AUGUSTA — The Maine State Beekeepers Association recently announced that Dr. Thomas D. Seeley will be the keynote speaker at the upcoming MSBA Bee Fest planned from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8, at Viles Arboretum, 153 Hospital St.
The event is set to include more than 30 beekeeping demonstrations presented by Master Beekeepers and experts in managing honey bee colonies in Maine. There will be nine demonstration areas including an open hive demonstration area in the Kennebec Beekeepers Association’s apiary on the Viles Arboretum property.
Bee Fest is a free event. More than 200 experienced beekeepers as well as want-to-be beekeepers looking for more information on the art and science of keeping honey bees in Maine are expected at the event.
Seeley is a retired professor in biology at Cornell University. For 40 years, from 1980 to 2020, he taught courses on animal behavior and conducted research on the behavior, social life and ecology of honey bees.
Besides being a honey bee biologist, Seeley also is an avid beekeeper.
For more information visit mainebeekeepers.org.
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