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.
Enter Maine’s 2026 Fat Queen Bee Photo Contest – a celebration of the most impressive honey bee queens in the State of Maine. Deadline August 15.
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2026 Bee Fest!!
September 13 — 10am to 4pm
Bee Fest is a free honeybee celebration, with demonstrations, beekeepers and bees!
Celebrating 50 years in Maine 1976-2026
More on the Bee Fest ->
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Upcoming Webinars
August 26, 2026 – 7 pm
Courtney MacInnis
A Tale of Two Parasites: What Beekeepers Should Know About Vairimorpha (Nosema) Ceranae and Lotmaria Passim
Courtney MacInnis is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Lethbridge where she studies the effect of Lotmaria passim on various aspects of honey bee health. Courtney received her MSc and PhD degrees at the University of Alberta in collaboration with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada under the supervision of Dr. Steve Pernal.
Sept 22, 2026 – 7 pm
Keith Delaplane
Partnering with Biology to Improve Honey Bee Health
Keith Delaplane is Professor Emeritus of Entomology at the University of Georgia where he worked from 1990-2024. Research by Keith, his students, and coworkers resulted in hundreds of publications ranging across basic honey bee (and termite) biology, health management, pollination, and social evolution, garnering over 6600 citations by peers around the world.
July 20, Aug 17, Sept 21, Oct 19 & Nov 24
7:00 pm
Jenn & Brittany
Monthly Apiary Chat
Apiary Chats are not recorded so, as Jen says, ‘BEE there or BEE square.’