Our Meeting Schedule Is Changing Soon!
Beginning in June 2026 our meetings will be held on the last WEDNESDAY of the month.
April 30 @ 6pm
OTS (On The Spot) Queen Rearing with John Schwartz.
Raising Queens – Increasing Colonies – Preventing Swarms – Managing Mites
May 25th @ 6PM
A Deep Dive Into Oxalic Acid
Randy has been using fluorescent tracers and a novel titration method to track the distribution and
perseverance of acid residues on the bees’ bodies following the approved and yet-unapproved
application methods. This research has now unblended us as to what happens to oxalic acid in the hive, how quickly it degrades, and how and why to use different application methods for best efficacy.
Open Hive Schedule 2026
July 11th @ The Maine Bee Company with Jason Peters and Jen Lund
