News & Events
Winter is yielding!
Last year surpassed 2023 as the hottest year on record and, for the first time, the average global temperature surpassed 1.5° C (2.7° F) above pre-industrial levels. Yet we were blessed with a bona fide winter! December, January & February were all colder than average. Unusual, for sure.
Wednesday, February 26th peaked at 53 degrees. The last time temps surpassed 52 degrees was on December 30, 2024. We can expect to see fewer garden pests, vermin and invasives like woolly adelgid as a result of the sustained cold, but it may be a while before we see another winter like the one we just had.
For upcoming Ag Hall workshops & happenings, check the Workshops calendar here.
Agricultural Hall?
In 1818, the Massachusetts Society for the Promotion of Agriculture built the original Agricultural Hall on Dighton Street in Brighton. It served as the hub of the Brighton Fair and Cattle Show, one of the earliest and largest such fairs in the country. In 1829, "a 17-pound turnip, a 19-pound radish, and a bough on which pears hung like a cluster of grapes were among the outstanding exhibits of that year." In 1844 the building was moved to its present location at the corner of Chestnut Hill Avenue and Washington Street.
Dr. William P. Marchione &
The Bostonian Society
Agricultural Hall
245 Amory Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
617-388-7378 / e-mail Ag Hall
Open daily by appt. Calling ahead is always a good idea.
New Block
Beekeeping Supplies at
Agricultural Hall's Store
Woodenware from Maine, hive tools from Massachusetts' own Maxant Industries, clothing, smokers, bottling glassware, and more. See a more complete sales sheet below and on the "More Beekeeping Supplies" page.
Beekeeping Workshops at
Agricultural Hall
Several workshops are taught in and around Boston each winter and early spring, mostly through the Boston Area Beekeepers Association (BABA). Swarm management, mite control, and other workshops follow later in spring and into summer (many held at the Boston Nature Center in Mattapan).
Check "News & Events," at left, the calendar here, or give me a call. Also check BostonBeekeepers.org (BABA's website) for events.
Hang out and learn beekeeping tips in the Boston Nature Center apiary every summer. Call 617-388-7378 for dates and times.
Beekeeping Links
Here are some helpful links. SLMK if you have other links to suggest:
1) Boston Area Beekeepers Association (BABA) at: http://www.bostonbeekeepers.org/
2) Mass Beekeepers Assn. (MassBee) at; http://www.massbee.org/
3) Click the American Beekeeping Federation link to see an extensive collection of other great links; https://www.abfnet.org/page/resources
Ag Hall carries Langstroth hive components -- the most common hive style in use worldwide, and we sometimes have Warre and top bar hives as well -- some with observation windows! Mix it up a little.
We have a generous supply of deep & medium 10-frame & 8-frame boxes (as well as 4 & 5-frame nucs and accessories), frames, and wired foundation. All woodenware is milled in Maine from commercial grade white pine. To help you cut costs, Ag Hall offers a limited selection of 'budget' boxes and frames, as well as used equipment when available.
Prices are for unassembled hive components. Assembled hives are available for approximately 40% above unassembled prices. Call for details.
2023/2024 Woodenware Price Sheet
