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Dedicated to promoting beekeeping in the greater Keene Area |
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The
Monadnock Beekeepers
Association is a beekeeping
club for both beginning
and experienced beekeepers
in the Monadnock and
Connecticut River
Valley regions.
We meet on the first
Thursday of each
month either at Stonewall
Farm in Keene, NH or at the Dublin Public Library in Dublin, NH.
Please feel free to
come to a meeting
or contact us if you
have an interest in
beekeeping.
June 6 Meeting at Stonewall Farm in KeeneSpeaker: Dan Conlon
Splits and WinterizingDan Conlon, owner of Warm Colors Apiary in South Deerfield, MA, will give a talk to the club on splits and winterizing. Dan is a former Beekeeper of the Year for both the the Massachusetts Beekeepers Association and EAS (Eastern Apicultural Society). He is the Massachusetts director of EAS and a member of the Russian Queen Breeders Association. "Beekeeping for Dummies" Author, Howland Blackiston, to Speak Saturday, June 8th at the Keene Public Library, Keene, New Hampshire
The Monadnock Beekeepers Association has invited "Beekeeping for Dummies" author Howland Blackiston to speak Saturday, June 8th at the Keene Public Library in the auditorium from 10:00 AM -12:00PM. Doors open at 9:00 AM. Admission is free for members and $15 for non members. Attendees are welcome to bring books for an autograph. Howland Blackiston has been keeping bees since 1981. He has written many articles on beekeeping and appeared on dozens of television and radio programs, including CNBC, CNN, NPR, The Discovery Channel, and Sirius Satellite Radio. Howland has been a keynote speaker at conferences in more than 40 countries, is the past president of the Back Yard Beekeepers Association, and is the co-founder of http://www.bee-commerce.com. 2013 Beekeeping ClassInterested in keeping bees? Sign up of the 2013 Beginner's Bee Class! (more information) The first Beginner Bee class gave an introduction to beekeeping, set people up with a "bee buddy", and helped people figure out where to site their hive. |
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Bee illustration by Jennifer Kane. |