Boston Area Beekeepers Association

September BABA Meeting: Overwintering Panel
2017-09-13 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Come discuss overwintering with a diverse panel of beekeepers! Be sure to bring all your questions! Our panelists include:Anita Deeley, Beverly Bees (https://www.beverlybees.com/welcome-to-the-apiary/)
Peter Montague, BABA Vice President
Bill Perkins, Agricultural Hall (http://www.aghall.com/)
Dave Strickler, BABA Webmaster
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This meeting is free for BABA dues-paying members. We suggest a $5 donation from non-dues-paying members to offset the cost of the meeting. Dues/donations go back to you in the form of educational programming and events!
Sign up as a dues-paying member here:https://bostonbeekeepers.org/membership/joining-baba/

Bee Girl Comes to Boston
2017-10-21 12:00 - 16:00
Over the last six years the Bee Girl organization has grown from one person with a passionate vision, love for bees, and two bee hives towed to Oregon from Montana in a uhall, to a thriving nonprofit organization with two staff members, three graduate student interns, seven directors, and a world-wide impact. Sarah Red-Laird, founder and executive director, will take you on the journey of her story, driven by a deep reverence for our honey bees. She’ll also report on her latest education programs and research projects, collaborating with Washington State University, The Farm at Southern Oregon University, and the Oregon Department of Transportation.Registration is required, and is available at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3095096
Sarah Red-Laird, “Bee Girl”, is the founder and Executive Director of the Bee Girl organization, a nonprofit with a mission to educate and inspire communities to conserve bees, their flowers, and our food. She is a graduate of the University of Montana’s College of Forestry and Conservation with a degree in Resource Conservation, focused on community collaboration and environmental policy. Aside from running the Bee Girl organizations programs, Sarah is the Kids and Bees Director for the American Beekeeping Federation, is an active member of the Northwest Farmers Union, the Western Apicultural Societys President Elect, the Regional Representative for the Southern Oregon Beekeepers Association, and a brand ambeesador for Mountainsmith. When she is not tirelessly working with bees, beekeepers, kids, farmers, land managers, and policy makers, Sarah love to read historical fiction, ride her bike, hike in the hills, see new places and things, people watch, and snuggle any animal that she can catch.

Talk on keeping bees in urban environments
2018-09-13 18:00 - 19:00
Dave Strickler of the Boston Area Beekeepers Association gives a talk on honeybees in urban environments, what it’s like to raise honeybees in your backyard, and the small things you can do to help honeybees flourish on Thursday, September 13, at 6 p.m. at the Parker Hill Branch, located at 1497 Tremont Street.There are no tickets for this event. Just show up.

Talk on keeping bees in urban environments
2018-10-10 16:00 - 17:00
Dave Strickler of the Boston Area Beekeepers Association gives a talk on honeybees in urban environments, what it’s like to raise honeybees in your backyard, and the small things you can do to help honeybees flourish on Wed, Oct 10th, at 4 p.m. at the West Roxbury Branch, located at 1961 Centre St, West Roxbury, MA, United StatesThere are no tickets for this event. Just show up.

Meredith May discusses her forthcoming memoir
2018-10-28 18:00 - 21:00
Award-winning San Francisco Chronicle journalist and fifth-generation beekeeper Meredith May will be in conversation with Noah Wilson-Rich, Chief Scientific Officer of Best Bees Company, about her forthcoming memoir, THE HONEY BUS: A Girl Saved By Bees.

Monitoring your Hives Temperature, Humidity and Weight
2018-11-16 19:00 - 21:00
For thousands of years, beekeepers have only guessed what’s happening inside their hives. BeekeepingIO & BroodMinder is about to change all that.
We collect environmental conditions from hives around the world, then analyze and share that information with curious individuals, citizen scientists, and entomologists. We know bees are in trouble, and that tried and true beekeeping methods are no longer working.
By sharing data on a global scale, we’re showing beekeepers methods that are improving bee survival rates, using scientific data to back it up, not worn out traditions.
Come explore with us what’s happening inside of the hives, when the covers are on, and it’s only the busy bees in total darkness, and the sweet smell of honey.
All Beekeepers are welcome, but we do ask that if you come that you become a member of BABA.

BABA Meet & Greet
2019-01-15 19:00 - 21:00

WCBA Spring 2019 Meeting
2019-03-02 00:00 - 23:59
All day WCBA meeting on March 2nd at the Grafton High School. Speakers include Marla Spivak of Minnesota and Christina Grozinger of Penn State speaking on their recent research on bee health. Cold cut sandwiches, salads and drink available (see WCBA website for lunch form: http://worcestercountybeekeepers.com)
2019-WCBA-March-Conference.pdf poster of the event.

Hands-on: Swarms & Splits -- 'Tis the Season!
2019-05-18 13:00 - 14:30
Join longtime beekeeper Mark Lewis in BABA’s apiary at MassAudubon’s Boston Nature Center to learn how and when to split a hive, and some of the many ways to perform splits. We will also discuss swarms, and learn a few basic swarm-catching tips & tricks. Bring jackets & veils (some will also be available to borrow).Park at the Boston Nature Center and then walk over to the apiary, if you can’t find your way ask at the Nature Center reception desk and they will be able to direct you to the apiary. The GPS location of the apiary is 42°17’17.1″N , 71°06’09.6″W and is a very short walk from the main building.
There are limited tickets, and ticket preference will be given to BABA members.
Purhcase tickets at this link.
For more info, call Bill Perkins at 617-388-7378.

Meet & Greet
2019-05-21 19:00 - 21:00
Meet and Greet: A change to meet other Boston area beekeepers in an informal setting. POSTPONED – NEW DATE AND TIME WILL BE ANNOUNCED HERE SOON

Meet The Beekeeper
2019-06-19 10:00 - 2019-08-31 12:00, 2019-06-22 10:00 - 12:00, 2019-06-29 10:00 - 12:00, 2019-07-06 10:00 - 12:00, 2019-07-13 10:00 - 12:00, 2019-07-20 10:00 - 12:00, 2019-07-27 10:00 - 12:00, 2019-08-03 10:00 - 12:00 and 3 more dates
Spend time with a beekeeper in the Boston Area Beekeepers Association’s apiary (bee yard) at MassAudubon’s beautiful Boston Nature Center. Visitors will don beekeeper jackets and hoods, and work right alongside the beekeeper as they open their hive, look for honey, young developing bees, and a healthy queen. You will learn basic beekeeping techniques for how to grow and nurture happy & healthy beehives. There’s always plenty of time to ask questions, and if all is well and the bees are having a good day, you might even get a chance to hold some honeycomb covered with bees!
Sessions run from 10am to noon, and begin at the Boston Nature Center’s main building, where we start with a close look at the basic layout of a bee colony inside an indoor, glassed-in ‘observation hive.’
Meet the Beekeeper is suitable for all ages, but everyone is strongly encouraged to act reasonably calm when in the apiary; while bees rarely sting, it does happen, especially when they feel threatened. If you are highly allergic to stings, or if you don’t know whether you are allergic, then it is best if you either watch from a distance (+20 feet) or not attend the outdoor session in the apiary.

Club Meeting
2019-07-17 19:30 - 21:00, 2019-08-27 19:30 - 21:00
Join us for a club meeting where we will discuss beekeeping issues that may be currently affecting you as a local beekeeper, new club events, updates on our club apiaries and the occasional guest speaker. Members attend club meetings for free, for more information see our membership page here.

Meet the Beekeeper
2019-08-10 19:30 - 20:30
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Fight the Mite!
2019-08-17 09:00 - 16:00
Learn how to FIGHT THE MITE! This full-day, interactive workshop, co-hosted by the MDAR Apiary Team and UMass Extension, will leave you prepared to control Varroa in your hives. It will include:
–Vital information on VARROA LIFE HISTORY AND BIOLOGY
–INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM) basics, considerations for Varroa mites and opportunity to create your own IPM plan
–Introduction to and hands-on demos of SAFETY EQUIPMENT needed when applying miticides
–Introduction to and hands-on demos showing how to safely APPLY MITICIDES AND NON-CHEMICAL CONTROLS OPTIONS
–Participants will be challenged with real world beekeeper driven case studies, in which they will make mite management decisions by creating an IPM PLAN and demonstrate to class
The cost of the workshop is $50. Please pay at the door with cash or check. Included in your registration:
— Bee-themed T-SHIRT
— Varroa mite sampling jar
— Varroa mite IPM brochure and other related information to assist you in sustainable management
(the price has increased from our previous workshop to cover the cost of the new location!)
Please bring lunch, or plan to purchase it at the UMass Mt. Ida Dining Hall.
To Register, click here.
Email Hannah Whitehead at hwhitehead@umass.edu with any questions.

Film showing: The Pollinators
2019-10-09 00:00
Year: 2019Genre: Documentary – Environmental
Classification: Check the classification
Producer: Sally Roy, Peter Nelson and Michael Reuter
Director: Peter Nelson
Thousands of semi-trailers crisscross the country in the dead of night delivering goods through the darkness to stores, warehouses and factories nationwide. But some of them carry an unsuspected and highly unusual cargo. Honey bees. Tens of billions of them are transported back and forth from one end of the United States to the other in a unique annual migration that’s indispensable to the feeding of America. One out of every three bites we eat, the growth of almost all our fruits, nuts and vegetables, would be impossible without pollination from bees. A new documentary feature, The Pollinators, directed by Peter Nelson and produced by Sally Roy, Nelson and Michael Reuter, presents the fascinating and untold story. And warns that the bees are in serious danger.
Details at tickets

Urban Agricultural Fair
2019-10-12 00:00 - 23:59
Download this event to your calendar here: #_EVENTICALLINK

Club Meeting - CANCELLED
2019-10-16 19:30 - 21:00
MEETING IS CANCELLEDSORRY FOR THE LATE NOTICE – JOIN US FOR OUR NEXT ONE
Join us for a club meeting where we will discuss beekeeping issues that may be currently affecting you as a local beekeeper, new club events, updates on our club apiaries and the occasional guest speaker. Members attend club meetings for free, for more information see our membership page here.

Transitioning Our Hives From Deep Winter To High Spring by Ken Warchol
2021-02-18 19:00 - 20:30
Zoom Meet Up – email president@bostonbeekeepers.org by Thursday noon for confirmation email with login code. $5.00 fee for non-members.

The Secret Life of Bees by Nick Dorian
2021-03-26 18:00 - 19:00
BABA & The Trustees present THE SECRET LIVES OF BEES, a lecture by Nick Dorian, native bee expert and Tufts PhD candidate.
You’ve probably heard the saying “Save the bees!” as news reports of global insect declines flood the media. But do you know which bees need saving? Over 4000 species of bees inhabit North America, and most of them don’t live in hives or make honey. In this online lecture, Nick will teach you all about the natural history and conservation of wild bees. Together, we’ll examine closely the varied lifestyles of bees, their habitat needs, and their intricate relationships with flowering plants and other insects. You’ll come away knowing how to identify and support bees in your own backyard and with a newfound appreciation for the secret lives of these charismatic pollinators.
Nick Dorian is an ecologist, an educator, and a naturalist. He is a PhD student at Tufts University where he studies the population ecology of wild bees and runs the Tufts Pollinator Initiative. He can be reached at nicholas.dorian@tufts.edu or on Twitter @bee_searcher. This workshop is co-sponsored by the Boston Area Beekeepers Association.
To register, send an email to Bill or Maureen at president@bostonbeekeepers.org.
