Welcome to the Kearsarge Beekeepers Association (KBA)

We are located in the heart of New Hampshire and are dedicated to promoting beekeeping and supporting beekeepers in our area.

We meet 6 times a year at various locations to discuss news and exchange beekeeping knowledge. We have a club newsletter, live demonstrations and social gatherings.

If you are have any questions about the club or beekeeping in general, please consult with one of our officers/members via e-mail or telephone (see matrix below).

Next Meeting: Saturday, March 13th, 1:00pm at the Warner Library

Agenda:
Mike Palmer is going to be our guest speaker for the day. He will be discussing the ins and outs on running a self sufficaint apiary, Breeding local queens, and overwintering nucs. We will have some time before or after Mike to conduct a small bussiness meeting.

Club Bylaws

Note: Special Thanks to Dan Stearns and Stinger Innovations for demonstrating their Bee-Z-Smoker! They have offered to donate a Bee-Z-Smoker to the KBA for a raffle/demo.

Click here for the Current Newsletter

Click here for the KBA Membership Form

Newsletter Archive:
Sept 2009
July 2009
May 2009
March 2009
Nov 2008
Sept 2008
July 2008

If you are interested in more infromation about beekeeping or the KBA, please contact the following members:

President	Troy Hall	603-252-9564
Vice President	Cynthia Hayes	603-763-5127
Treasurer	Mary Lloyd-Evans	603-735-5058
Assistant Treasurer	Robin Gray	603-927-4127
Secretary	Gayle Bates	603-938-5325
Free-Bee Consultant	Richard Brewester	603-735-5495	prefers ESP to e-mail
Webmaster	Mike Bellino	603-938-5129

KBA E-group Email Addresses

Post message:	KBA-NH@yahoogroups.com
Subscribe:	KBA-NH-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Unsubscribe:	KBA-NH-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
List owner:	KBA-NH-owner@yahoogroups.com

Here are some other web sites recommended by club members:
Bee Supplies:
Bee-Z-Smoker
BetterBee
SKS Bottle & Packaging
Brushy Mountain Bee Farm

In Search of the Best Strains of Bees
http://perso.fundp.ac.be/~jvandyck/homage/books/FrAdam/voyages/2voy/en.shtml

Mysteries of Bee-keeping Explained by M. Quinby:
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/25185

Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee by L. L. Langstroth:
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/24583

The Life of the Bee by Maurice Maeterlinck:
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/4511

A Description of the Bar-and-Frame-Hive by William Augustus Munn:
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/19319

Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes and Other Papers by John Burroughs:
(This book has a excellent section on locating wild honey bees)
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/3163

PUBLIC DOMAIN BOOKS at Archive.org:
Guide to bee-keeping in British Columbia (1911):
http://www.archive.org/details/guidetobeekeepin00toddrich

Practical beekeeping designed for the use of the beginner and small
apiarist; (1907):
http://www.archive.org/details/practicalbeekeep00bentrich

Beekeeping; a discussion of the life of the honeybee and of the
production of honey (1918):
http://www.archive.org/details/beekeepingdiscus00philrich

Plants And Beekeeping (1945):
http://www.archive.org/details/plantsandbeekeep031830mbp

PODCAST
Colony Collapse Disorder in 2008:
http://www.archive.org/details/AgroinnovationsPodcastColonyCollapseDisorderIn200\
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OPEN CONTENT PUBLISHING (collaborative)
Wikibooks Beekeeping Books:
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Beekeeping

UNIVERSITY / GOVT PUBLICATIONS
Bee Keeping Basics - Penn State University:
http://pubs.cas.psu.edu/FreePubs/pdfs/agrs93.pdf

University of California Fundamentals of Beekeeping:
http://www.beeguild.org/CA_Beekeeping_V1.pdf

British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture Fact Sheets:
http://www.al.gov.bc.ca/apiculture/factsheets/indexfs.htm

Web hosting graciously afforded to the KBA by Dimentech

Last revised March 06, 2010