Beeline February 2024

The Beeline, Newsletter of the MSBA

President's Message, February 2024

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

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

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!

UMBC Meeting Location Info: Parking, Vendors, Food!

Meeting at UMBC ILSB Building: how to get there, where to park, vendors, food! ...
EAS 2024: Keynotes

EAS 2024: Keynotes

New details about the upcoming EAS 2024 Conference in Maryland ...
Maryland Goes to NAHBE

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

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!

“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

Quick Background on MD Senate Bill 278

Penalties under consideration for those who fail to register their colonies ...
Beekeeper's Gallery, Winter 2024

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

SeatNameEmail
PresidentMary Laura Fitzgerald
Past PresidentFred Smith
First V.P.David Schultz
SecretaryToni Burnham
TreasurerLisa Ghezzi
DirectorValerie Wampler
DirectorDoug Shuman
DirectorRussell Sprangel
SECOND VPs (County Reps)
AlleganyBen Cooper
Anne ArundelRyan Smith
BaltimoreRegina Andrew
Baltimore CityRob Yochem
CalvertSusan Polsky
CarolinePaul Dill(302) 249-1866
CarrollMonica Schmitt
CecilBrad Luff
CharlesErik Darm
Dorchester
FrederickMike Raide
GarrettBrittany Llewellyn
HarfordHarry Dutcher
HowardBill Glover
KentDave Kyger
MontgomeryLen Greig
Prince GeorgesMichael Mehalick
Queen Anne’s
SomersetCrystal Lehmanking
St. Mary’sDiane Wellons
TalbotLisa Ghezzi
WashingtonScott Edie
Wicomico
WorcesterThomas Babcock
Washington, DCJan Poston Day