Looking for a knowledgeable speaker for your beekeeping club or organization’s event? You’ve come to the right place! The Missouri State Beekeepers Association (MSBA) has compiled a list of local experts who have generously offered their time and expertise to share their passion for beekeeping with groups across Missouri.
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About Speaker
Willing to drive 45 miles from Nixa MO
Beekeeping for 30 years
Willing to teach on
Comb Honey – History and Production
Trees For Bees
Swarm Trapping and Collection
As a boy, Dave watched his grandfather tending beehives. Dave’s first opportunity with bees of his own came after college when he found a swarm in a whiskey barrel at a garden supply store in Rochester, NY. He found local beekeepers to ask advice from and soon joined the Rochester Beekeepers Club. Back then, Dr. Richard Taylor was a local professor and frequent speaker at the club. Dave learned how to produce comb honey as well as many other things from him.These days, Dave lives on 10 acres outside Nixa, Missouri with his wife Paula. The property has several varieties of trees beneficial to honeybees. Dave is actively planting more varieties of trees and other plants for pollinators. He is a member of the Bees Alive Club in Nixa, the Beekeeping Association of the Ozarks, and the Missouri Beekeepers.