July Honey

Please join us as we check out the supers on the club hive. We just may do some extracting if they are heavy. Don't forget the Waterford Worlds Fair starts July 15th. Our club will be represented! Hot dogs and coffee available

Summer Pot Luck

Fox Run Farm 142 Wyman Hill Road, Rumford, ME, United States

Please join us for our annual summer pot luck cookout. This year the Cottrill's will be graciously hosting at their Rumford farm. The fun starts after 12:00 p.m. on Saturday August 13th. There will be some people gathering at our South Paris, Olson Road location and then car pooling to the pot luck. They will be leaving from the parking lot at 11:30 a.m. Please bring a folding chair if you…

Preparing your hives for the changing season

University of Maine Cooperative 9 Olson Road, South Paris, ME, United States

Al Borzelli will speak to club members on all aspects of preparing your bees for winter.  Weather permitting there will be an open hive, so bring your veils. club members Lynwood, Christopher and Paul

October Meeting

University of Maine Cooperative 9 Olson Road, South Paris, ME, United States

Check your schedule and make time for the October club meeting. Warm fall weather allows continued feeding, but that won't last forever. Find out the best tactics for preparing for the cold weather - just ask your fellow bee club members! Hot dogs and coffee will be waiting.

Open forum for all topics

University of Maine Cooperative 9 Olson Road, South Paris, ME, United States

Our November meeting will allow discussion on all topics offered.  

Holiday Party

University of Maine Cooperative 9 Olson Road, South Paris, ME, United States

You are cordially invited to the 2016 OHHC Annual Holiday Potluck Party. Please come and bring your favorite dish to share with your fellow beekeepers and friends. We will have a holiday Ham and presents from Santa to get you into the spirit of the season. This will also be the last club meeting of 2016 and we will be electing  club officers for the 2017 year. We look forward to seeing…

First Meeting of the New Year

University of Maine Cooperative 9 Olson Road, South Paris, ME, United States

Don't stand out there in the ice and snow! Come on in for some hot coffee and grub.  

Meet Maine’s new Apiarist and Inspector

University of Maine Cooperative 9 Olson Road, South Paris, ME, United States

Jennifer Lund will be speaking at our March 11th meeting. Come out and ask her questions about beekeeping across our state and what a state inspector can offer to Maine's honeybee community.

Open Hive Honey Extraction

University of Maine Cooperative 9 Olson Road, South Paris, ME, United States

Are you ready to harvest? Some are. our extractor Come out to the Paris extension office for a lesson on how to do it. Learn how to check out and use the club extractor.  

2017 North American Mite-A-Thon

This is the first annual coordinated event to gather data on Varroa mite infestations and to discuss management strategies. Commercial, sideliner, and hobbyist beekeepers will be enrolled to participate through their respective clubs and associations to create a broad distribution of sampling sites across Canada, the United States, and Mexico. A common measurement protocol will be used, and data will be uploaded to the Mite Check database. beeculture.com Click here…