Learn why bees are critical for food production, why they are dying and what you can do to help save them, while learning more about beekeeping in the Boston area.

Join us for a tour of the Tufts University bee research field site. Rachael Bonoan, Kelsey Graham and Nick Dorian are Tufts students researching bees in the Boston area. They 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 […]

Instructors: Bill Perkins and Boston Area BeekeepersMaximum # of Participants: 25 Cost: $5 for non-members Signup: BNC Website Harvest & process honey with us from comb to jar. This family-friendly workshop will involve a discussion of where honey comes from and its various uses in different cultures, while engaging participants in the process of extracting this […]

Panelists: Anita Deeley (TBH & Langstroth) & Mel Gadd (Warre, TBH & Langstroth)Suggested donation of $5 One of the greatest challenges to beekeeping in Massachusetts is getting colonies through the winter. Last year Eastern MA beekeepers lost over 50% of their colonies over the winter months; the bees (and beekeepers) need all the help they […]

Instructors: Rebecca Rosenblum (TBH) & Ed Karle (Master Beekeeper, Langstroth)Maximum # of Participants: 30 Cost: $5 for non-members Signup: BNC Website One of the greatest challenges to beekeeping in Massachusetts is getting colonies through the winter. Last year Eastern MA beekeepers lost over 50% of their colonies over the winter months; the bees (and beekeepers) need all […]

It’s Fair time! The Urban Agriculture Fair returns to the Loring Greenough House (12 South Street, JP), on Sunday, 9/27, from 10am to 2pm, for another four hours of family fun and games, demonstrations, contests, and displays. Make apple cider (fresh and ‘hard’), watch bees tend their hive, pat a chicken, toss eggs, win prizes, […]

Ever want to keep honey bees, either for their delicious honey or simply the benefit of additional pollinators on your property? Learn the fundamentals of backyard honey bee care during this workshop hosted by experienced backyard beekeeper Joel Govostes. The program will cover topics including how to get hives started, how to maintain your hives […]

This first meeting of the "slow season" will bring an opportunity for beekeepers new and old to gather, discuss highlights from - as well as issues they dealt with over - the summer, and concerns/questions we have going into the winter. We hope to see you there.Directions:The building we will be meeting in is the […]

 Instructor: Sadie BrownMaximum # of Participants: 30 Cost: $25 for Mass Audubon members, $30 for non-members Signup: BNC Website Did 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 those who tend them can enjoy honey, beeswax, pollen […]

Hands-On Workshop - Winter Hive PrepSaturday, 10/24 (time TBD)Agricultural Hall, 245 Amory St, Jamaica Plain, MACome learn how, and actually build, components to help your bees overwinter successfully.Updates to this meeting will be posted as we get closer to the meeting date.

Speaker: Nicolas Vidal-Nanuet, Veterinarian, Beekeeper, Author, NY Bee Sanctuary board member, visiting from France on book tour, author talk at 7pm with book signing to follow

More information on www.massbee.org/meetings/2015-fall-meetingSpeaker: Don Hopkins - North Carolina Bee Inspector talks about colony inspections, diagnosis, and treatments of common ailments.Speaker: Ed and Marian Szymanski - talks about Massachusetts Honey Plants. Time: 9:00AM - 3:30PM Location: Red Apple Farm, Phillipston, Massachusetts Lunch: King Phillip Restaurant - TBA "MBA Honey Show" Enter your best honey and beeswax products. Morning presentation "Apiary Inspection System in […]