Author: Phil Frank
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2026 Queen Rearing CLASS
Enrollment opens April 3. Class is May 2. An all-day queen rearing class opportunity. You will learn queen and drone biology, the importance of timing for raising your own queens, various queen rearing methods, queen evaluations, resources needed and how to be successful in rearing your own stock. This class will include hands on grafting practice. Read More …
2026 February 14 MEETING
AUDIO RECORDING of meeting, and TROPI SLIDES AVAILABLE! QUEEN REARING! MSBA assembled an elite panel of experts to guide us through key components to successfully raise our own queens! Read More …
LAMAS BEE LAB
NEW BEE LAB needs our support! MSBA is raising funds to launch the Lamas Bee Lab. Zac Lamas is creating a lab, from scratch, after DOGE disrupted honey bee research at the USDA. Now, MSBA has launched a fundraiser for the Zac Lamas Bee Lab at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. To kickoff our fundraiser, and jumpstart the lab setup, MSBA gave Zac’s Lab $10,000. Zac applied these initial funds toward a special freezer to keep specimens at -80℉, and Read More …
2026 June 13 MEETING
DEWEY CARON! – World renowned bee expert IN PERSON! Plus a line up of great bee talks. AND come celebrate the 50th anniversary of MD’s Association of Southern Maryland Beekeepers
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Honey For Sale
Local HONEY is fresh, and tastes great! It is made by bees collecting nectar from flowers near you!Supporting local beekeepers, supports local bees!Some local beekeepers also use bee-made-materials to produce products like CANDLES, SOAPS, LIP BALM, SKIN BALMS, CANDIES, BEESWAX, POLLEN, and PROPOLIS. Look for a beekeeper near you! ( MSBA does not screen or endorse beekeepers or their products.) HINT: To filter the list to show only the product you seek, change the dropdown box from “Show All” to Read More …
Bee Research Lab
BAD NEWS FOR YOU… You just lost the most important resource that’s been keeping your bees alive. Virus and mite loads are peaking. Tropi mites are on their way.Yet the US Secretary of Agriculture is dismantling our world-renowned Bee Research Lab. You have one chance to object to this. Send an email to reorganization@usda.gov before August 26. Loading… Wall Of Fame These bee- conscious people self-reported sending an email “Comment” to the USDA explaining why dismantling the Bee Research Lab in Beltsville Read More …
2025 November 15 MEETING
Honey Show! Elections! Important Presentations on rearing hygienic queens
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