Bee-themed Holiday Party

Join the BABA Board and members for a bee-themed holiday party at Follow the Honey. If you're looking for wonderful bee-related gifts for the honey lover, beekeeper (or beekeepers to be) in your life, this is the place. Stop by, say hello, and help out one of the most unique shops in Harvard Square.

BABA Bee School Winter 2016

DetailsWe will cover basic techniques of "organic" beekeeping, including materials and equipment, beehive structure, the life cycle of bees, hive development and dynamics, seasonal apiary work, honey and hive products, common pests and diseases, and hive management - with an emphasis on treatment-free and ecologically-friendly management techniques. We will taste local and varietal honeys, and […]

BABA Bee School Winter 2016

DetailsWe will cover basic techniques of "organic" beekeeping, including materials and equipment, beehive structure, the life cycle of bees, hive development and dynamics, seasonal apiary work, honey and hive products, common pests and diseases, and hive management - with an emphasis on treatment-free and ecologically-friendly management techniques. We will taste local and varietal honeys, and […]

BABA Bee School Winter 2016

DetailsWe will cover basic techniques of "organic" beekeeping, including materials and equipment, beehive structure, the life cycle of bees, hive development and dynamics, seasonal apiary work, honey and hive products, common pests and diseases, and hive management - with an emphasis on treatment-free and ecologically-friendly management techniques. We will taste local and varietal honeys, and […]

BABA Bee School Winter 2016

DetailsWe will cover basic techniques of "organic" beekeeping, including materials and equipment, beehive structure, the life cycle of bees, hive development and dynamics, seasonal apiary work, honey and hive products, common pests and diseases, and hive management - with an emphasis on treatment-free and ecologically-friendly management techniques. We will taste local and varietal honeys, and […]

BABA March 2016 Meeting

Join us in hearing about honey bee health in Massachusetts from our new chief apiary inspector, Kim Skyrm! Kim is also interested in getting feedback from the regarding re-design of the Apiary Program so please come with suggestions and/or comments.   On-street parking available on Pike Street (which is a one-way road exiting onto Albany Street). The entrance […]

BABA Bee School Winter 2016

DetailsWe will cover basic techniques of "organic" beekeeping, including materials and equipment, beehive structure, the life cycle of bees, hive development and dynamics, seasonal apiary work, honey and hive products, common pests and diseases, and hive management - with an emphasis on treatment-free and ecologically-friendly management techniques. We will taste local and varietal honeys, and […]

The Mighty Mason Bee

Mason bees, or orchard bees, are prodigious pollinators. Unlike honey bees, mason bees are solitary (and native to the Americas) and, as such, all females are fertile and produce eggs which they lay in small deep holes packed with food (a pollen and nectar mix), and seal with mud.  And they're really cute & gentle.  Learn about […]

Beekeeping 101 : An Introduction to Honey Bees as a Hobby

Note: Pre-registering through this link (or by phone: 617-983-8500) with BNC is the only way to guarantee a spot. Sponsored by Boston Nature Center and Boston Area Beekeepers Association Instructor: Bill Perkins - Boston Area Beekeepers Association Non-members can join today during checkout and take immediate advantage of member prices. Did you know that you can enjoy bees and bee […]

BABA Bee School Winter 2016

DetailsWe will cover basic techniques of "organic" beekeeping, including materials and equipment, beehive structure, the life cycle of bees, hive development and dynamics, seasonal apiary work, honey and hive products, common pests and diseases, and hive management - with an emphasis on treatment-free and ecologically-friendly management techniques. We will taste local and varietal honeys, and […]

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 […]