| On this page you'll find the most recent events and points of interest. |
| It's that time once again. Yes, you need to renew your MSBA Membership. You can go to: MSBA Membership to get an easy to print out membership form. |
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| August 2, 2008 Cumberland County Beekeepers Association Exhibit The Maine Wildlife Park in Gray, will host the Cumberland County Beekeepers August 2, 2008. Learn about the industrious life of the honey bee, and the role of the beekeeper. Parts of the bee hive and beekeeping equipment will be on display, and experienced beekeepers will be available to answer your questions. Honey and other products of the hive will be for sale. |
| In The NEWS |
 Seacoast.com By: Debaroh McDermott May 11, 08 In
South Berwick, neighborhood
residents are buzzing about the actions of a Portland Road
man who brought a hive of honeybees into his downtown back yard to
pollinate his fruit trees. For the rest of the story, CLICK
HERE.
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| Plano
Television Network |
| Urban
Bee Keepers Educating Residents. For the rest of the story, CLICK
HERE. |
| Boston
Globe By: Irene Sege, Globe Staff April 28, 2008 Buzz grows over beekeeping Soaring enrollment in county 'bee schools' reflects a national trend. CLICK HERE for the rest of the story. |
| CBS
NEWS (AP) Scientific investigators have a new suspect for what's been killing billions of honeybees: an Israeli acute paralysis virus previously unknown in the United States. For the rest of the story, CLICK HERE. |
| October
28, 2007 |
| Bees
were recently featured on 60 Minutes. In this program, "What's
with the Bees", featured interviews by David Hackenberg on ther
Colony Collapse Disorder. The full program can be viewed on-line
at: CBS
NEWS |
| October 2007 |
| The
PBS Nature website has several excerpts that feature the Colony
Collapse Disorder. This is also a very informative and up to date
web page. To read and watch more CLICK HERE |
| Vanishing Bees Vex Scientists |
| May
16, 2007
This
is a story from CNN World News. It's their latest story on
the Disappearing Honey bees. To read the entire article CLICK
HERE
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| The
Portland Press Hearald |
| May
2, 2007 If you were looking in the State of Maine for an article on the Disappearing Honey Bees, The Portland Press Herald wrote this article. It's more about the affects this topic has on our state's agriculture. For the whole article, CLICK HERE |
Vanishing Honeybees Mystify Scientists
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| April
22, 2007
This
is a story from CNN World News
• Billions of bees have mysteriously vanished since late last year in the U.S. • Disappearing bees have also been reported in Europe and Brazil • One-third of the U.S. diet depends on pollination, mostly by honeybees • Some beekeepers are losing 50 percent of their bees to the disorder CLICK
HERE for the rest of the story.
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WGME
- NEWS 13
The Disappearing Bees March
28, 2007
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| Bee
Colony Collapse Disorder - Where is it all Heading? |
| March 15, 2007 This is a Story
related to the Disappearance of Honey Bees around the country and
some found missing Eroupe. For the rest of the story, CLICK
HERE
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| Fall
Dwindle Disease December 15, 2006
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