Please bring your lawn chair, veil and smoker to all hive openings

Cancelled meetings due to weather may be rescheduled. Please check email or call 207 586-6800.

January 2012
Friday, January 20, 2012 Spectrum Generations, Damariscotta, ME (Business Route 1, Above Subway in rear of building) click here for directions	It's SHOWTIME!! 7:00-9:00 PM We will kick off the evening with the showing of Queen of the Sun...What are the Bees Telling Us. It is "a profound, alternative look at the global bee crisis. Taking us on a journey through the catastrophic disappearance of bees and the mysterious world of the beehive, this engaging and ultimately uplifting film weaves an unusual and dramatic story of the heartfelt struggles of beekeepers, scientists and philosophers from around the world". Popcorn included!
February 2012
Friday, February 17, 2012 Location: Maine Mead Works, 51 Washington Avenue, Portland, ME 773-6323. RSVP to attend and indicate interest in car pooling to the event.	Tour and Wine Tasting evening at MAINE MEAD WORKS, Portland, ME 6:00 – 8:00 PM "Using locally sourced honey, clear pure water and our own proprietary yeast strain, we blend ancient tradition and modern science to produce distinctive wines..." Join us for an in depth look at the process of making mead! The tour and wine tasting will be a private tour and tasting for KLCB members and friends/family.
March 2012
March 6-April 3, 2012 Medomak Middle School, Waldoboro, ME	2012 KLCB Bee School 6:30 -9:00 PM on 5 consecutive Tuesdays beginning on 3/6/2012. Details to follow
Friday, March 16, 2012 Amy Campbell's Home 68 Beauchamp St., Rockport click here for directions	Flower Foragers: Bees and Others in My Backyard and Borders. Amy Campbell will treat us to a viewing of photographs taken in our local area and introduce some familiar and unfamiliar flower seeking insects that make a garden an ecosystem.
April 2012
Saturday, April 21 Home of Dick and Jean Vose Lower Cross Rd Nobleboro click here for directions	Hive Opening 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Join Dick and Jean Vose for the spring hive opening. Hive opening begins at 10:30 and finishes by 12:30. At this hive opening, hive bodies are traditionally reversed, bottom boards are cleaned, brood and queen presence will be checked along with overall colony health. Coffee, tea and cold drinks will be served. Snacks for the refreshment table are welcome. A question and answer time will follow the hive opening. Bring hat and veil, jacket and a chair!
May 2012
Saturday, May 19, 2012 Home of Dick & Amy Royer & Zabby’s Farm, 600 Manktown Rd, Waldoboro click here for directions Zabby's is about 1/4 mile further up Manktown Road on the left.	End of Year Meeting/Annual Auction 10:00 AM-2:00 PM Bring items for auction, a dish for potluck lunch, a hat, veil and chair!
June 2012
Saturday, June 18, 2011 Ridge Mist Llamas Newcastle click here for directions	Annual Meeting/Hive Opening with Ken Warchol 10:00-2:00 Bring your appetites, a dish for potluck, meat/fish to grill, a hat and veil, a chair and a BIG pail for llama poop for your garden! Ken has agreed to visit with us again and share results from his research and more nuggets of wisdom and experience. We would like to take Ken and his wife out for a lobster dinner....and would love members of the club to join in evening festivities. More details to follow!