MSBA now has special web pages to help you connect with other beekeepers and the public. Checkout these great NEW FEATURES…
… “LOCAL HONEY FOR SALE”….
“BUY/SELL BEES”… “MSBA ONLINE DIRECTORY”, and a lot more
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The Art Institute of Chicago has made public 82,000+ high resolution digital images of paintings, prints and other artifacts. All are completely free to download and reuse. I typed “bee” into the search engine and was delighted to find this gem of a print from hundreds of hits. This is from 1578 by Joannes Stradanus, a Flemish artist who Read More …
“You’re not going to find anything in your price range that isn’t full of bees.”
What a crazy weather year! I was hearing about swarms all the way into September…WEIRD!!!!
Unfortunately I am again seeing a large number of “Fall Crash or “Fall Dwindle.” Without opening the beehive you’d think it is a fairly strong because robbing bees can make the hive look industrious. Some symptoms are more than a handful of dead bees in front of the hive with normal activity inside: upon inspection no bees at all meaning no brood no nothing. Some of these hives were treated for mites some were not. My diagnosis is that this is mite/viral load-related. Read More …
The Beeline is published three times a year, and is full of club activities, bee news from the scientific community, meeting agendas and details, and more. The MSBA has published the Beeline newsletter for over 25 years. Members receive this valuable publication via email as a part of their club membership. CLICK HERE to see the most recent Beeline Newsletters, plus archives.
As I look out the windows of my truck traveling to my bee yards, I know that it is fall based on the calendar; however, the trees aren’t showing many signs of fall and the temperatures aren’t really fall like either. Once again, the weather is not reading the books. Either way, the bees need to be put to bed for winter – feed them so they are heavy, put on mouse guards, and kill the mites. Many beekeepers do more, many do less and we all hope for Read More …
COME TO MSBA’s FALL MEETING! DAY: THIS SATURDAY, November 4, 2017 Time: 8:30am – 4:00pm WHERE: Maryland Department of Agriculture 50 Harry S Truman Parkway, Annapolis, MD (MAP) WHAT: MSBA will convene its 109th Annual Fall Meeting, Elections and 81st Honey Show! Our keynote speaker will be Jessica Louque: a BeeCulture magazine columnist and Senior Study Director for Smithers Viscient, working in the Pollinator and Non-Target Organisms Division. Jessica is a talented speaker, and has deep roots in both research and Read More …
NEW LOCATION: Harford Community College 401 Thomas Run Road, Bel Air, MD 21015 Our meeting is in Darlington Hall, on the corner of Thomas Run Road and Alumni Ln, Across Alumni Ln from Parking ‘C’ CLICK for downloadable .pdf Campus Map. Directions and map are below Schedule is below Featured Speakers: PROFESSOR Dr. Dennis vanEngelsdorp, University of Maryland and BeeInformed Partnership RESEACHER Dr. Christina Grozinger, Penn State University and Grozinger Lab ARTIST Matthew Willey, The Good of the Read More …