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Dave is the owner of Dave Lewcon Apiaries which has over 120 hives in Worcester and Norfolk Counties and Rhode Island. He is a board member, Bee School Instructor, and the Communications Director for the Worcester County Beekeeper Association. In 2018, he was chosen as their “Beekeeper of the Year.” In past years, he was also involved in studies sponsored by Harvard and the USDA, which analyzed the toxic response of neonicotinoids on honeybees.

Vitellogenin has become essential for reproduction in almost all egg-laying animals and, in addition, central to survival, healthspan, and adaptive behavior in many species, including in honey bees. This evening, I will summarize my research on Vitellogenin to explain how it supports colony health and successful winter survival.

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 [...]

Frontiers in Small Hive Beetle Control Date: Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, 7:00-8:30pm via Zoom Location: Zoom As far back as the 1960s, the American beekeeping [...]

By Larry VandeVenter -- Boston beekeeper; BABA and Classroom Hives board member. Like pinballs, mites regularly fall off bees and end up on the hive's [...]

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. [...]

EAS Master Beekeeper 21' Head Beekeeper at the Best Bees Co. Nate grew up in Maryland helping to take care of a few hives in his [...]

To register email: president@bostonbeekeepers.org Free to all BABA members!! The perilous life of a drone Drone honey bees are woefully understudied. An abundance of healthy, [...]

Solitary Bees and Bee Hotels (This is not an event organized or hosted by BABA) February 25, 2023 (Saturday) 1:00-2:30pm Location: Boston Nature Center and [...]

Introduction to Native Bees (This is not an event organized or hosted by BABA) February 11, 2023 (Saturday) 1:00-2:30pm Location: Boston Nature Center and Wildlife [...]