by Phil Frank

MSBA now has special web pages to help you connect with other beekeepers and the public. Checkout these great NEW FEATURES on the MSBA website www.MDBeekeepers.org!

SELL YOUR HONEY: If you sell your honey, you can have your name, telephone number, and email address included on our page “LOCAL HONEY FOR SALE”. Customers in your area can now find you when they Google “buy local honey,” or similar search terms. Our list of members selling honey is searchable and sortable (e.g. by zipcode), so customers can find the nearestMSBA member selling honey.

Sign-up is easy: just check-mark the appropriate box on your personal profile page (the first page you see when you login to our website). So far, 60 members are on the list, representing many counties across Maryland.

BUY/SELL BEES: If you need to buy bees, or want to sell bees, we’ve got a page for that! Fourteen MSBA members have already put their contact info on the list,so buy local and support your fellow members! Signing up to be on the “sell” list is easy. Just check mark the appropriate box on your personal profile page (the firstpage you see when you login to our website).

MSBA ONLINE DIRECTORY: Want to carpool to a meeting? Want to borrow a tool? Want to meet friendly, nearby beekeepers? Now you can find MSBA members near you with our online “Members Only Directory.”Like our other pages, you have to sign-up to be included:213 members have already opted-in. Only MSBA members who are logged into our website can access the directory. Again, sign-up is easy. Just check-mark the appropriate box on your personal profile page (the first page you see when you login to our website).All of these features can be accessed from our website’s home page: www.MDBeekeepers.org.