Become a Mentor - Help Others Learn & Grow
This holiday, consider giving to the beekeeping community by becoming a Mentor and helping new beekeepers learn and grow!
top of page
Search
Bee Talks Recap - December 2022
We discuss late pollen, Instant Vap usage, honey selling requirements, absconded hives, package treatment, plus more on winterization and...
Bring Your Questions (and Recommendations) to Bee Talks
We're introducing new segments during Bee Talks: Product and Reading Recommendations. Bring yours to our next Bee Talks...
Bee Talks Recap - November 2022
We discuss sugar cakes, winterization, mite counts, yellowjackets, formic acid, oxalic acid, and more...
Mark Creighton Update
We are saddened to hear that Mark Creighton's wife passed away last Sunday. We send our sincere condolences in his time of need.
Join us at the upcoming Honey Harvest Festival at Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens
3rd annual Honey Harvest Festival is Sunday, September 18th from 11am - 3pm at the Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens...
Hive Registration - We All Benefit
Please take a moment to register your hives this spring and help us all enjoy a safe beekeeping season...
The North America Mite-A-Thon Is About To Start And You Can Participate!
The Mite-A-Thon is a North American effort to collect Varroa mite infestation data in honey bee colonies. Participate at www.mitecheck.com
The Switcheroo!
The Spring Inspection Workshop will take place April 23rd...
Queen Producers Wanted!
We are looking for beekeepers who wish to become queen producers, or who are already queen producers, to participate in our ...
Winter Cleanup Time
What is this, you might ask? Well, it's a specially fabricated all-metal tool used to pull dead bees out of your bottom board entrance...
Winter Is a Good Time to Register your Bee Hives
Registering your hives is not only a good idea; it's the law and it's free.
Please join us in making beekeeping in Connecticut safer...
Mentors, CBA Needs Your Help
Happy New Year everyone. Every year, our January Bee School results in many people requesting a mentor, and it’s already begun. We are a...
Volunteer Secretary Needed
CBA needs a secretary CBA needs a volunteer secretary that can record the minutes of our monthly board meetings. The meetings are held on...
Henri Is On Its Way - Tropical Storm Preparation
CBA suggests you prepare for the worst-case, meaning protect your colonies by either strapping them down to their stand or putting...
Tech Beeks Needed
CBA is looking for a few technical beekeepers to help with video work and website updates. Both volunteer positions are not full-time and...
The Bee Informed Partnership Survey is Seeking Partipants
The BIP survey is the longest national effort to monitor honey bee mortality rates in the U.S. - learn how to participate here.
Announcing CBA's New Video Library
Watch the latest Bee Talks and view Worskshop and Special Event videos from CBA.
Gifts from Our State Bee Inspector
Our State bee inspector Mark Creighton has been busy on your behalf writing a federal grant that allowed him to purchase valuable bee...
Good News for Mentors!
A primary enhancement to the program is allowing mentors once a year the opportunity to choose from among a number of free benefits...
A Message From the American Bee Journal
In a normal year, we send thousands of free issues of American Bee Journal to clubs across the country to hand out to workshop and...
The Bees are Still Flying
Here it is, November 27th, the day after Thanksgiving, and the bees in my yard are out and flying. November has been a warm introduction...
The Right Size Matters - when it comes to wintering colonies
When it comes to a colony that you're expecting to winter over, the right size matters, but what do we mean by the right size, and how is it
bottom of page