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Omaha Bee Club


Welcome to the Omaha Bee Club.  We are here for beekeepers and to educate the general public of Douglas County, Sarpy County and Washington County.

Please look through all of the various pages on our website as we try to provide information and resources in a wide variety of areas relating to bees and beekeeping in the Omaha/Metro area.


You can e-mail the Omaha Bee Club at contact@omahabeeclub.org



Quick info:  Membership Costs (annual) - $10.00 individual (age 19 and older) or $15.00 for 'family/group' (2 adults age 19 or older and any minors under 19).  

Sign up for membership online or obtain a form at a Bee Club meeting.  Send them to Tony Sandoval by (e)mail or bring them to a Bee Club meeting. 

Check the Calendar of Events for meeting dates, times and locations.  

                                                        Omaha Bee Club at Bee Fest 2011


Welcome to the OBC (Omaha Bee Club), based in Omaha, NE.  There are a number of good reasons for joining and help us to grow our group of bee folk. 

  1. Our bee club welcomes beekeepers of all types of bees, such as honey bees, bumble bees, mason bees and more.
  2. We support beekeepers with all types of hives: Langs, Warres, Horizontal TBH's and more.
  3. We support beekeepers with all types of methods:"traditional", "naturalistic", minimalist.
  4. We are beekeepers in the same geographic area with local experience.
  5. We believe beekeeping and bee clubs should be fun, informational and build a community.
  6. OBC members get perks like posting to the Buy/Sell/Trade board for free, borrowing materials from the OFBC Library for free and even getting discounts on purchases at places like the BBE-Tech: Bee Market.

Notification area: Please check here before coming to the meetings.   Any information or schedule changes will be posted here. The meeting day and time can change as of each Saturday up until Noon due to weather or other interruptions.

Meeting dates as scheduled are:

2-19-2012 - from 1:30 to 3:30 at the  Ralston Baright Public Library  5555 S. 77th St. Ralston, NE  68127-3645       402-331-7636


3-18-2012 - from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m  at the County Extension office.  8015 W. Center Road Omaha, NE 68124-3175   (402) 444-7804  Special presentation by Dr Marion Ellis. 


4-15-2012 - 1:00 to 3:00 pm at member Gary K's house.  Presentation topic - hiving packages/nucs.







OBC News

  • Nuc order fast and furious Today at the meeting it was like a feeding frenzy at Karen and Gary's table!!  Cash, checks and receipts were flying fast and furious.  So fast that Gary run ...
    Posted Feb 19, 2012 5:59 PM by Gary Kula
  • What? It's almost a year already? It was in April 2011 that the Omaha Bee Club first implemented an annual membership fee of $10.00 per person and $15.00 per family/group.It's near ...
    Posted Feb 19, 2012 7:22 AM by T Sandoval
  • Observation Hive Update The Observation Hive Committee (Tony Sandoval, Gary Kula, Joek Strecker, Mike Wrobel, and Bob Cook) met last Tuesday to work on the project.  Committee members devoted a large part of ...
    Posted Feb 13, 2012 7:10 AM by Bob Cook
  • Omaha Bee Club Hive Equipment Assembly Workshop On Sunday, February 26th from 1 pm till 5 pm the Omaha Bee Club Mentor/Education team is holding a "hands-on" workshop for members of the Omaha Bee Club ...
    Posted Feb 11, 2012 5:44 AM by T Sandoval
  • Omaha Bee Club nuc purchase The February meeting is getting closer and we are getting ready to take member's orders for 5 frame nucs.  These nucs are going for only $95.00.  That's ...
    Posted Feb 10, 2012 6:52 PM by T Sandoval
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So You Want to Be a Beekeeper

The Omaha Bee Club can help you.  How can we help you?  In a number of ways.

1) We provide a community of people who are doing the same thing and some of them for a very long time.  Plenty of experience here and quite a variety to boot.  We meet once a month on the third Sunday starting in September) of every month and we have our own Facebook page where we can ask questions and keep up with each other at virtually any time.

2) We offer a mentor program.  You can pair up with a more experienced beekeeper who can act as your "bee buddy" and help answer your questions and assuage your fears in that first year.

3) Do you live in Douglas County and not have a place that meets the Health Dept space requirements?  Not to fear. you can still get the beekeeping experience by being a volunteer at one of our collaborative project bee yards.  We have a relationship with a local business who maintains a conservation bee yard to take care of bees that have been taken out of buildings and property where they were not wanted.  Due to this relationship, our members are welcome to be a beekeeper in this very special bee yard.

4) The Omaha Bee Club will offer special education beekeeping video classes through the year for new beekeepers, advanced beekeepers and beekeepers interested in very advanced techniques.

5) We are always working on ways to provide extra perks to Omaha Bee Club members.  We offer special discount coupons to American Bee Journal and Bee Culture magazines for a 25% discount.  We have offers from local businesses like BBE-Tech: Bee Market which will give a 5% discount on all beekeeping supplies and equipment to OBC members. 

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