Founder of Gaia Bees talks about new practices toward a bee-centric Apiculture

Please join us to receive a very special guest, Michael Joshin Thiele, Founder of Gaia Bees, who advocate for a fundamental shift inApiculture and develops new practices toward a bee-centric approach. Michael is coming to the East Coast for the first time as a participant in a 2 day intensive at the Harvard Divinity School […]

Swarm Management & Making Splits

An intermediate level beekeeping workshop with Dean Stieglitz. Basic hive inspection & smoker manipulation tips will also be covered.Saturday, April 30th (rain date May 1) 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm Location: Fenway Victory Garden Apiary; refer to the Google map at: https://www.google.com/maps?cid=1704224708794287105 and enter at Path Q.  Then ask around -- almost anyone in the garden will know where […]

Tour de Hives 2016

Buy tickets for 6th Annual Boston Tour de HivesThe Tour de Hives will engage, educate and enchant you with a first-hand look at honey bees in hives across the city, guided by the humans who tend them. On Sunday, June 26th, join us for a bicycle tour of apiaries in Somerville, Malden, and Medford, followed […]

Meet the Beekeeper

The next Hive Dive/Meet the Beekeeper will be July 23 -- from 10:00 to noon. Robbing will be the featured topic. Hive robbing picks up in late summer, and this will be a chance for us to discuss how to proactively protect against robbing, and how to stop it once it starts.Directions: http://www.massaudubon.org/get-outdoors/wildlife-sanctuaries/boston-nature-center/directions

September BABA Meeting: Overwintering

Lots of exciting changes will be happening for BABA this year! These changes (see below) will be discussed at 7:00pm.At 7:30 pm, we will have a talk on overwintering from Mel Gadd, beekeeper for Drumlin Farms. Mel has experience with Langstroth, Top Bar, and Warre hives. After Mel’s presentation, he will take any questions you […]

Introduction to Beekeeping

Sponsored by Boston Nature Center and Boston Area Beekeepers AssociationInstructor: Bill Perkins - Boston Area Beekeepers Association REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Register online (ticket link above) or call 617-983-8500 to register by phone.Mass Audubon Members: $25.00Mass Audubon Nonmembers:$30.00 Did you know that you can enjoy honey, beeswax, pollen and the miracle of bees right in your […]

Pollinator Gardens

Itziar Garcia will be speaking on pollinator gardens.

Urban Beekeeping

DATE HAS CHANGEDCome to our BABA March meeting to hear Tufts bee-searcher Nicholas Dorian discuss his research on the bumble bee life cycle and how such research can aid in conservation efforts. Talk title: God save the queens: Assessing bumble bee conservation from a life cycle perspective About the talk: Many bumble bee species are […]