The world’s distribution of honey bee species is discussed highlighting Thailand as a hotspot of diversity where four native and one non-native species live. (Apis dorsata, A. florea, A. andreniformis, A. cerana, A.mellifera) The three branches of honey bees is defined – Cavity Nesters, Giants, and Dwarfs Size comparisons, behavior characteristics, and […]
To Register email: president@bostonbeekeepers.org Free to all BABA members! Lynn Adler is an evolutionary ecologist who studies how floral resources affect pollinator health. She is a professor in the Biology Department at UMass Amherst, where she has worked since 2004. Prior to that, she was a professor in Biology at Virginia Tech, after receiving her […]
Insects in Winter(This is not an event organized or hosted by BABA) When: January 28, 2023 (Saturday) 1:00-2:30pm Location: Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Mattapan 500 Walk Hill Street, Mattapan MA 02126 Audience: Adult FREE to BABA Members!!!! Registration is required. This program will start with a general introduction to insects; to learn what […]
To register email: president@bostonbeekeepers.orgFree to all BABA members! Jean Miller has been a beekeeper since 2014 and became a Cornell University Master Beekeeper in 2021. Presentation addresses: Honey History and Culture in Kenya Difference between our Western honey bee (Apis mellifera ligustica) and African honey bee (Apis mellifera scutellata) Hive types used in Kenya Honey […]
Introduction to Native Bees(This is not an event organized or hosted by BABA) February 11, 2023 (Saturday) 1:00-2:30pm Location: Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Mattapan Audience: Adult FREE to BABA Members!!!! Registration is required. Bees are amazing pollinators, indicator species, and often misunderstood. This program will discuss native bees and their life cycles, followed […]
Solitary Bees and Bee Hotels(This is not an event organized or hosted by BABA) February 25, 2023 (Saturday) 1:00-2:30pm Location: Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Mattapan Audience: Adult FREE to BABA Members!!!! This program will start by discussing bee external anatomy and observing specimens. We will learn about solitary bee life cycles, threats native […]
To register email:president@bostonbeekeepers.org Free to all BABA members!! The perilous life of a drone Drone honey bees are woefully understudied. An abundance of healthy, high-quality drones are necessary to produce top-notch queens, but we have a very poor understanding of how stressors like extreme temperatures and pesticide exposure affect adult drone survival, and physiology. We […]
EAS Master Beekeeper 21' Head Beekeeper at the Best Bees Co. Nate grew up in Maryland helping to take care of a few hives in his backyard. Taking that experience with him to college, he interned with the Entomology Dept at UMD College Park for 2 years. From there Nate would go on to catch queens […]
Andrew Coté is an author and a fourth generation beekeeper, Andrew Coté, the owner of Andrew's Local Honey, has been a pioneer in urban beekeeping. Andrew has hives all across the greater NY area from Westchester to the Waldorf Astoria in Midtown Manhattan. His raw honey has an incredible flavor that varies slightly with the […]
By Larry VandeVenter -- Boston beekeeper; BABA and Classroom Hives board member. Like pinballs, mites regularly fall off bees and end up on the hive's bottom board. Counting the number of fallen mites that land on pull-out trays under screened bottom boards can accurately measure a hive's mite infestation levels. Larry has translated three years […]
Frontiers in Small Hive Beetle ControlDate: Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, 7:00-8:30pm via Zoom Location: Zoom Register for Lecture As far back as the 1960s, the American beekeeping industry had identified Aethina tumida as a potential threat to US beekeeping. Decades before their arrival in the United States, Caron (1978) stated that “One can only hope […]
Caro Munoz will present the results of her 2021 research into the pesticides bees bring back to the hive and how the effects of these pesticides relate to their interaction with crops and wild plants. Overlooked in their significance, insect pollinators play a paramount role in maintaining ecosystem balance and are vital contributors to the […]