President’s Message, June 2020
MSBA Kim Mehalick comments on an interesting year, new online alternatives, the importance of remembering to take time to smell the nectar! Read More …
Author: Toni Burnham
Dr. David Tarpy
Our June Meeting Keynote is Dr. David Tarpy, speaking to queen issues and dynamics, and diagnosing hive conditions! Read More …
Save These Dates
MSBA has scheduled full-day meetings (which are free and open to the public) on these upcoming dates: June 13, 2020 at UMD/College Park: Dr. David Tarpy, Keynote November 7, 2020 at Maryland Department of Ag/Annapolis: Randy Oliver, Keynote February 13, 2021 at Harford County Community College: Keynote TBA June 12, 2021 at UMD/College Park: Dr. Jaime Ellis, Keynote
Flottum Workshops Feb 14 in College Park and Howard County!
Don’t miss your chance to hear Kim Flottum speak at two different MSBA workshops on February 14, 2020: TIME: 1:15 pm – 3:00 pm LOCATION: University of Maryland, Susquehanna Hall room 1120 (CLICK HERE for interactive google map and driving directions) TOPIC: 10 Rules for modern beekeeping DESCRIPTION: Queens, genetics, pests, swarming, room, food, wintering well, and more. Bees are livestock, and this is about animal husbandry. $5 suggested donation to MSBA TIME: 6:30 pm -8:30 pm LOCATION: Howard County Read More …
Beekeeping News and Notes: February 2020
New varroa silver bullet? Nectar is hard! Too many bees? Almonds, Bt, pesticide concentrations. 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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Synthetic Drawn Comb: Contamination Concern
Recently, a relatively expensive foundation featuring drawn wax (but NOT beeswax) cells that are synthetically produced has come on the market. Beekeepers should be concerned to see synthetic wax combs on the market. Even if synthetic wax were chemically similar to beeswax and made of food- or pharmaceutical-grade ingredients, it is not beeswax. Using synthetic wax will degrade the quality of the products that beekeepers may give or sell to customers who expect a pure product made by bees. If Read More …
Beekeeping Humor, February 2020
Looking forward to a Spring 2020 with lots to smile about! Click on images to expand. [rl_gallery id=”9181″]
UMD Bee Squad Spring Management Class 2/22/2020
Want to get ready for spring but don’t know where to start? Come to our Spring Management Class! We will take a deep dive into everything you need to know to get your bees ready to have a happy and healthy year. To sign up please email us at beesquad@umd.edu
EAS In Orono: Make Your Plans!
We hear that the Eastern Apicultural Society 2020 Short Course and Conference in Orono, Maine August 3-7 is very popular, and local accommodations may be filling up fast! With the slogan, “come for the bees, stay for the vacation!” this EAS has its usual impressive array of internationally-recognized and crowd-favorite speakers, as well as a range of workshops and a children’s program. Among other super cool new features, the EAS team will be deploying a new smartphone app for the conference, Read More …