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NHBA Fall meeting – there’s still time to register
We still have seats available for the NHBA fall meeting… Don’t miss your chance to hear Randy Oliver share his extensive beekeeping knowledge!!! Just fill out the registration form (The new deadline for signing up is 10/11/18) :Fall Meeting Registration 2018 (PDF copy)
Randy Oliver – NHBA Fall meeting Speaker
NHBA is lucky to be hosting Randy Oliver as our keynote speaker at the NHBA fall meeting on 10/20 from 9-3 at Camp Carpenter in Manchester NH. Pre-registration for the meeting is required: Fall Meeting 2018 (PDF copy) The day’s agenda is : 2018 Fall Meeting Agenda (PDF) Randy has been keeping bees since 1966. […]
NHBA 2018 Fall Meeting – featuring Randy Oliver
*this special meeting series is partially funded through the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets & Foods Integrated Pest Management Grant Program. ** Register early – we expect the venue to fill up and we will NOT be able to accept walkins the day of the meeting! Date: October 20, 2018 ; 9am-3pm Venue: Camp […]
NH HoneyBee Mural Being Painted in August!
This August international artist Matt Willey is coming to New Hampshire to paint a fifty-foot mural depicting the beauty of honey bees on the south-facing outside entrance wall of Peterborough’s Community Center. He will capture the unique elegance of honey bees as part of his ambitious world-wide initiative to raise awareness about pollinators by painting […]
2017-18 NHBA Winter Loss Survey Results
We had got great response to this year’s . The data this year represents almost 400 beekeepers, over 1300 hives and over 300 NUCs. The winter loss was 58% for hives and 49% for NUCs in 2017-18. While this is better than the 65% hive loss we saw in 2016-17, it is still disturbingly high. […]
Reyah Carlson to Speak at the North Country Beekeeper’s July meeting
Date: July 8, 2018; 6pm Location: The Rocks Estate, 4 Christmas Tree Lane, Bethleham, NH The North Country Beekeepers Association’s July meeting features Reyah Carlson, internationally recognized apitherapist. Reyah has been keeping bees since age 12, and became interested in apitherapy in the late 1980s. She has conducted workshops for many beekeeping organizations, doctors, patients, […]
New NH HoneyBee Diagnostic Network
Beekeepers in New Hampshire have a new resource to help better understand the health of their honey bees. The NH Honey Bee Diagnostic Network (NHHBDN) is a group of dedicated volunteers who have been trained how to analyze honey bees for infections of Nosema, a disease that is hard to detect in a hive but […]
NHBA 2018 Summer Picnic
Date/Time : June 16, 2018 from 10-3 Location: Musterfield Farms, Harvey Road, North Sutton, NH The outing is FREE for current NHBA members. You can pay your 2018 dues at the meeting! Speakers & Topics: TBD We will have the annual Smoker contest. Contest Rules: No wood pellets, pre-made plugs, or burlap can be used. Smoker […]
NH 2017-18 Winter Hive Loss Survey
The NH Beekeepers Association (NHBA) is collecting data on NH honeybee hive loss for the winter of 2017/2018. The short survey is open to all beekeepers in the state – you do not need to be part of NHBA to participate. The results will be published on the NHBA website in June, and available by […]
Pawtuckaway Beekeepers and Seacoast Beekeepers winter annual event featuring Kirk Webster
Pawtuckaway Beekeepers and Seacoast Beekeepers winter annual event featuring Kirk Webster March 10th 2018 – 9 to 12pm (snow date of March 11th) held at: BSA Camp Carpenter 300 Blondin Rd. in Manchester, NH Free for SBA/PBA members All are welcome to join us for $10 at the door Kirk Webster’s presentation: …..with all the science, […]
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