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Welcome to the Northeast Missouri Beekeepers Association!

We would like to welcome you to the Northeast Missouri Beekeepers Association (NEMOBA)! Our local club was organized in the spring of 2011, at the conclusion of our first annual Beginner’s Beekeeping Class (held at Running Fox Elementary School south of Wayland, Missouri). Our purpose is to facilitate education and interest in honey bees and beekeeping; to encourage beginners to become successful beekeepers; and to provide a forum for sharing knowledge and experiences with fellow beekeepers of the local tri-state area of Missouri, Iowa, and Illinois.

Interested in learning more about bees and/or beekeeping? Join us for our monthly club meetings, held on the first Monday of each month!
We will be having a “box party” each spring to help assemble new hive boxes and wooden ware; stay tuned to our Events page for more details!
Our club-owned hive, currently being housed for the winter at LaBelle, MO

Membership

The Northeast Missouri Beekeepers Association meets regularly (during normal circumstances) each month on the first Monday at 6PM. All individuals, not just members, are welcome and invited to join us at our family friendly monthly meetings. We meet at the Lewis County Regional Airport located in Lewis County, Missouri (address: 24608 State Highway 16 Canton Missouri). We will endeavor to keep the location and times of our current meetings updated on our events page and Facebook page. Questions, please contact our Club President, Chris Pearl (nemobeekeepers@gmail.com) or vice-president, Wesley Lay (wlay3@yahoo.com). If interested in joining NEMOBA, please see our MEMBERSHIP page.

Events

We hope to have a beginners’ beekeeping class each year near the end of winter/early spring. This is in order for new beekeepers to be able to order package bees, if desired, before the ordering deadline. We also hope to have a “box party” to help individuals assemble their new hive boxes and wooden ware each spring. Please stay tuned to our Events page for more information as dates and locations become available.

Contact

Don’t hesitate to reach out by email, postal mail, message on our Facebook page or phone with any questions you might have about our club, meetings, or upcoming events. Also, many of our members may have locally harvested honey available for sale, or be able to help you with swarm removal. Please utilize our listed contact info to inquire about these services.

Youth Beekeeping Scholarship Program

Jakob Karhoff, 10, of Edina, MO, was the 2025 Youth Beekeeping Scholarship recipient

PRESS RELEASE (February 2025):

Knox County 4-H’er Awarded NEMOBA Youth Beekeeping Scholarship

Submitted by Crystal Murr, 4-H Youth Program Associate

Jakob Karhoff, 10, of Edina, MO, was recently awarded the Northeast Missouri Beekeepers Association Youth Beekeeping Scholarship. The scholarship opportunity was released to the public in December 2024, and all youth (ages 8-18), in Lewis, Clark, Scotland, and Knox counties were eligible to apply.

Karhoff is a 6-year member of the Knox County 4-H program and currently a member of the Colony 4-H Club. In addition to beekeeping his current and past projects include Agronomy, Arts & Crafts, Country Cured Hams, Food Science, Outdoor Adventures, Meat Goats, Robotics, and STEM. He is the son of Thaddeus Karhoff and Crystal Murr.

As the award recipient, Karhoff is entitled to a one-year membership to NEMOBA, a beginning beekeeper class registration and text, hive construction materials, a package of bees, beekeeping safety equipment and hive equipment, and mentoring by NEMOBA membership for one year, including assistance in extracting the first year’s honey crop.

Karhoff was awarded the scholarship by Chris Pearl, NEMOBA President and Wesley Lay, NEMOBA Vice-President during a presentation at the annual NEMOBA Beginning Beekeeping Class on Saturday, February 15, in Wyaconda. The workshop very well attended and included everything you need to know to start keeping bees of your own.

NEMOBA Association President Chris Pearl (left) and NEMOBA Vice-President Wesley Lay (right) presented the Youth Beekeeping Scholarship to Jakob Karhoff (middle) on Saturday, February 15 during the Beginning Beekeepers Class in Wyaconda.

PRESS RELEASE (July 17, 2025):

Titan International North American Wheel (https://www.titan-intl.com) donates money ($500.00) to go towards the Northeast Missouri Beekeepers Association Youth Beekeeping Scholarship Program. This generous donation allowed NEMOBA to already purchase and prepare the necessary equipment needed and provided by our club to a special youth who will be selected and awarded the youth beekeeping scholarship for next year (2026).

If you as an individual or your company would like to donate towards our Youth Beekeeping Scholarship Program (YBSP) please visit our contact page and send us a message with the subject marked as “Donation for Youth Beekeeping Scholarship Program” and we will respond as soon as possible.

Services

The goal for Northeast Missouri Beekeepers Association is to provide a service to our surrounding communities. In doing so some of the services we provide are:

  • Hold Beginning Beekeeping Classes.
  • Conduct learning programs at local schools, libraries, and town festivals.
  • Provide hands on learning opportunities with our club hives (top bar & 8 frame Langstroth).
  • Provide mentorship to new Beekeepers.
  • Swarm removal & occasional cutouts.

If interested in any of our services please reach out to us through the contacts section of our website or through our Facebook page.

FACEBOOK PAGE

Follow our Facebook page at Northeast Missouri Beekeepers Association for information, meeting notices, event and service pictures and so much more. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558114272052&mibextid=ZbWKwL

(c) 2021. Northeast Missouri Beekeepers Association (NEMOBA) is a non-profit organization, operating under the statutory provisions of the state of Missouri. NEMOBA is affiliated with the Missouri State Beekeepers Association, Inc.