MSBA: The Maryland State Beekeepers Association, Inc.

Beekeeping Clubs in Maryland

There are local, county-oriented beekeeping clubs across Maryland. This is your chance to meet beekeepers, understand beekeeping in your local area, and perhaps get some experience at working with bees while getting early access to Spring beekeeping instruction.

Allegheny Mountain Beekeepers Association

Anne Arundel Beekeeper's Association

Appalachian Beekeepers Association

Association of Southern Maryland Beekeepers

Bowie-Upper Marlboro Beekeepers (Prince George's County)

Carroll County Beekeepers Association

Central Maryland Beekeepers Association

Eastern Shore Beekeepers Association

Frederick County Beekeepers Association

Hagerstown Valley Apian Society

Howard County Beekeepers Association

Montgomery County Beekeepers

Susquehanna Beekeepers Association

Beekeeping "Short Courses" in Maryland (next sessions in 2012)

Many local clubs offer a low cost Short Course on Bee Biology and Beekeeping Basics early each Spring. Learn how to set up your own backyard hive, manage bees, how to harvest honey and pollen, and learn about basic bee biology and behavior and their importance to the world we live in.