Central Beekeepers Alliance

Beekeeping for Women – 90 Years Ago

Thanks to Gail Duncan for sharing a gem of beekeeping history — “I guess it could have been worse,” she says, of the “Beekeeping for Women” section from the 1915 classic Beekeeping book by E.F. Phillips. “Sounds like he was trying to soften the blow to the dear sweet women folk!” Beekeeping for Women A [...]

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Central Beekeepers meet 8 July 2008

Tuesday, 8 July 2008 Central Beekeepers Alliance Meeting Agricultural Research Centre, Fredericton, NB 7:30 p.m. Want to learn more about Beekeeping? Central Beekeepers meet on the second Tuesday of the month. Visitors and new beekeepers are always welcome! Most meetings include an educational session, group discussion, or hands-on demonstration for the benefit of beginning beekeepers [...]

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Honey Bees are Important to Food Production: newspaper says

Beekeeping just got a bit more press coverage! Myths about honey bees abound and the Central Beekeepers Alliance (CBA) is devoted to smashing these misconceptions. Established in 1963, the CBA is one of the most proactive beekeepers’ groups in the province. On Saturday, 24 May 2008, Fredericton’s Daily Gleaner newspaper published an article by Andrea [...]

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