MAINE BEE WELLNESS

The purpose of maine bee wellness is to: a. Provide and promote beekeeper education, primarily for backyard and sideline beekeepers but also the public including: i. The use of so called tech transfer teams (providing hands on lessons of proven techniques for helping beekeepers make data driven decisions) and the gathering of samples for lab analysis. Ii. Sponsored & co-sponsored classes on various beekeeping related topics. Iii. Having a web site and social media presence, providing bee related information and data. Iv. The development and distribution of beekeeper training documents, to include the sponsorship or co-sponsorship of train-the-trainer type sessions. B. Sponsor and co-sponsor speakers at beekeeping clubs and schools. C. Provide support to coalitions of northern queen breeders, with the one requirement being that those coalitions have an active or desired presence in maine. D. Other activities that support the keeping of honey bees (apis mellifera) in the state of maine,