BABA & The Trustees present THE SECRET LIVES OF BEES, a lecture by Nick Dorian, native bee expert and Tufts PhD candidate. You’ve probably heard the saying “Save the bees!” […]

In this speedy workshop (30 min to one hour), you will learn several ways to make a very simple mason bee house, where and how to hang it, and the […]

It's a party!... kind of.  Someday soon we'll all be able to hang out together (!) but, until then, Zoom over to the online social, see some familiar friends and […]

Watch live as Maureen Coello hives a package of bees into a Langstroth; Additionally, Maureen will discuss several hiving techniques, including hot weather vs. cold weather installs. BABA will try […]

For our next lecture, this Thursday, April 22, MoS beekeepers Amelia Green (museum horticulturalist) and Cori Brant (invertebrate keeper), will discuss their work and research at the museum, including: -A […]

Join us for an informal discussion and deep dive into managing hives to avoid swarming. One of the best methods to suppress a colony’s urge to swarm is to simply […]

Gather at the Boston Nature Center gazebo at 10am, Saturday, August 28, and bring food/snacks, drink (no C2H6O), your smoker, show & tell items,... BABA members (and a guest) are […]

Honey bees tend to prefer dirty water to clean water. Dr. Bonoan investigated how honey bees might supplement their floral diet with minerals from “dirty water,” and what this means […]

Landi Simone, owner of Gooserock Farm LLC, in northern New Jersey, will share her experience as a commercial beekeeper, turning the products of her ~100 hives into premium varietal honeys, […]

The discussion will begin with a quick review of the physiology of a winter hive, and the bees' strategies for collecting and storing honey.  Then we'll dive right in with […]

MDAR State of the State: Update on honeybee health in the Commonwealth Tuesdays 7:00pm - 9:00 pm Zoom Meeting ID: 870 4431 9225 Passcode: 165665 Events are NOT recorded