Happy Spring!

Happy Spring

More information here:  http://www.calendar.umaine.edu/?days=1&start=20100222

Rosemont Market - Portland, Maine

I'll be at Rosemont Market at 559 Brighton Avenue in Portland this afternoon talking about and tasting Honey from local blooms here in town from 3-5 PM.

This is part of the "launch" of the new Maine Mead Works local batch, "Portland Honey Harvest" which is made with my honey!

If you are in the neighborhood and would like to try and taste some mead, come stop by. There will be other batches of mead to try and compare and I've got several different honeys to taste as well.

Rosemont also has an amazing selection of other local foods and wines in case you are looking for something special for New Years' Eve.

York County - Springvale - The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Service is co-ordinating a 5 week course, meeting on 5 consecutive Monday evenings, 6:00 to 8:30 PM, starting February 22th until March 29. The class sessions will be held at the Nason College. A field session will be included. Regular Instructors will be Master Beekeeper Erin Forbes, and Experienced Beekeeper Larry Peiffer, both are Maine State Beekeeper Association Board Members. The cost of the course is $85 per person. Pre-Registration is required by February 17. Enrollment is limited to 40 Students. . Click here for a pdf application and information. For more information contact University of Maine Cooperative Extension in York County at 1-800-287-1535 (in state) or 207-324-2814 or email: frankw@umext.maine.edu

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Instructor: Erin MacGregor-Forbes, Master Beekeeper;

Instructor: Erin MacGregor-Forbes, Master Beekeeper; Guest Instructor, Anthony Jadczak, Maine State Apiarist
5 Sessions at the University of Southern Maine Portland Campus, at a class room to be determined, on WEDNESDAY NIGHTS, January 20, 27, February 3, 10, 17, and the 24 is a snow date.

Apiary management is a 5 week Intermediate Bee School designed to hone the skills of beekeepers.  The focus will be for beekeepers with 2-5 years of experience and 2-12 colonies. The course content will emphasize practical honey bee colony management techniques for beekeepers

Cost: $80.00 per person (or couple).  Space limits this course to 45 people.
FMI Contact University 207-780-4205 or 1-800-287-1471 of Maine Cooperative Extension (toll-free in Maine only).

PDF of Course Description -  Intermediate Apiary Management 2010

PDF of Course Application - Intermediate Bee School Registration Form

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Public Market House - Portland December 12 and 13

Contact the farm for more information, or follow this link: http://wolfesneckfarm.org/documents/diybeekeeeping2009-10-16.pdf

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