Beekeeper initiatives
MBA Meetings
** Next MBA Meeting, November 2, 2023 - Speaker: Deborah Delaney, PhD, Associate Professor in Entomology at University of Delaware (via Zoom)
Topic: Honey Bee Genetics
5:30 pm to 7:30 pm, Huntress Auditorium, Keene Public Library, Keene NH, or via Zoom
Meetings are monthly, February through November.
First Thursday of the month, Keene Public Library, Huntress Auditorium,
5:30-7:30 pm.
Meetings are hybrid (virtual and in-person) and open to the public. If there is a speaker, there may be a small fee for non-members.
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About the MBA
The Monadnock Beekeepers Association is a beekeeping club for anyone interested in honeybees, in the Monadnock and Connecticut River Valley regions. We hold meetings once a month, in-person and virtually. Please feel free to come to a meeting or contact us if you have an interest in honeybees or beekeeping.
MBA Bee School
The Monadnock Beekeepers Association Bee School is a two day event every February, followed by monthly on-site practical instruction. Bee School is open to all new and prospective beekeepers. The course fee includes textbook (Beekeeping for Dummies, 5th edition), all classes, and MBA membership.If you miss this year’s Bee School, contact us to join MBA and we may be able to set you up with an experienced beekeeper who lives near you as a mentor!
MBA Apiary Project
The Monadnock Beekeepers Association is working toward sustainable beekeeping, eliminating our dependency on the importation of southern nucleus colonies ("nucs"), packages, and queens by promoting local survivor genetics. We use resource management techniques to raise nucs and queens from our survivor colonies.
A nucleus hive is a miniature colony with all the components of a full-size colony, including a laying queen, workers, brood at all stages of development, pollen, and honey. The benefits of a nuc are that the bees are working together to establish their colony. The queen is mated, accepted, and laying. The nucleus colony gives you about a four week head start toward getting your hive prepared for winter.
Learning Opportunities
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* Bee School for new and prospective beekeepers every February.
* Sustainability Seminars for beekeepers with at least 3-5 years of experience.
* Speakers and discussion at monthly general meetings