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BrCBA Hosts Mass Bee Fall Meeting & Honey Show
November 4, 2023
Bristol Community College
A fantastic and informative event with 2 renowned speakers, Deborah Klughers and Paul Kelly.
8 vendors offered a variety of useful and beautiful bee products.
Mass Bee sponsored a Honey Show and Contest, with Chris and Paul Delaney judging
Lauri Bissonette took home top honors in the 'Baking with Honey' category with her Honey, Lemon and Ginger Biscotti...yum.Amy Tessier took home 2 of the coveted honey awards.
Many thanks to our volunteers, MaryAnne and Tom Lord, Cindy Kerr, Debb Stellmach, Kai Armstrong, Lisa Sherman, Lauri Bissonette, Tiffiney Barlow, Ami Isham, Mike Delaney, Kitty deGroot, Sara Roy, Ann Dunham, John Sawyer, Tim Cummings, Ed Lowe, Kristen Lofstrom, Bill Mackintosh, Mary Ann Zuber, Charlene Mello. From start to finish, you all made it happen.
Mead Making
September 24, 2023
Rotch Jones Duff House Museum, New Bedford, MA
BrCBA joined mead makers at the Rotch Jones Duff House Museum on a very rainy Sunday 9-24.
The rain did not hamper the fun as we shared information about honeybees and pollinator safety.
Our beautiful observation hive is always the hit of every event we attend.
Many thanks to Tom and MaryAnne Lord, our star volunteers for education and outreach.
Hive Opening
September 9, 2023
Little Compton, RI
Club member, Bill Mac MacIntosh, hosted 20 beekeepers at his beautiful apiary in Little Compton.
We opened hives as he talked about single brood hives, queen rearing, bee nutrition, winterizing, benefits of 9 frame honey supers and a plethora of other topics.
Ed Lowe offered a honey harvesting workshop in Mac’s barn demonstrating hot knife wax removal and proper frame loading for extraction.
This was our first apiary hive opening event in 3 years and could not have been any better!
Big thanks to Mac, Ed and President Mike for making it all happen.
Club "Swarm" 2023
May 27, 2023
American Legion, Berkeley, MA
Over 100 Bristol County Beekeepers gathered to celebrate all things bees.
Speakers Paul Tessier and Dan Lewcon provided valuable information.
We had a delicious lunch and a great raffle.
This is a wonderful annual spring gathering.
Spring fling on 4/2/2023 with the Easter Bunny.
Thanks to Tom and Mary Ann Lord, Kai Armstrong, Holly Palladino, and Leslie Knowles for volunteering.
Earth Day 4/22/23 at the Buttonwood park Zoo.
Thanks to Charlene Mello, her helper, Glenys Foster and Tom and Mary Ann Lord for volunteering for the event.
Dartmouth Grange Fair Saturday, September 10, 2022
It was a beautiful day. Tim sold some honey.
Spoke with lots of people and handed out some of our brand new club informational postcards.
Taunton River Festival Sunday, June 12, 2022
Bristol County Beekeepers attended this free fun family event sponsored by the Taunton River Watershed Alliance at Weir Riverfront Park in Taunton, MA. Club members were on hand with a table of educational materials and the honeybee observation hive.
Bristol County Beekeepers Association at the Bristol County Agricultural High School Open House. May 7, 2022
Bristol County Beekeepers Association at the Buttonwood Zoo, New Bedford.Party for the Planet
April 23, 2022
Club "Swarm" Event 2021
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