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SUMMARY:Hope in the Fight Against Varroa
DESCRIPTION:Did you miss this presentation? If you’re a BABA member\, you can find it here.\n\n\n\nA Presentation by Project Apis m. Executive Director Danielle Downey & Dr. Bob Danka\, USDA-retired.\n\nVarroa mites remain the primary threat to honey bees for most beekeepers.  The ultimate solution to the Varroa destructor problem will be bees that can defend themselves.  There is hope!  Danielle & Bob will explain the history and status of Project Apis m. efforts to breed reliably mite-resistant bees.  They will also share some lightning-round style snapshots of some of the Varroa projects Project Apis m. is supporting\, such as novel Varroa controls in development\, a new selection tool on the market\, and important discoveries about Varroa resistance to Amitraz.\n\nDanielle Downey began working with honey bees over 30 years ago\, including training and research from bee labs in Minnesota\, Canada and France\, beekeeper education\, work with commercial beekeepers and queen breeders\, regulatory work as a State Apiarist in Utah and Hawaii\, and wrangling bees for TV and film. As the Executive Director of Project Apis m.\, a nonprofit that funds applied honey bee research\, she works closely with many industry stakeholders in the USA and Canada. She has worked on breeding Varroa resistant bees in Hawaii for over a decade.\n\nDr. Bob Danka was a USDA scientist for 36 years\, who pursued the practical application of honey bee biology.  His main areas of research included the pollination of crops (apples\, blueberries\, cotton and soybeans)\, biology and management of Africanized honey bees\, and genetic resistance of honey bees to biological hazards.  Now retired from USDA\, he remains committed to the vision of breeding and delivering productive\, Varroa-resistant bees to beekeepers.
URL:https://bostonbeekeepers.org/single-event/hope-in-the-fight-against-varroa/
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SUMMARY:Ask The Beekeeper
DESCRIPTION:A discussion and Q&A with Dave Lewcon of Dave Lewcon Apiaries\, Uxbridge\, MA \nNow is the busiest time of year for bees and beekeepers alike.  It’s easy to get overwhelmed with the speed of a growing hive\, changing brood patterns\, and the myriad of never-seen-before surprises and behaviors that befuddle both novice AND experienced beekeepers.For 90 minutes\, Dave will discuss these changes\, share his experiences (and ‘stories’)\, and answer our questions. This is a great opportunity to bring your questions\, from basic to impossibly hard\, and share your observations. BABA will award a free hive tool to whoever brings the most awesome or challenging observation or question. \nDave has over 120 hives in Worcester & Norfolk Counties and in Rhode Island.  He is a board member\, Bee School Instructor\, and the Worcester County Beekeepers Association Communications Director.  In 2018 he was Worcester County’s “Beekeeper of the Year.”  He was also involved in studies sponsored by Harvard and the USDA that analyzed the toxic response of neonicotinoids to honeybees
URL:https://bostonbeekeepers.org/single-event/ask-the-beekeeper/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240229T190000
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SUMMARY:Vitellogenin - The Swiss knife of honey bees
DESCRIPTION:A discussion and Q&A with Dave Lewcon of Dave Lewcon Apiaries\, Uxbridge\, MA \nNow is the busiest time of year for bees and beekeepers alike.  It’s easy to get overwhelmed with the speed of a growing hive\, changing brood patterns\, and the myriad of never-seen-before surprises and behaviors that befuddle both novice AND experienced beekeepers.For 90 minutes\, Dave will discuss these changes\, share his experiences (and ‘stories’)\, and answer our questions. This is a great opportunity to bring your questions\, from basic to impossibly hard\, and share your observations. BABA will award a free hive tool to whoever brings the most awesome or challenging observation or question. \nDave has over 120 hives in Worcester & Norfolk Counties and in Rhode Island.  He is a board member\, Bee School Instructor\, and the Worcester County Beekeepers Association Communications Director.  In 2018 he was Worcester County’s “Beekeeper of the Year.”  He was also involved in studies sponsored by Harvard and the USDA that analyzed the toxic response of neonicotinoids to honeybees
URL:https://bostonbeekeepers.org/single-event/vitellogenin-the-swiss-knife-of-honey-bees/
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SUMMARY:Bees & Pesticides Workshop by Caro Munoz\, Ph.D. candidate
DESCRIPTION: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 health of our environment. In addition\, ten brands of honey distributed by national retailers were tested against Massachusetts honey. Munoz’s research was conducted in 2021 in collaboration with MDAR.Bio: Caro Munoz is a Ph.D. candidate in the Organismic and Evolutionary Biology program at UMASS Amherst. Her primary research and passion is around sustainable agriculture and bee pollinators. Her research focuses on understanding the interactive effects of climate change\, landscape structure\, and agricultural practices on both managed and wild bees.\nA Zoom link to this event will be provided separately.
URL:https://bostonbeekeepers.org/single-event/bees-pesticides-workshop-by-caro-munoz-ph-d-candidate/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231207T190000
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SUMMARY:Frontiers in Small Hive Beetle Control
DESCRIPTION:Frontiers in Small Hive Beetle ControlDate: Thursday\, Dec. 7\, 2023\, 7:00-8:30pm via Zoom\nLocation: Zoom \nRegister for Lecture\nAs 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 the beetle will not be transported [from Africa] to other beekeeping areas.”\nDespite their long-identified threat to American beekeeping\, very few controls have been labelled or licensed for in-hive use. Further\, no acute control has been licensed for ‘safeguarding’ supplementary pollen or protein substitutes\, substitutes that frequently invite severe Aethina tumida infestation. Faced with warming weather and changing climates\, the impact and foot tarsi-print of small hive beetles is increasing every year. \nThis talk will explain how the biology and ecology of these beetles determines their presence and impact on beekeeping\, and the research happening here in the US and elsewhere on their control.
URL:https://bostonbeekeepers.org/single-event/frontiers-in-small-hive-beetle-control/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230629T190000
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SUMMARY:How Bad Is It? Using Mite-Drop Counts to Measure & Control Varroa Infestation
DESCRIPTION:By Larry VandeVenter — Boston beekeeper; BABA and Classroom Hives board member.\nLike 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. \nLarry has translated three years of mite-drop counts to give beekeepers a remarkably accurate picture of mite infestation levels inside their hives.  He will describe the process\, including taking counts and making calculations\, and share data throughout his study.\nThe two more common\, but sometimes less accurate\, methods of monitoring mites (the ‘sugar roll’ and ‘alcohol wash’) will be described\, and their efficacy will be discussed and compared to one another and Larry’s data.  Treatment methods and schedules will be discussed briefly; a more thorough look at treatments will follow over the next two months.  The talk will wrap up with a question-and-answer period.\nTo get the Zoom details for this event\, please contact President@BostonBeekeepers.org
URL:https://bostonbeekeepers.org/single-event/how-bad-is-it-using-mite-drop-counts-to-measure-control-varroa-infestation/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230504T190000
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SUMMARY:Andrew Coté | HONEY AND VENOM: Urban Beekeeping
DESCRIPTION: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 seasons\, depending on what is in bloom nearby.Confession of an urban beekeeper.\nConsidered an “industry legend” by The New York Times\, Andrew Coté has one of the most intriguing\, challenging\, and unique jobs in New York City—maintaining millions of honey bees atop some of the city’s most iconic buildings. His apiaries have crowned the Waldorf Astoria and the Museum of Modern Art; reside on the North Lawn of the United Nations; reign above stores\, hotels\, restaurants\, schools\, churches\, and synagogues; and are situated in community gardens and even cemeteries\, throughout the five boroughs.\nIn this debut collection\, Coté takes readers with him on his daily apiary adventures over the course of a year\, in the city and across the globe. Here\, among his many duties\, he is called to capture swarms that have clustered on fire hydrants\, air-conditioning units\, or street-vendor umbrellas. Annually\, he travels with his father to regions like remote Fijian islands\, rural Uganda\, Haiti\, Ecuador\, or Iraq with his organization\, Bees Without Borders\, where he teaches beekeepers how to increase their honey yield and income via beekeeping endeavors.\nTo attend the event use one of of the options below. If you’re a BABA member\, just RSVP. If you’re not a member\, use the option below to pay the $5 fee online\, and you’ll be registered. \nIf you’d like to become a BABA member and attend all our events\, including this one\, for free\, please click this link and join for $20/year. BABA is a 501(c)(3) and as such up to 50% of your membership may be tax deductible.
URL:https://bostonbeekeepers.org/single-event/andrew-cote-honey-and-venom-urban-beekeeping/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230420T190000
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SUMMARY:Nathan Reid | Lessons Learned in Beekeeping - Things I'm Passionate About
DESCRIPTION:EAS Master Beekeeper 21′\nHead Beekeeper at the Best Bees Co.\nNate 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 in HI\, shadow in Marla Spivaks’s lab\, and start a teaching apiary at his local club\, the Central MD Beekeeper’s Assn. Then in 2017 Nate went “full scale commercial” as he would like to say\, managing several thousand hives for pollination and honey production. From backyard keep\, to commercial management\, and now doing research with Best Bees in Boston and around the country. \nThings I’m passionate about – Lessons Learned\nNice to meet you\, I’m Nate and I’ve made all the mistakes you can make when it comes to taking care of honey bees. Sometimes those lessons have come at great cost\, while others are minor in nature; but both types will shape your ‘style’ of beekeeping. My hope is that you will glean something from my point of view that benefits your style. Topics will include\, Feeding Schedule\, Queen Introduction\, and Hive Management. But I won’t be speaking the whole time so please bring a story with a question to share!
URL:https://bostonbeekeepers.org/single-event/nathan-reid-lessons-learned-in-beekeeping-things-im-passionate-about/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230323T190000
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SUMMARY:Alison McAfee PhD | The Perilous Life of a Drone
DESCRIPTION:To register email:president@bostonbeekeepers.org\nFree to all BABA members!! \nThe perilous life of a drone \nDrone 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 evaluated drone and worker stress tolerance and measured levels of common stress-response proteins after exposure to pesticides. We also tested the heat tolerance of drones from different genetic stocks (Australian\, Ukrainian\, and Californian) and species (honey bees and Bombus impatiens bumble bees). On aggregate\, the results we obtained were not at all what we expected\, and hint at drones having more complex stress tolerance mechanisms than we give them credit for. \nShort Bio: Alison completed her Ph.D. in Genome Science and Technology at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and is now a postdoc at UBC and North Carolina State University. She is a L’Oreal For Women in Science Research Excellence Fellow and her research has been reported by Scientific American\, National Geographic\, and CBC\, among other venues. When she’s not doing research or writing magazine articles\, she enjoys wilderness hiking\, fishing\, and training horses with her dressage coach. \n 
URL:https://bostonbeekeepers.org/single-event/alison-mcafee-phd-the-perilous-life-of-a-drone/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230225T130000
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SUMMARY:Mass Audubon | Solitary Bees and Bee Hotels
DESCRIPTION:Solitary Bees and Bee Hotels(This is not an event organized or hosted by BABA) \nFebruary 25\, 2023 (Saturday) 1:00-2:30pm \nLocation: Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary\, Mattapan \nAudience: Adult \nFREE to BABA Members!!!! \nThis program will start by discussing bee external anatomy and observing specimens. We will learn about solitary bee life cycles\, threats native bees face\, and how to help. We will take a special look at the family Megachilidae (mason and leaf cutter bees) before moving into our native bee house building activity. Supplies will be provided. \nPlease Note: This is both an indoor and outdoor program; please dress accordingly. In the case of inclement weather\, a make up date will be provided. \nPLEASE NOTE: This program will be conducted in accordance with current Municipal\, State\, and Mass Audubon Covid-19 protocols. Participants are required to wear a face covering indoors and follow social distancing guidelines. \nThis program is free if you are a member of Dot Rx. Please email bnccamp@massaudubon.org to register. \nFor more information and registration:
URL:https://bostonbeekeepers.org/single-event/mass-audubon-solitary-bees-and-bee-hotels/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230211T130000
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SUMMARY:Mass Audubon | Introduction to Native Bees
DESCRIPTION:Introduction to Native Bees(This is not an event organized or hosted by BABA) \nFebruary 11\, 2023 (Saturday) 1:00-2:30pm \nLocation: Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary\, Mattapan \nAudience: Adult \nFREE to BABA Members!!!! \nRegistration is required. \nBees are amazing pollinators\, indicator species\, and often misunderstood. This program will discuss native bees and their life cycles\, followed by an introductory look at all seven bee families. Bees face many challenges and threats. Those will be discussed\, as well as what we can do to help. \nPLEASE NOTE: This program will be conducted in accordance with current Municipal\, State\, and Mass Audubon Covid-19 protocols. Participants are required to wear a face covering indoors and follow social distancing guidelines. \nThis program is free if you are a member of Dot Rx. Please email bnccamp@massaudubon.org to register. \nFor more information and registration:
URL:https://bostonbeekeepers.org/single-event/mass-audubon-introduction-to-native-bees/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230209T190000
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SUMMARY:Jean Miller | Beekeeping in Kenya: History\, Culture\, Tradition\, and Modern Practices\, Current Problems and What We Can Learn
DESCRIPTION:To register email: president@bostonbeekeepers.orgFree to all BABA members! \nJean Miller has been a beekeeper since 2014 and became a Cornell University Master Beekeeper in 2021. \nPresentation addresses: \n 	Honey History and Culture in Kenya\n 	Difference between our Western honey bee (Apis mellifera ligustica) and African honey bee\n(Apis mellifera scutellata)\n 	Hive types used in Kenya\n 	Honey harvesting\n 	How to thwart a honey badger\n 	Pests and Diseases\n 	Why African bees tolerate varroa better than our honey bees\n 	Elephant and Bee Project (Using hive fences to protect crops as well as elephants)\n 	Keeping Stingless Honey Bees
URL:https://bostonbeekeepers.org/single-event/jean-miller-beekeeping-in-kenya-history-culture-tradition-and-modern-practices-current-problems-and-what-we-can-learn/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230128T130000
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SUMMARY:Mass Audubon | Insects in Winter
DESCRIPTION:Insects in Winter(This is not an event organized or hosted by BABA) \nWhen: January 28\, 2023 (Saturday) 1:00-2:30pm \nLocation: Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary\, Mattapan\n500 Walk Hill Street\, Mattapan MA 02126 \nAudience: Adult \nFREE to BABA Members!!!! \nRegistration is required. \nThis program will start with a general introduction to insects; to learn what distinguishes bees from other insects. We will examine some specimens and talk about insect life cycles and where they go in winter. Finally\, we will take a short walk to look for overwintering insects around the BNC. \nPlease Note: This is both an indoor and outdoor program; please dress accordingly. In the case of inclement weather\, a make up date will be provided. \nPLEASE NOTE: This program will be conducted in accordance with current Municipal\, State\, and Mass Audubon Covid-19 protocols. Participants are required to wear a face covering indoors and follow social distancing guidelines. \nThis program is free if you are a member of Dot Rx. Please email bnccamp@massaudubon.org to register. \n  \nFor more information and registration: https://www.massaudubon.org/program-catalog/boston-nature-center/85369-insects-in-winter \n 
URL:https://bostonbeekeepers.org/single-event/mass-audubon-insects-in-winter/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230112T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230112T210000
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SUMMARY:Lynn Adler | Disease Where you Dine: The role of floral traits in pollinator-pathogen interactions
DESCRIPTION:To Register email: president@bostonbeekeepers.org\nFree to all BABA members! \nLynn 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 PhD from UC Davis in 2000. \nFlowers provide food for bees\, but also may provide medicines and serve as sites of disease transmission. Many pollinator species are declining due to a range of factors including parasites and pathogens\, but the potential for specific plant species to affect pollinator-pathogen interactions is largely unrecognized. I will present our  discovery that consuming sunflower pollen dramatically and consistently reduced infection by a gut pathogen in the common eastern bumble bee\, and show current work evaluating the mechanisms and consequences of this interaction for multiple bee species.
URL:https://bostonbeekeepers.org/single-event/lynn-adler-disease-where-you-dine-the-role-of-floral-traits-in-pollinator-pathogen-interactions/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221103T190000
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SUMMARY:Jean Miller | Bees & Beekeeping in Thailand - "Giants\, Dwarfs and Some Like Ours: Honey Bee Diversity”
DESCRIPTION: 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)\n The three branches of honey bees is defined – Cavity Nesters\, Giants\, and Dwarfs\n Size comparisons\, behavior characteristics\, and honey production of the various species is presented.\n “Shimmering” video by the Giants\, Apis dosata. Looks like honey bees doing “The Wave”. Very cool!\n How honey hunters obtain honey from feral hives.\n How two species are managed (A. cerana and A. mellifera).\n “Bee trees” – Where several open nesters (A. dorsata) create their colonies on one tree.\n A brief introduction to stingless honey bees (Trigona species)\n A little about Tropilaelaps clareae – Potential threat on the horizon?\n Mites and viruses that affect Thai honey bee species.\n General information about Thai beekeepers and how they manage (or hunt) honey bees\, as well as sell hive products.\n Land Leeches! (Not a honey bee but a surprising encounter in Thailand!) \nJean Miller\nBeekeeper since 2014.\nCornell University Master Beekeeper since 2021.\nMember of following beekeeper organizations:\nNorthwest New Jersey Beekeepers Association\nNew Jersey Beekeepers Association\nEastern Apiculture Society\nHave traveled twice to Kenya to study beekeeping there with Maryann Frazier of Penn\nState. In May/June of 2022\, went to Thailand with Dr. Jamie Ellis and Dr. Cameron Jack\n(U. of FL) to study beekeeping and the diversity of honey bees in Southeast Asia.\nRutgers University Master Gardener since 2012. Have logged over 1600 volunteer\nhours. Well versed in deer resistant plants that provide nectar and pollen for bees.\nWas a substitute teacher in the Flemington area for 20 years. Have taught all grade\nlevels and all core subjects but prefered teaching Math and Science in grades 6 th -12 th\nProcess Control Manager for Nestle’s Freehold manufacturing facility (in my former life\,\nthat is before motherhood.)\nGraduated with high honors from Lehigh University with a BS in Industrial Engineering\n(1985)\nI’m also an avid life-long naturalist and have visited and hiked in over 50 National Parks.\nAlso enjoy traveling internationally (Ecuador {Galapagos Islands}\, Peru\, Iceland\, Kenya\,\nTanzania\, Egypt\, China\, Mexico\, Costa Rica\, Thailand…). \nTo register please email president@bostonbeekeepers.org. This presentation is free to BABA members and $5 to non-members. The zoom link will be sent the evening prior to the presentation. See you there! \nYou’re a BABA member\, so you don’t need to pay to attend this meeting\, but you do need RSVP. You can do so with this button:\nRSVP with a Ticket Purchase
URL:https://bostonbeekeepers.org/single-event/jean-miller-bees-beekeeping-in-thailand-giants-dwarfs-and-some-like-ours-honey-bee-diversity/
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SUMMARY:BABA Meeting Template
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URL:https://bostonbeekeepers.org/single-event/baba-meeting-template/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220908T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220908T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T172332
CREATED:20240608T220000Z
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UID:10000033-1662663600-1662670800@bostonbeekeepers.org
SUMMARY:Jean Miller | Hive Inspections\, When Things Go Wrong!
DESCRIPTION:What to look for outside the hive\, at entrance and in the hive during an inspection.Presentation addresses the following:\nBears\, Raccoons\, Skunks\nRobbing\nSwarming\nBad Temperament\nDisease\nQueen right (or not)\nEvaluating Resources (Nectar/Pollen/Brood)\nSmall Hive Beetle\, Wax Moths and (the dreaded) Varroa Mite… and so much more! \nJean Miller\nBeekeeper since 2014.\nCornell University Master Beekeeper since 2021.\nMember of following beekeeper organizations:\nNorthwest New Jersey Beekeepers Association\nNew Jersey Beekeepers Association\nEastern Apiculture Society\nHave traveled twice to Kenya to study beekeeping there with Maryann Frazier of Penn\nState. In May/June of 2022\, went to Thailand with Dr. Jamie Ellis and Dr. Cameron Jack\n(U. of FL) to study beekeeping and the diversity of honey bees in Southeast Asia.\nRutgers University Master Gardener since 2012. Have logged over 1600 volunteer\nhours. Well versed in deer resistant plants that provide nectar and pollen for bees.\nWas a substitute teacher in the Flemington area for 20 years. Have taught all grade\nlevels and all core subjects but prefered teaching Math and Science in grades 6 th -12 th\nProcess Control Manager for Nestle’s Freehold manufacturing facility (in my former life\,\nthat is before motherhood.)\nGraduated with high honors from Lehigh University with a BS in Industrial Engineering\n(1985)\nI’m also an avid life-long naturalist and have visited and hiked in over 50 National Parks.\nAlso enjoy traveling internationally (Ecuador {Galapagos Islands}\, Peru\, Iceland\, Kenya\,\nTanzania\, Egypt\, China\, Mexico\, Costa Rica\, Thailand…). \nTo register please email president@bostonbeekeepers.org. This presentation is free to BABA members and $5 to non-members. The zoom link will be sent the evening prior to the presentation. See you there!
URL:https://bostonbeekeepers.org/single-event/jean-miller-hive-inspections-when-things-go-wrong/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220804T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220804T210000
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CREATED:20240608T220015Z
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UID:10000036-1659639600-1659646800@bostonbeekeepers.org
SUMMARY:Tom Sullivan | Native Bees & How to Provide Them With the Ideal Habitat
DESCRIPTION:Tom Sullivan\, Masters of Arts in Landscape DesignA life long student of nature and lover of honey and honeybees from an early age\, Tom took a winding path to unearth his passion. He has organized community gardens\, led teens on wild food hikes\, worked on vegetable farms; was an intern at The Rural Education Center in Wilton\, NH he helped give birth to  Stonyfield Farm Yogurt; he has also led the Olmsted Capital Crew for the Emerald Necklace in Boston in an effort to revive Frederick Law Olmsted’s original designs and his crew won an award from the Friends of Franklin Park\, Boston. \nTom is a sustainable landscape designer\, land consultant\, and educator with special focus on native bees. He designed the first pollinator habitat nursery in Massachusetts at That’s A Plenty Farm in Hadley. A beekeeper in his youth\, Tom switched his interest from honeybees to native bees in 2008 after Colony Collapse Disorder emerged as he receiving his master’s degree in sustainable landscape design. It soon became clear how intricately tied whole ecosystem health and human survival is to the well being of pollinators. \nSince graduating from the Conway School of Landscape Design in 2008 he had given over fifty talks in venues such as:\nNew England Wildflower Society\nNasami Farm\nThat’s A Plenty Farm\nPermaculture Convergence\nBerkshire Botanic Garden\nMass Horticultural Society\nThe Bee Project\nMonadnock Beekeepers Association\nHitchcock Center for the Environment\nNortheast Organic Farmers Assoc. Conference \nDoing business as “Pollinators Welcome” Tom also gives workshops on nesting\, foraging and life cycles of native bees. Tom’s focus is now on designing pollinator habitat as examples how beautiful and diverse habitat gardens and mini-meadows can become. His design at the John Zon Community Center in Greenfield attracts many people and is a shiny public example of his design abilities. This year\, the pollinator habitat garden in on the Greenfield Garden Club Tour on July 9 th .
URL:https://bostonbeekeepers.org/single-event/tom-sullivan-native-bees-how-to-provide-them-with-the-ideal-habitat/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220707T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220707T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T172332
CREATED:20240608T220000Z
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UID:10000032-1657220400-1657227600@bostonbeekeepers.org
SUMMARY:Colin McCallum-Cook | Planting for Pollinators: Bee-friendly Gardening in the Northeast
DESCRIPTION:Colin McCallum-Cook is a horticulturalist at the Arnold Arboretum\, where he cares for the oak\, viburnum\, juniper\, hornbeam\, mountain laurel\, and corkwood collections. He is also responsible for managing some of the Arboretum’s wilder\, naturalized landscapes such as Bussey Brook\, the Rockery\, and the Hunnewell Meadow.Colin has a long experience in stewarding natural and anthropogenic landscapes—particularly grasslands—as a farmer\, field researcher\, and botanist. Prior to joining the horticulture team at Arnold Arboretum\, he managed the Meadow Garden at Longwood Gardens as a land stewardship technician. His professional interests include invasive species control\, environmental restoration\, invertebrate conservation\, and fire ecology. \nTo register please email president@bostonbeekeepers.org\nFree to BABA members\, $5 for non-members
URL:https://bostonbeekeepers.org/single-event/colin-mccallum-cook-planting-for-pollinators-bee-friendly-gardening-in-the-northeast/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220609T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220609T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T172332
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UID:10000031-1654801200-1654808400@bostonbeekeepers.org
SUMMARY:Julia Mahood | Game of Drones - Drone Congregation Areas
DESCRIPTION:Julia Mahood is a Georgia Master Beekeeper who has been keeping bees since 2004. She created the citizen science website MapMyDca.com to gather data on drone congregation areas. Julia was awarded the Georgia Beekeeper of the year in 2018. A graphic artist\, she designed the Georgia “Save the honey bee” license plate. She is passionate about education and teaches beekeeping in Georgia prisons and is active in her local and state bee organizations.\nThe Game of Drones\nHoney bee drones are the Rodney Dangerfields of the bee world\, they (often) get no respect! Learn all about the amazing drones and their mysterious drone congregation areas (and how to find them using the other kind of drone) at this informative talk. \nTo register\, please email president@bostonbeekeepers.org\nFree to BABA members\, $5 to non-members
URL:https://bostonbeekeepers.org/single-event/julia-mahood-game-of-drones-drone-congregation-areas/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220521T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220521T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T172332
CREATED:20240608T215945Z
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UID:10000029-1653129000-1653134400@bostonbeekeepers.org
SUMMARY:Tour at The Colony in Tyngsboro\, MA
DESCRIPTION:BABA members will get an exclusive tour through The Colony’s meadery and Rick will talk about his his experience on commercial beekeeping.https://thecolonyma.com/ \nThis event is for BABA members only\, to register please email president@bostonbeekeepers.org\nYou can become a member here: https://bostonbeekeepers.org/members/
URL:https://bostonbeekeepers.org/single-event/tour-at-the-colony-in-tyngsboro-ma/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220505T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220505T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T172332
CREATED:20240608T220015Z
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SUMMARY:Jamie Ellis | Queen Related Issues
DESCRIPTION:ECBA and BABA are hosting Jamie Ellis for a zoom presentation to talk about queen related issues.\nIf you want to register\, please email president@bostonbeekeepers.org. Free to BABA members\, $5 fee to non-members.
URL:https://bostonbeekeepers.org/single-event/jamie-ellis-queen-related-issues/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220405T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220405T203000
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SUMMARY:Heather Mattila | Honey Bee Nutrition
DESCRIPTION:More information on this presentation to follow.\nTo register\, please email president@bostonbeekeepers.org.\nPresentations are free to all BABA members\, and $5 to non-members.
URL:https://bostonbeekeepers.org/single-event/heather-mattila-honey-bee-nutrition/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220322T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220322T210000
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SUMMARY:MDAR | State of the State - MA Bee Aware Honey Bee Health Survey\, USDA-APHIS Honey Bee Health Survey
DESCRIPTION:MDAR State of the State: Update on honeybee health in the Commonwealth\nTuesdays 7:00pm – 9:00 pm \nZoom Meeting ID: 870 4431 9225\nPasscode: 165665 \nEvents are NOT recorded
URL:https://bostonbeekeepers.org/single-event/mdar-state-of-the-state-ma-bee-aware-honey-bee-health-survey-usda-aphis-honey-bee-health-survey/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220317T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220317T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T172332
CREATED:20240608T215959Z
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UID:10000030-1647543600-1647550800@bostonbeekeepers.org
SUMMARY:Rich Morris | BroodMinder - Hive Monitoring Devices
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a presentation from BroodMinder about the state of the art in Electronic Beehive Monitoring. The team at BroodMinder has shipped over 24\,000 devices since 2017 and has learned a number of lessons during that time. Rich Morris will share those lessons and will discuss how we observe a growing number of colony behaviors such as brood rearing\, swarming\, and nectar collection and how\, with the help of many citizen scientists\, we are getting a better understanding of hive dynamics. We will also be discussing BroodMinder’s newest project underway\, real-time varroa mite monitoring.All attendees will receive a discount code! \nTo register please email president@bostonbeekeepers.org\nFree to BABA members\, $5 to non-members \nWatch a video recording of the presentation.
URL:https://bostonbeekeepers.org/single-event/rich-morris-broodminder-hive-monitoring-devices/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220315T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220315T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T172332
CREATED:20240608T215930Z
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UID:10000024-1647370800-1647378000@bostonbeekeepers.org
SUMMARY:MDAR | State of the State - MA Beekeeping Laws and Regulations\, Spring Into Beekeeping
DESCRIPTION:MDAR State of the State: Update on honeybee health in the Commonwealth\nTuesdays 7:00pm – 9:00 pm \nZoom Meeting ID: 870 4431 9225\nPasscode: 165665 \nEvents are NOT recorded
URL:https://bostonbeekeepers.org/single-event/mdar-state-of-the-state-ma-beekeeping-laws-and-regulations-spring-into-beekeeping/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220224T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220224T203000
DTSTAMP:20260423T172332
CREATED:20240608T215945Z
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UID:10000028-1645729200-1645734600@bostonbeekeepers.org
SUMMARY:Kim Skyrm | Honey Bee Health Update from MA Beekeepers
DESCRIPTION:Kim Skyrm\, the Chief Apiary Inspector will be talking to our BABA members!\nJoin the Chief Apiary Inspector\, Kim Skyrm\, as he shares a summary of the 2021 Apiary Program highlights\, inspection data\, and trends in the honey bee health for the Commonwealth.
URL:https://bostonbeekeepers.org/single-event/kim-skyrm-honey-bee-health-update-from-ma-beekeepers/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220120T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220120T203000
DTSTAMP:20260423T172332
CREATED:20240608T215930Z
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UID:10000021-1642705200-1642710600@bostonbeekeepers.org
SUMMARY:Steve Repasky | Management of Single Brood Management\, Swarm Control\, and Honey Production
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URL:https://bostonbeekeepers.org/single-event/steve-repasky-management-of-single-brood-management-swarm-control-and-honey-production/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220106T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220106T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T172332
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UID:10000026-1641495600-1641502800@bostonbeekeepers.org
SUMMARY:Ang Roell | Sustainable Queen Rearing in the Northeast
DESCRIPTION:Join our former BABA President and one of BABA’s founders Ang Roell to learn more about her research (in collaboration with Anarchy Apiaries) on the BEST ways raise queens in the Northeast.Learning to rear your own queens is one of many ways to build a generative apiary. This means more bees adapted to where you are and less chemical inputs in your apiary.  \nTo register\, please email president@bostonbeekeepers.org\nPresentations are free to all BABA members\, and $5 to non-members
URL:https://bostonbeekeepers.org/single-event/ang-roell-sustainable-queen-rearing-in-the-northeast/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211214T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211214T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T172332
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240608T215930Z
UID:10000023-1639508400-1639515600@bostonbeekeepers.org
SUMMARY:MDAR |  State of the State - Honey Bee Viruses\, Pesticides
DESCRIPTION:MDAR State of the State: Update on honeybee health in the Commonwealth\nTuesdays 7:00pm – 9:00 pm \nZoom Meeting ID: 870 4431 9225\nPasscode: 165665 \nEvents are NOT recorded
URL:https://bostonbeekeepers.org/single-event/mdar-state-of-the-state-honey-bee-viruses-pesticides/
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