2024 Mass Bee Field Day is scheduled for Saturday, June 15th at UMass Amherst
FREE ADMISSION
June 15th, 9 am Registration Table opens at 8:00 am.
Location? UMASS Agricultural Learning Center 911 N. Pleasant St. Free Parking
Hosted by Franklin County Beekeepers Association Amherst, MA Co-Hosted by UMass Amherst FIELD DAY 2024
Preregistration is encouraged. Attending the Event is FREE.
Preregister for Lunch at Massbee.org by June 10 Lunch is $15
ICE CREAM BY Flayvors of Cooks Farms a fourth-generation Dairy Farm that makes its ice cream in Hadley. All Local Ingredients, including Warm Colors Honey!
4 Presentation Sessions (Two Morning Sessions, Two Afternoon Sessions / 6 site locations
Smoker Contest with Ken Warchol
LL LANGSTROTH FIELD DAY T-shirts for sale!
This year’s Raffle Prizes include 3 MDAR Nucs as well as Donated Products from Betterbee, Mann Lake, Dadant, Maxant, “The Photo Hive” and our many other Vendors!
FOR THE SAKE OF SAFETY, VEILS ARE REQUIRED FOR LIVE BEE DEMONSTRATIONS
Field Day is a fun-filled, outdoor learning session held at the 70-acre UMass Agricultural Learning Center “Living Classroom” in Amherst. Hands-on educational sessions covering topics for beginning, immediate, and expert beekeepers. Major bee equipment suppliers such as Betterbee, Dadant, and Mann Lake exhibit as well as local vendors and artisans.
Franklin County Beekeepers Association has been the host of the Massachusetts Beekeepers Association’s annual Field Day since its inception in 2006.
