Notes from the Apiary Inspector, June 2024
MDA has free varroa test kits for registered beekeepers, new product approvals, fair times ahead, surveys and surveillance! ...
2024 June 08 MEETING
RECORDING AVAILABLE! Guest speakers DAVID PECK, PhD. and ROGAN TOKACH present important new info on Oxalic Acid, Tropi Mites, Bee Nutrition, and ...
EAS 2024 in Ellicott City, Maryland August 5-9 – Registration is closed.
There's more to EAS in Maryland than ever before and registration for this wonderful nearby conference closes on July 1! ...
Catholic University Solar Array Includes Apiary
Catholic University has built the largest solar array in DC, and beekeepers Rob Yochem and Emily Locke are there! ...
Working a Bee Exhibit This Summer? Here are a Couple of Resources
Fairs and cramps ahead! Want some tips for making the experience even more fun?
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Two Summer Gear Tips, and A Grudging Admission
Why moving screens and ventilated covers are the stars of a summer urban apiary ...
Beekeeper’s Gallery, Spring 2024
Leading with Matt Gagle, MSBA photographers contribute breathtaking bee and pollinator images ...
Easy Hot Honey from your gardens and hives
Recipe: infused honeys are on-trend this year, and hot honey is one of the most popular. You can make yours 100% Maryland! ...
Beekeeping News and Notes: June 2024
AFB vaccine seems to reduce virus loads, more is more when treating for varroa, YLH is back, more! ...
MSBA Fall 2023 Meeting
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MSBA 2023 Board of Directors
| President | Fred | Smith | (301) 992-7197 | f.smith@myactv.net |
| V.P. | Mary Laura | Fitzgerald | (301) 345-8171 | themarylaura58@gmail.com |
| Secretary | Toni | Burnham | (202) 255-4318 | dcbees@dcbeekeepers.org |
| Treasurer | Stefanie | Ottenstein | (301) 404-5926 | stefert@gmail.com |
| Past President | Kim | Mehalick | (301) 552-2214 | kimnmike89@verizon.net |
| Director | David | Schultz | (301) 748-4562 | dschultz@specializedengineering.com |
| Director | Doug | Shuman | dougshumansr@gmail.com | |
| Director | Larry | Truchon | (410) 207-4639 | ltruchon@comcast.net |
| MD Apiary Inspector | Cybil | Preston | (410) 562-3464 | cybil.preston@maryland.gov |
| EAS Director | Clyde | Strang | (443) 834-4192 | castrang52@gmail.com |
| Beeline Editor | Toni | Burnham | (202) 255-4318 | dcbees@dcbeekeepers.org |
| Webmaster | Phil | Frank | (301) 547-6949 | phil@franktv.net |
| SECOND (County) VICE PRESIDENTS | ||||
| Allegany | Ben | Cooper | (814) 324-4550 | cooperville@atlanticbb.net |
| Anne Arundel | Carl | Guerci | (410) 647-5540 | carl.guerci@gmail.com |
| Baltimore | Regina | Andrew | (410) 303-5872 | regina.andrew@comcast.net |
| Baltimore City | Bill | Castro | (303) 877-4617 | billiam1969@beefriendlyapiary.com |
| Calvert | Susan | Polsky | sarabellbees@md.metrocast.net | |
| Caroline | Paul | Dill | (302) 249-1866 | P.O. Box 571, Wyoming, DE 19934 |
| Carroll | Russell | Sprangel | (410) 241-8303 | Sprangel@comcast.net |
| Cecil | Brad | Luff | (443) 350-4732 | bradfordluff@verizon.net |
| Charles | Erik | Darm | (703) 94-60937 | erik.darm@gmail.com |
| Dorchester | Oliver | Collins | (443) 521-0941 | |
| Frederick | Mike | Raide | (443) 220-1107 | mike.raide@gmail.com |
| Garrett | Brittany | Llewellyn | (301) 6970054 | llewellynfarms@hotmail.com |
| Harford | Harry | Dutcher | bspaboy@comcast.net | |
| Howard | Valerie | Wampler | valwampler@yahoo.com | |
| Kent | Dave | Kyger | (571) 344-1956 | davidkyger@mac.com |
| Montgomery | Len | Greig | lgreig3@verizon.net | |
| Prince George's | Michael | Mehalick | (301) 275-5078 | michaelrmehalick@gmail.com |
| Queen Anne's | Charles | Campbell | (410) 490-4376 | cecampbellsr@yahoo.com |
| Somerset | Crystal | Lehmanking | (443) 614-3609 | a.mellifera.a@gmail.com |
| St. Mary's | Diane | Wellons | deezltownbeez@gmail.com | |
| Talbot | Lisa | Ghezzi | (703) 328-6322 | lisa.ghezzi@icloud.com |
| Washington | Scott | Edie | scottaedie@gmail.com | |
| Wicomico | Dean | Burroughs | (410) 546-2910 | nectar22@gmail.com |
| Worcester | Wes | Townsend | (410) 641-1030 | longjohn@mchsi.com |
| Washington D.C. | Jan | Day | (202) 494-7425 | jan@seconstoryhoney.com |