Welcome to MSBA
MSBA is a non-profit membership organization of beekeepers in Maine, dedicated to education, using best practices and honey bee health. Affiliated with local chapters throughout the state, MSBA also works with the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to promote the honey bee, products of the hive and initiatives to support beekeepers.
Fill Out the 2024/2025 Maine Beekeeper Survey
The annual Maine beekeeper survey of losses and management practices is now live and ready for your input! Gathering this type of data is important for seeing trends, recognizing when and how losses occur, and determining where to focus education/outreach activities in the future. A summary report of the survey will be presented at the Maine State Beekeepers annual meeting in October and available online.
Survey link:
2024/2025 Maine Beekeeper Survey
2025 MSBA Webinars
- April 22 7PM with Dorinda Priebe- 'Extreme Swarm Management': Recording Available
- May 5 7PM with Lincoln Sennett- 'Commercial Beekeeping': Recording Available
- June 5 7PM with Tucka Bee- (topic TBD)
Dial In for Upcoming Webinars
+1 929 436 2866 US (New York)
Meeting ID: 868 3034 6655
Passcode: 253900
Swarm Removal Team
Swarming is part of the honey bee's natural reproductive cycle, in which the
queen and a portion of the population leave the hive to find a new home.
These bees are largely harmless, but can be an alarming sight for some.
MSBA's volunteers can help relocate a honey bee swarm that has settled
on your property.
Please note: our volunteers DO NOT REMOVE
HONEY BEES FROM INSIDE BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES, are not
exterminators and do not remove bumble bees, wasps or hornets.
State Apiary Chats with Jen and Brittney are back!
Join in for the first one of 2025 on April 21 at 7PM.
These are not recorded so, as Jen says, ‘Bee there or bee square’. Join Zoom Meeting- https://us06web.zoom.us/j/
Additional Apiary Chats- are scheduled on June 16, July 21, August 18, September 15 and October 20 all starting at 7PM