Beekeeping Humor: Fall 2019
Somes smiles as we finish this season and head into the colder months. Read More …
Author: Toni Burnham
Honey Show TIPS
You can learn more about the honey show and its rules here, but first, MSBA President Kim Mehalick wants to encourage your participation and offer some tips for success! TIPS for preparing a Honey Show entry: Put your entry through a fine filter to reduce particulate. Pour your bottles a week early so the air bubbles can rise. Watch those fill lines! That ridge bellow the screw threads up top is the “Fair Fill Line.” Bring an extra cap, and Read More …
Maryland Beekeepers Shine at EAS 2019
Free State Beekeepers had fun, impressed the competition, and won silver in South Carolina! Read More …
MSBA Long- and Shirt-Sleeved T-Shirts Available Again
Both long- and short-sleeved “I’m a Maryland Beekeeper” shorts are available again, both for delivery and pickup.
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Howard County Becomes a “Bee City!”
Howard County is Maryland’s newest “Bee City,” and one of the first “Bee Counties” in North America. Learn more about what this means for local pollinators. Read More …
Bee Sting Allergy Survey for MD and DC Beekeepers
WIN a Ventilated Bee Suit! Complete a short sting allergy survey. This is an easy way to help … Read More …
Created Critters with Wings: a beautiful new book from beekeeper Ben Cooper
Our elections will take place online on November 7. Take a moment to look at how MSBA works and the choices ahead. Read More …
News from the Apiary Inspectors, November 2019
Brutal Drought, Fall Dwindling and Monitoring Varroa and Controls. No Canada Queens, Drift Watch, Mack and Tukka! Read More …
President’s Message, November 2019
End of term, the war against mites, the growth of MSBA and local clubs, and more meeting info Read More …
WVBA SARE Project Yields Bee Forage Knowledge
In 2017, the West Virginia Beekeepers were award a SARE Grant of $15,000 to study the pollen foraging habits of bees in their part of Appalachia. The work was completed in 2018, and the WVBA wants to share its results with neighboring beekeepers! The objective of this project was to provide for the first time, in an easy-to-understand format, a set of fact-based charts describing the relative abundance of each plant type in its contribution of pollen to honey bees Read More …