Wow! What a great season so far. My hives are exploding with bees and piled high with supers loaded with nectar and capped honey. I am having a hard time keeping up with them. Sadly, I see that the tulip tree bloom in my backyard is starting to fade but, there is a ton of white clover popping up and will hopefully carry the nectar flow on for a while. I hope your season is going as well as mine. Read More …
Check out our list of AMAZING BEEKEEPING EVENTS coming up! Local! Regional! National! Global! Read More …
The Maryland Apiary Inspectors are once again participating in the National Honeybee Survey!
We are looking for beekeepers with 8 or more beehives who would be willing and wanting to participate. This … Read More …
MSBA recently developed a new flyer for use at public events, and is making it available for use by clubs and individuals doing pro-honey bee outreach. The state association will be printing up some copies for distribution, as well. Please contact the MSBA secretary at beeline@mdbeekeepers.org if you are interested in using this flyer! It is available as a high resolution PDF by clicking this link.
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Honey Show! Elections! PLUS: What every beekeeper needs to know about Bee Sting Allergies! PLUS, Epi-Pen Guidelines, Good Samaritan Laws, & Protecting… Read More …
Record of elections, awards, honey show wins, and decisions of the membership of the Maryland State Beekeepers Association, Inc. Read More …
Each November since 1908, the Maryland State Beekeepers Association has elected a leadership group dedicated to supporting our club’s mission of supporting beekeepers and beekeeping through education and outreach. Several hundred, all-volunteer officers have led and supported MSBA for 111 years! Please welcome (and thank!) your local and statewide officers: they want to be a point of contact and resource for you, and to hear what you have to say.
We have new features to share information with you, and for you to share MSBA info with your friends. MSBA’s website has added an interactive CALENDAR with several features, including letting you sync bee events to your personal calendar. We also have PRINT and SOCIAL SHARING buttons so you can Read More …
In December, Maryland beekeeper and MSBA officer Ben Cooper published All Nature Sings: A Devotional Guide to Animals in the Bible, including a lovely chapter on honey bees. Did you know that bees are found only 3 times in the Bible, but honey and honeycomb together get more than 60 mentions? Similar pointers about more than two dozen other animals are included, and there are three useful appendices as well. Ben says the book project took him 24 years, and Read More …