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 FameThese bee- conscious people self-reported sending an email “Comment” to the USDA explaining why dismantling the Bee Research Lab in Beltsville will harm research efforts — Read More …

2025 November 15 MEETING

Honey Show! Elections! Important Presentations on rearing hygienic queens
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5 varroa destructor mites walking on the back of a honey bee

2025 Varroa Management Survey

Please LET US KNOW! Take this very short survey about varroa management. Complete the survey for A CHANCE TO WIN A NUC! Aggregated results will be presented at APIMONDIA by MSBA Treasurer Lisa Marie Ghezzi. SURVEY CLOSES AUG 15! Read More …

2025 June 7 MEETING

RECORDING & AI NOTES AVAIL! Special guests include Guam Beekeeper Chris Rosario, sharing banded hornet invasion stories, and Dave Dobbs with tips and tricks for using beeswax Read More …

2025 Feb 28 Project Apis m Webinar

RECORDING AVAILABLE. The sudden colony losses this year resulted in efforts to survey beekeepers regarding their losses, and USDA scientists traveled to collect samples from colonies in the field. In this public, free webinar we will share information with stakeholders about our activities and progress analyzing the survey data and the samples taken. Read More …

2025 February 15 MEETING

RECORDING & TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE Anthropologist Alyssa Crittenden details her research on honey collected by a primitive tribe in Tanzania, and the role of honey in human history! David Schultz explains experimental insights to honey bee flight. ALSO Read More …