BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Boston Area Beekeepers Association - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Boston Area Beekeepers Association X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://bostonbeekeepers.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Boston Area Beekeepers Association REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20130310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20131103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20140309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20141102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20150308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20151101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140621T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140621T150000 DTSTAMP:20260425T070217 CREATED:20240608T230349Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240608T230349Z UID:10000147-1403341200-1403362800@bostonbeekeepers.org SUMMARY:Tour de Hives 2014 DESCRIPTION: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 Pond\, and Newton will be featured on this year’s tour\, which you will visit by bicycle. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Highlights of this year’s tour include (not necessarily in this order)….Site A: tending warre hives at an urban elementary school\, chat with teachersSite B: honeybees and fruit at an assisted living facility\, speak with residents and their beekeeperBYO PICNIC LUNCH: Featuring Commonwheels Bicycle Collective with a free DIY bike-maintenance skill share and Follow the Honey with a free honey tastingSite C: backyard beekeeping\, hear from a Newton family about their home honey productionSite D: Local bee-friendly flora and chemical-free practices at Fresh Pond ReservoirWe will gather together at John F. Kennedy Park in Cambridge at 9:00am (near the intersection of JFK Ave & Memorial Drive)\, divide into 4 groups and visit 2 local apiaries\, convening as a large group for lunch before splitting off into 4 groups again for the final 2 sites. At each site\, you will have the chance to hear from local beekeepers and meet their bees! The total ride will be ~15 miles\, broken up by hive visits\, snacks and lunch (no single leg will be longer than 5 miles).\nPlease bring a bag lunch\, bicycle\, helmet\, and water bottle!\nDon’t have a bike? No problem! Rent one from Urban AdvenTours at a discounted price of $20 when you mention Tour de Hives. A one-day\, $20 rental is good for 24 hours. Bikes can be picked up on June 20th during UA’s store hours and dropped off after the Tour during their hours. UA is located at 103 Atlantic Ave  Boston\, MA 02110. \nThe registration fee of $20 covers snacks and an event T-shirt (organic & hand-printed by a local artist). Pre-register today if you want to be sure to get a spot on the tour (and a T-shirt)! While no one will bee denied TdH access for lack of funds\, once we reach capacity we will regrettably have to close registration. Please contact us if the suggested registration fee of $20 is prohibitive for you. Any proceeds raised will bee reinvested in education & outreach initiatives by the Boston Area Beekeepers Association (formerly Boston Beekeepers Club).\nMany thanks to this year’s Supporting Sponsors!*Follow the Honey*Ferris Wheels Bike Shop*Boston’s Best Bees*Maxant Honey Processing Equipment*Moonlight Meadery*Whole Foods\nOur sponsors’ contributions include gift certificates that will be raffled off at lunch. As part of the registration cost\, each registrant will receive one raffle ticket. Additional raffle tickets cost $2 each. You must purchase and enter your raffle tickets at registration\, so plan to arrive early!- Two “Romance Packages” from Moonlight Meadery- One Broadway Bicycle School class- Hubway one year membership URL:https://bostonbeekeepers.org/single-event/tour-de-hives-2014/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140616T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140616T235900 DTSTAMP:20260425T070218 CREATED:20240608T230349Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240608T230349Z UID:10000148-1402876800-1402963140@bostonbeekeepers.org SUMMARY:Pollinator Week DESCRIPTION: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 growing concern for pollinators is a sign of progress\, but it is vital that we continue to maximize our collective effort.  The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture signs the proclamation every year.Pollinating animals\, including bees\, birds\, butterflies\, bats\, beetles and others\, are vital to our delicate ecosystem\, supporting terrestrial wildlife\, providing healthy watershed\, and more. Therefore\, Pollinator Week is a week to get the importance of pollinators’ message out to as many people as possible. It’s not too early to start thinking about an event at your school\, garden\, church\, store\, etc. Pollinators positively effect all our lives- let’s SAVE them and CELEBRATE them! URL:https://bostonbeekeepers.org/single-event/pollinator-week/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140518T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140518T150000 DTSTAMP:20260425T070218 CREATED:20240608T230403Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240608T230403Z UID:10000149-1400421600-1400425200@bostonbeekeepers.org SUMMARY:Dr. Alex Lu Discusses Pollen Findings From 2013 DESCRIPTION:Essex County Beekeepers Association monthly meeting at the Fairgrounds Bee Building. Speaker Dr. Alex Lu\, Harvard discusses findings on the pollen and honey collection that was done locally in 2013.More information is available in their newsletter. URL:https://bostonbeekeepers.org/single-event/dr-alex-lu-discusses-pollen-findings-from-2013/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140518T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140518T140000 DTSTAMP:20260425T070218 CREATED:20240608T230403Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240608T230403Z UID:10000150-1400414400-1400421600@bostonbeekeepers.org SUMMARY:Installing a Swarm into a Warre Hive DESCRIPTION:Cambridge beekeeper-educator-Warre hive master Mel Gadd\, is installing a shook swarm from “tough love” Sam Comfort of Anarchy Apiaries Sunday\, May 18\, 2014 ‘tween noon & 2pm at Follow The Honey. Buzz by to see how it’s done on the Nectar Deck. See through the windows or bring your veil. Follow the Honey will post closer to ETA on FB. In meantime\, prepping Warre [from Buzzing Rooster] bars with first drawn lemon beeswax from Todd Hardie.  URL:https://bostonbeekeepers.org/single-event/installing-a-swarm-into-a-warre-hive/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140517T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140517T140000 DTSTAMP:20260425T070218 CREATED:20240608T230404Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240608T230404Z UID:10000151-1400320800-1400335200@bostonbeekeepers.org SUMMARY:Hive Opening at Boston Natural Areas Network DESCRIPTION:13th Annual Spring Planting Festival & Perennial Divide at City Natives.Celebrate spring with plants and gardeners from all over Boston.Bring plants to swap and containers to carry them home! You’re invited to exchange\, donate or simply take home plants.\nShop for City Natives’ heirloom vegetable seedlings\, native trees\, shrubs and perennials. Stock up on compost\, organic fertilizer\, soil amendments and more.\nFor more information on this event call BNAN at 617-542-7696 or email info@bostonnatural.org. URL:https://bostonbeekeepers.org/single-event/hive-opening-at-boston-natural-areas-network/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR