Seven years ago the U.S. Senate’s unanimous approval and designation of a week in June as “National Pollinator Week” marked a necessary step toward addressing the urgent issue of declining pollinator populations. Pollinator Week has now grown to be an international celebration of the valuable ecosystem services provided by bees, birds, butterflies, bats and beetles. […]
The 4th Annual Boston Tour de Hives will engage, educate and enchant you with a first-hand look at honeybees in hives across the city, and will be guided by the humans who tend them. On Saturday June 21st come celebrate the bees on this auspicious Summer Solstice during National Pollinator Week! Hives in North Cambridge, Fresh […]
Join neighbors and friends at the BNC to view this cinematic adventure outdoors! Queen of the Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us? is a profound, alternative look at the global bee crisis from Taggart Siegel, director of The Real Dirt on Farmer John. Taking us on a journey through the catastrophic disappearance of bees […]
Instructors: Jeff Murray and Sadie Richards Did you know that you could safely keep a small colony of honeybees in your home to unobtrusively observe at any hour of the day or night? Come participate in one or both of these hands-on workshops to learn how! In Part 1 of this workshop we will gain […]
Instructors: Jeff Murray and Sadie RichardsDid you know that you could safely keep a small colony of honeybees in your home to unobtrusively observe at any hour of the day or night? Come participate in one or both of these hands-on workshops to learn how! In Part 1 of this workshop we will gain an […]
Instructors: Stephanie Elson and Sadie RichardsDid you know that you can keep bees in your backyard? Even small urban yards (or roof tops!) can play host to a hive of honey bees, and the folks who tend them can enjoy honey, beeswax, pollen and of course, the bees themselves. In fact, a healthy hive can […]
Is your child or teen a nature-lover? Give them the ultimate experience of seeing the fascinating world of a honeybee colony up close in this intimate, discovery-oriented exploration of honeybees in their natural environment. We will provide a basic overview of honeybee life, observe and act out the infamous waggle dance, watch young bees being […]
Rachael Bonoan, Kelsey Graham and Natalie Kerr are Tufts graduate students researching bees in the Boston area! They (and we) are excited to take us on a tour of their apiaries and introduce us to the research they are conducting, including investigations on honey bee nutrition and brood development, bumble bee population dynamics and how […]
For more information, see their full announcement. NATIONAL HONEY BEE DAY 2014 and 3RD YEAR ANNIVERSARY of FOLLOW THE HONEY!
Anita is a Biologist and MA State Bee Inspector who runs between 30-50 treatment free hives in my apiary. Four years ago she started out as a backyard beekeeper full of enthusiasm and trepidation, with only a single hive on her rooftop. Her passion and quest for beekeeping knowledge led her on an adventure across America that would […]
Free & welcome to all! Refreshments provided courtesy of Follow the Honey! After a summer of hands-on apiary excursions we return to the meeting table, this time at one of our favorite community hubs! On the agenda for this gathering is to formalize our status, mission and vision as Boston Area Beekeepers Association, nominate officers for a one-year term (this could […]
Harvard Book Store and Follow the Honey welcome honey bee expert and founder of The Best Bees Company, Noah Wilson-Rich for a discussion of his book The Bee: A Natural History.The event is co-sponsored by The Harvard Bookstore & Follow the Honey, and books are 20% off. Follow the Honey will also host a honey tasting at the […]