Links
ORDINANCES
Beekeeping ordinances in Dunn County:
Download this PDF file and search for "13.3.4 Honeybees, Keeping of " (applies to R1, R2, R3) and also "Apiculture" (applies to IA, PA and GA agricultural zones)
Dunn County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance
The above link to Ordinances applies to townships that have adopted County Zoning. Check the Planning & Zoning Division page for an up-to-date listing of townships. New Haven, Sheridan, Wilson (exclusive agriculture), Tiffany, Hay River, Otter Creek, Grant (exclusive agriculture), Sherman, Tainter, Colfax, Lucas (exclusive agriculture), Menomonie, Red Cedar, Weston, Dunn, Peru & Stanton.
Other municipalities:
Chippewa County is not very specific to beekeeping but under Sec 70-8 Definitions (44) “Farms” it talks about bees etc.
ORGANIZATIONS
Wisconsin Honey Producers Assoc.
American Beekeeping Federation
PUBLICATIONS
“A Practical Manual of Beekeeping” by David Cramp (329-page book in PDF form,) provided by the United Diversity Coop
Warre´ "Beekeeping for All"
BEAR FENCING
Electric Fencing for Bears from bearsmart.com. Long article and not specifically for beehives
Electric Fencing for Beehives from U of Michigan Short article with different fencing spacing
WINTER PREPARATIONS
How to wrap a beehive for cold winters
PEST CONTROL
How to identify honey bee colony dead-outs because of high varroa levels
Powder sugar roll for Varroa mites
Making a Plan for the Varroa mite by Michigan State University Beekeeping
DATCP Pest and Disease Management of Honey Bees
Pest Control Treatments approved by the State of Wisconsin
"Scientific Beekeeping" Varroa Mite control
"Scientific Beekeeping" Integrated Pest Management for Varroa Mites
MISCELLANEOUS
Wisconsin Rules for selling honey
Warre´ (The People's Hive) hive plans, from the book "Beekeeping for All"
A new honey bee infection transmitted by Varroa mites? YouTube video by Jim Burritt UW Stout
Natural Recourses Conservation Services (NRCS) publications for pollinators and Prairie Establishment Methods
BEES IN THE NEWS:
Learn all about raising honeybees in The Dunn County News
“Sepsis and Hemocyte Loss in Honey Bees” research by James B. Burritt, UW Stout Biology Professor
A new honey bee infection transmitted by Varroa mites? by Jim Burritt, University of Wisconsin-Stout, may be viewed on YouTube.
CATCH THE BUZZ – WRIGHT – PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE IS THE FIRS MILITARY INSTALLATION NATIONWIDE TO BE DELARED A “BEE CITY USA” in Bee Culture magazine
