Tuesday, February 4, 2025 6:00 PM When: Tuesdays, February 4 – March 4, 2025 (Snow Date March 11, 2025) This five week intermediate beekeeping course is designed to help beekeepers with two or more years of experience to the next level of apiary management. This course focuses on sustainable beekeeping techniques and strategies that work with the bees natural instincts while still incorporating the beekeepers goals for success. The course will dive deeper into the following subjects: seasonal colony management, queens

Results are in for the annual Maine beekeeper survey of losses and management practices. Thanks to all of those who participated in the survey. Gathering this type of data is important for seeing trends, recognizing when and how losses occur, and determining where to focus education/outreach activities in the future. 2023_2024 HB Survey Summary

It’s time to pay your dues for 2025 for the Sagadahoc County Beekeepers Association (SBCA). The $5 fee includes meetings with amazing speakers, open hives, and roundtable discussions…not to mention the excellent comradery of fellow beekeepers. Dues help pay for coffee, tea, treats, meeting space, office supplies and other incidentals for bee programs. If you are 75+ years old and have been a member of our club for five consecutive years, you are eligible for an honorary life membership. For

  from New Moon Apiary rim/shim plastic queen excluder bag of sugar drill + 1/16 bit 18 gauge 3/4 nails tissue paper two 6” sticks duct tape For years now I have used a simple candy board method that doesn’t require cooking. I start with a rim or shim as some call it. A rim is used to get extra space under the inner cover for feeding and medication so this is a piece of equipment I already have. In the

December 22, 2023 It’s a good idea to take a quick peek into your hives now. If there are bees in the hole or on top of the inner cover, it means they may have run out of honey. Even if there’s some still left below, the cluster won’t move back down during cold weather. If bees are present at the top, it’s time to make a candy board (no cooking involved) and put it on during a sunny, windless

Merrymeeting Adult Education offers two classes for people who wish to become beekeepers. Beekeeping: An Introductory Workshop This one day introduction course will provide an overview of beekeeping for those considering beekeeping or just wanting to learn more about honeybees. The course will cover equipment required, equipment sources, cost, level of effort required, basic bee biology and care, etc. The course is intended to provide basic background information and a general understanding of beekeeping, to help determine if beekeeping is