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Goldenrod Dig

Wed 5/3/2023

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

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Bring a shovel and containers so we can help Drake clear their berm - it's full of goldenrod that needs to be moved. Goldenrod provides [...]

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Goldenrod Dig

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Des Moines

supporting honey bees and beekeepers in the metro Des Moines, Iowa, area

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You have found the website for the Des Moines Backyard Beekeepers Club in central Iowa. If you want to have someone speak to your group about honey bees, are a prospective beekeeper, need some answers about your beehive, want to purchase hyperlocal honey or locally adapted queen bees, or almost anything related to the honey bee, you are in the right place.

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All photos are used with permission of the photographer. Our webmaster is Julia McGuire.