign up! https://easternmobeekeepers.com/event/2026-emba-holiday-party/

11/03/2026

🍯 Join us for our November Meeting, on Tuesday, November 10, 2026! 🐝

We're excited to welcome Chef Eric Phillips, Executive Chef at The Preston restaurant in the Chase Park Plaza Hotel, as our guest speaker! Eric is also the hotel's resident beekeeper and uses their rooftop honey in his culinary creations. He'll share his culinary journey and the sweet connection between beekeeping and cooking.

🥮 Also don't miss our Annual Honey Baking Contest! Bring a baked good featuring honey, and it will be even sweeter if you print your recipe to display with your item.

🕕 6:15 PM – Social time and tasting contest entries
🕡 6:45 PM – Guest speaker and presentations
📍The Lodge, 1050 Des Peres Road, Des Peres, MO
📆November 10, 2026

Bring your questions for our beekeeping experts! All are welcome, see you there!

10/23/2026

🐝 Don't Miss Out: The 19th Annual EMBA Workshop & Honey Show is Coming!

Registration is officially open for the 19th Annual Eastern Missouri Beekeepers Association Workshop and Honey Show!

Whether you're an experienced beekeeper, just starting out, or a "wanna-beekeeper" dreaming of your first hive, this event has something for you. Join us for an incredible 2-day experience packed with expert insights, top-tier vendors, dozens of raffle prizes, a honey show competition, and a special Friday evening banquet dinner!

Speakers: Fred Dunn, Dr. John Zawislak, Trish Thompson, Julia Mahood, Jim Masucci, Bryan Zavada, Ken Heitkamp, John Pashia, and Tom Sostman.

We’re planning an amazing vendor show to help you gear up for the spring.

👉 Get details & register here: https://easternmobeekeepers.com/event/2027-emba-workshop-honey-show-weekend/

10/14/2026

Hey, hey, hey! We have one free ticket to the Missouri State Beekeepers Association Fall Conference this Saturday, October 17, 2026 in Springfield. Be the first caller to our hotline at 314-451-BEEK (2335) to claim your spot!

10/11/2026

We hope to see you on Tuesday, October 13th for our next club meeting. Also one lucky attendee will receive a free ticket to the MSBA Fall Beekeeping Conference, donated by the MSBA! See you there!

10/08/2026

Join us for our next monthly meeting on Tuesday, October 13, 2026. Val Nichols will be speaking about “Wax in our Hives—How it can Help You or Hurt You.” Come early to enjoy some social time and dessert. All are welcome! See you there!

Val Nichols is the vice president of the Beekeepers Association of the Ozarks, and serves as the Southwest Missouri regional Director for the MSBA.

📍The Lodge Des Peres
📍 1050 Des Peres Road, Des Peres, MO
📆 October 13, 2026
⏰ 6:15-6:45 pm Social Time & Dessert
⏰ 6:45 pm Meeting starts

09/22/2026

Check out this educational opportunity from the Apiculture Extension Educators of America. It’s a four part webinar highlighting regional beekeeping as well as Apiculture Extension work across the US.

Click the link to register & learn more about the series : https://www.canr.msu.edu/events/aeea-oregon

09/10/2026

Don’t forget to sign up, we need you!

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1052292834286805/

09/07/2026

We need a few volunteers to help us work our EMBA booth at the Greentree Festival in Kirkwood on September 19th and 20th. If you like talking about bees please join for a couple hours…this a a great opportunity to promote beekeeping in the community and maybe sell some honey and merchandise to help support our educational programs throughout the year.

Click this link to sign up! See you there!!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A45AFAC2BA1FDC52-65018723-emba #/

09/02/2026

See you tonight…our guest speaker Trish will be presenting via zoom due to a scheduling issue.

🐝 Join us for an evening of beekeeping & apitherapy on Tuesday, September 8th.

Our guest speaker, Trish Thompson, will present “The Medicine Cabinet of the Honeybee”, exploring the fascinating world of apitherapy—including:

🐝 Bee venom therapy (BVT)
🍯 The medicinal benefits of honey, propolis, pollen & royal jelly
🐝 Safe & ethical use of therapy bees
🌿 How beekeepers can incorporate apitherapy into their practice

Trish is a North Carolina Master Beekeeper, Apitherapist, and Founder of Pollen Peddlers Apiary. She manages 150+ colonies and serves as Vice President of the American Apitherapy Society.

Come early for social time & dessert at 6:15 PM. Presentation begins at 6:45 PM. Meeting is at The Lodge, 1050 Des Peres Rd., Des Peres, MO.

Bring your questions and learn what’s happening in the beekeeping world this month! Everyone is welcome—we hope to see you there! 🐝

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Kirkwood, MO

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http://www.easternmobeekeepers.com/

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