President’s Message, February 2024
Greetings from MSBA's new president and thoughts on education, EAS, challenges, outreach, and community ...
Notes from the Apiary Inspector
Cybil Preston on beekeeping statistics, observations on winter, moving nucs, Mac and Tikka, Senate Bill 278 ...
2024 February 10 MEETING
RECORDING AVAILABLE.... HEATED DISCUSSION on thermoregulation. SEXY TALK on bees' role in pollination, Drones' role in queen failure, and researching bees' genes for better breeding, and ...
UMBC Meeting Location Info: Parking, Vendors, Food!
Meeting at UMBC ILSB Building: how to get there, where to park, vendors, food! ...
Maryland Goes to NAHBE
Where were 3,000 beekeepers and more than a thousand exhibitors last month? At NAHBE in Louisville ...
Great Meeting in the Big Easy: ABF in New Orleans
More than 700 commercial, sideline, and hobbyist beekeepers, along with inspectors and researchers, had a sweet time in New Orleans! ...
“Life in the Hive” is a Model for Bee Education!
MSBA's Matthew Gagle has created an educational tool that is insightful, creative, and tough! ...
Quick Background on MD Senate Bill 278
Penalties under consideration for those who fail to register their colonies ...
Beekeeper’s Gallery, Winter 2024
Photos of honeybees, beekeeping, and the pollinator world from your community: submit your own! ...
MSBA Winter 2024 Meeting
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MSBA 2024 Board of Directors
| Executive Board | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Mary Laura Fitzgerald | themarylaura58@gmail.com | |
| Past President | Fred Smith | f.smith@myactv.net | |
| First V.P. | David Schultz | dschultz@specializedengineering.com | |
| Secretary | Toni Burnham | dcbees@dcbeekeepers.org | |
| Treasurer | Lisa Ghezzi | lisa.ghezzi@icloud.com | |
| Director | Valerie Wampler | valwampler@yahoo.com | |
| Director | Doug Shuman | dougshumansr@gmail.com | |
| Director | Russell Sprangel | sprangel@comcast.net | |
| SECOND VPs (County Reps) | |||
| Allegany | Ben Cooper | cooperville@atlanticbb.net | |
| Anne Arundel | Ryan Smith | ryansmith@honeysmithbees.com | |
| Baltimore | Regina Andrew | regina.andrew@comcast.net | |
| Baltimore City | Rob Yochem | ryochem@gmail.com | |
| Calvert | Susan Polsky | sarabellbees@md.metrocast.net | |
| Caroline | Paul Dill | (302) 249-1866 | |
| Carroll | Monica Schmitt | thebeelady@missionbeelieve.com | |
| Cecil | Brad Luff | bradfordluff@verizon.net | |
| Charles | Erik Darm | erik.darm@gmail.com | |
| Dorchester | |||
| Frederick | Mike Raide | mike.raide@gmail.com | |
| Garrett | Brittany Llewellyn | llewellynfarms@hotmail.com | |
| Harford | Harry Dutcher | bspaboy@comcast.net | |
| Howard | Bill Glover | williamglover@verizon.net | |
| Kent | Dave Kyger | davidkyger@mac.com | |
| Montgomery | Len Greig | lgreig3@verizon.net | |
| Prince Georges | Michael Mehalick | michaelrmehalick@gmail.com | |
| Queen Anne’s | |||
| Somerset | Crystal Lehmanking | a.mellifera.a@gmail.com | |
| St. Mary’s | Diane Wellons | deezltownbeez@gmail.com | |
| Talbot | Lisa Ghezzi | lisa.ghezzi@icloud.com | |
| Washington | Scott Edie | scottaedie@gmail.com | |
| Wicomico | |||
| Worcester | Thomas Babcock | tbabcock0001@gmail.com | |
| Washington, DC | Jan Poston Day | jan@secondstoryhoney.com | |