CCBA hosts open hives monthly from May through September. These provide a great opportunity for hands-on learning. Experienced beekeepers lead a guided inspection of a hive, demonstrating hive activities, splits, nuc making, mite treatment application and other essential tasks specific to the season. These are member-only events and we ask that you bring a veil. Directions to the host locations are sent out via Google Group emails prior to the event. They usually begin at 10:00 AM.

2025 Open Hives – TBD

Past Open Hives:

June 15th 2024    10 am- 12 pm. Cooper Charolais Farm and Apiary.

42 Montgomery Road Windham, ME Bring your veil and questions. We will be opening multiple hives and cover a variety of topics. Answering questions is a priority.

Saturday, June 25, 2022 2 PM

Shaker Village  707 Shaker Road in New Gloucester.

 Jennifer Lund will provide us with insights, guidance and good humor.

8 hives will be available to pick from.

 Paul Gillis 

Saturday 21st  2022 at 2pm Tidewater Club Hives in Falmouth Special guest Chris Rogers of Backwoods Bee Farm  will be guiding us through wrangling of our now monster hives 😊   feeling pretty good about  getting them through a long winter of feeding, but they are ALL booming.  Hoping the Russian hive didn’t swarm after the sentinel sampling last week, but we shall see if our efforts to slow worked. We hope to go through some splitting and possibly follow with a formic treatment If warranted.   Sept 4, 2021    9:30-11 Tidewater Apiary – Club Hives Formic Treatment follow up, Checking  Queens, Honey stores and Demo on harvesting techniques. June 12, 2021   Tidewater Apiary – Club Hives  Thalassa Raasch  Time TBD

June 19, 2021   10-Noon,    Rain day – Sunday This is always a great Open Hive especially for new Beekeepers. Multiple hives are opened by multiple beekeepers all at the same time. Makes for smaller groups, better visibility, and easier Q&A.