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MSBA Fall 2023 Meeting

• 2023 November 11 MEETING

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  Join the Maryland State Beekeepers Association for a fascinating day packed with insights on honey bees & useful tips to keep them.

  • Elections!
  • Expert Speakers!
  • HONEY SHOW!
  • AWARDS! Free State and George Imirie

  EVENT: MSBA will convene its 115 ANNUAL FALL MEETING, and 86th Honey Show.
  LOCATION: Zoom AND Montgomery College Germantown Campus
  ADDRESS: If attending in person: 20200 Observation Drive, Germantown, MD 20876 (SCROLL down for additional location info)

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  WHERE TO BUY CANDLE MOLDS & SUPPLIES:

  • Better Bee - Lyson Molds www.betterbee.com
  • Blue Sky Bee Supply - Lyson Molds blueskybeesupply.com
  • Mann Lake www.mannlakeltd.com
  • Thorne Bee Supplies (UK) www.thorne.co.uk
  • Bee Equipment (Czech Republic) beeequipment.eu
  • Etsy.com and Ebay.com - Various sellers - Review shipping
  • Michaels Craft Stores - limited selection

  HONEY SHOW

  

  CLICK HERE for
  * INFO
  * ENTRY FORM
  * TIPS

  ZOOM
  When it is time (no earlier than 8:30 AM), CLICK HERE to join via zoom.

   

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  AGENDA

  TIME	EVENT	SPEAKER
  8:30.AM	Refreshments, Coffee, Donuts, etc.
  8:45.AM	Opening and Welcome	Fred Smith, President
  9:00.AM	Apiary Inspector's Report and Yellow Legged Hornet Briefing	Cybil Preston, Md. State Inspector
  9:30 AM	Factors that Impact the Reproductive Quality of Drones and Queens	Dr. Juliana Rangel, Professor of Apiculture, Texas A&M (Via Zoom)
  10:30 AM	Preparing Honey Show Entries	Virginia Webb, EAS Master Beekeeper Winner, “Best Honey in the World”
  11:30 AM	Queen Management Essentials	Dr. Juliana Rangel, Professor of Apiculture, Texas A&M (Via Zoom)
  12:30.PM	Lunch
  1:30 PM	Business Meeting: Treasurer’s report, Annual Elections Awards and Recognition: Free State Beekeeper Citizenship, Imirie Education, and Honey Show Awards	Toni Burnham, Secretary Jim Fraser, EAS Certified Master Beekeeper, Past President/MSBA
  1:45 PM	UMD Bee Lab News	Eric Malcolm, UMD Bee Lab
  2:00 PM	EAS Update	David Morris, EAS Master Beekeeper
  2:30 PM	Beeswax Candles: From Cappings to Candles (HANDS ON)	Virginia Webb, EAS Master Beekeeper Winner, “Best Honey in the World”
  3:30 PM	Closing remarks/Expert Panel
  4:00 PM	Adjourn

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  COMING IN PERSON? Here is more info:

  The reserved spaces for the meeting are in the High Technology (HT) Building.

  The main meeting room will be Globe Hall in the High Technology (HT) Building. 
  Adjacent spaces on the first and second floor are reserved for honey show, vendors, and catering/food. 

  The meeting spaces are on the ground level and second floor with conveniently located elevators and restrooms on both floors.

  Here is a link for a PDF map of the MC Germantown Campus: Germantown_Campus&Vicinity.pdf (montgomerycollege.edu)

MSBA 2023 Board of Directors