Beeline June 2024

Vegetables Roasted with Honey

Vegetables Roasted with Honey

Vegetables Roasted with Honey

A simple, flavorful side dish that pairs perfectly with any main course.

  • 1 pound mixed vegetables (such as carrots, parsnips, potatoes, or sweet potatoes, cut into 1-inch pieces)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon ...
Applesauce Cake

Applesauce Cake

Applesauce Cake

Cake recipe from MD Beekeepers Cookbook 1982 with honey, applesauce, raisins and nuts

  • 9x9x2 inch pan
  • mixer
  • spatula
  • 1/3 cup shortening
  • 3/4 cup honey
  • 2 cup flour
  • 1/4 tsp cloves
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1/2 cup nuts ...
Applesauce Drop Cookies with Honey

Applesauce Drop Cookies with Honey

Applesauce Drop Cookies with Honey

Drop cookie

  • mixer
  • cookie baking sheet
  • spatula
  • cookie scoop - medium
  • mixing bowls
  • cookie cooling tray
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 cup honey
  • 1 egg
  • 2 cup flour, sifted
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp cloves
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 cup raisins, seedless
  • 1 cup rolled ...
Caramels with Honey

Caramels with Honey

Super Delicious Caramels

Caramel Candy

  • Candy Thermometer
  • Heavy duty saucepan
  • baking sheet
  • wooden spoon
  • spatula
  • 1 1/2 cup thin cream
  • 2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 cup honey
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup chopped nuts (pecans or walnuts)
  1. Lightly butter large backing pan

  2. Cook thin cream, sugar, ...

Apple Chips with Honey

Apple Chips with Honey

Dehydrated Honey Apple Chips

Healthy snack with dehydrated apples flavored with honey

  • dehydrator
  • apple peeler
  • knife or slicer (mandoline)
  • bowl
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 5 cup water
  • 1/4L cup lemon juice
  • 6 pds apples
  1. Fill large bowl 1/2 full of water and add lemon juice. This ...

Jam or Jelly with Honey

Jam or Jelly with Honey

Jam or Jelly

How to make jam or jelly with honey

  1. Honey can be substituted for sugar in most jam and jelly recipes.

  2. If a recipe calls for 4 cups sugar, make 2 cups honey

  3. Cool Jam/Jelly longer than the time ...

BBQ Sauce with Honey

BBQ Sauce with Honey

BBQ Sauce

Barbeque Sauce with Honey

  • knife
  • cutting board
  • set measuring spoons
  • set measuring cups
  • heavy duty sauce pan
  • glass jar with lid for storing
  • 1 onion, minced finely (yellow, white or red)
  • 1/2 cup cooking oil (vegetable or canola)
  • 1 6 oz can tomato paste
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 ...

Recipes with Honey!

Here is an alphabetical list of ALL our recipes:

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White Bread with Honey

White Bread with Honey

White Bread

Bread recipe makes 2 loaves from Bee Culture 2022

  • stand mixer with dough hook attachment
  • set measuring cups
  • large mixing bowl
  • set measuring spoons
  • 9 x 5 bread pans
  • dish towel
  • plastic wrap
  • spatula
  • 2 cup warm water (105-110 degrees F)
  • 1 tbsp active dry yeast (do ...

Challah Bread with Honey

Challah Bread with Honey

  • mixer with dough attachment
  • mixing bowl
  • spatula
  • set of measuring cups
  • set of measuring spoons
  • kitchen towel
  • large, flat baking sheet
  • 3/4 cup milk, minus 1 tablespoon
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 eggs (beaten) at room temperature,
  • 3 tbsp honey
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 3 cup flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp yeast

Bread Egg ...

MSBA 2024 Board of Directors

Executive Board
PresidentMary Laura Fitzgeraldthemarylaura58@gmail.com
Past PresidentFred Smithf.smith@myactv.net
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MSBA Spring 2024 Meeting

  • 2024 June 08 MEETING

    DAY: Saturday, June 8, 2024
    TIME: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
    WHERE: BOTH In-Person and via ZOOM. (HYBRID)
    In-Person Location: University of Maryland, College Park, Plant Sciences Building, Room PLS 1140. Parking garage across the street is open and FREE!
    LEARN - TONS!
    SPEAKERS - David Peck, Rogan Tokach, Cybil Preston, & MORE


      

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    TOPICS

    The Infamous Tropilaelaps mites by Rogan Tokach
    Understanding the biology, monitoring, and management of the mite garnering increased attention.

    Tropilaelaps mercedesae is a parasitic mite on western honey bees causing increased concern as it continues its global expansion being discovered in new geographic areas. This talk goes into detail about the mite’s biology and life cycle, how it causes harm to honey bee colonies, and addresses current monitoring efforts being undertaken here in the US to determine rapid detection. The talk finishes up describing the different management practices that can be utilized to assist in control of this parasitic mite threat.

    Beekeeping in Thailand vs the US Rogan Tokach
    Come hear about how beekeeping in Thailand differs from in the United States. This talk focuses on Thai mite management, dealing with wasps feeding on colonies, and also covers the interesting dynamics of working with different honey bee species.

    The Changing Legal Status of Oxalic Acid (Including Extended-release OA Pads for Varroa Control) by David Peck, PhD
    We'll discuss the current labeling for oxalic acid as a honey bee miticide, and explore new research on dosage and administration methods expand the use of OA in beekeeping at both commercial scales and smaller scales.  Some discussion of the EPA's labelling laws, and how they affect beekeepers, will be included, as well as a discussion of new and upcoming products that use oxalic acid to fight varroa mites. 

    Understanding Honey Bee Nutrition by Studying Digestion by David Peck, PhD
    What should my bees be eating?  What shouldn't they eat?  How does the honey bee digestive tract process and absorb nutrients from what the bees consume?  What are the dietary needs of different bees at different times in their lives?  What stressors, like pesticides or pathogens, can affect our bees' digestion?  By exploring how a honey bee's body absorbs what it eats, perhaps we can gain insights into what nutritional aids our bees may want or need from us. 


    SPEAKER BIOs

    David Peck, PhD

    Dr. Peck is the Director of Research and Education at Betterbee in Greenwich, NY, where he assists in product development and research, and also teaches classes and develops scientifically-sound educational materials. His doctoral work in Cornell University's Department of Neurobiology and Behavior was supervised by Professor Tom Seeley. His dissertation research focused on the transmission of mites between bee colonies, as well as the mite-resistance traits of the untreated honey bees living in Cornell's Arnot Forest.

    After earning his degree, he has continued to research varroa/bee interactions, including fieldwork in Newfoundland, Canada (where varroa still have not arrived) and Anosy Madagascar (where varroa arrived only in 2010 or 2011). He has served as a teaching postdoctoral fellow in Cornell's Department of Entomology, and is still affiliated with Cornell through the Honey Bee Health program in the College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Peck has kept bees for more than a decade, though his home apiary is often full of mite-riddled research colonies so he doesn't usually produce much honey. 

    Rogan Tokach

    Rogan Tokach is a PhD student at Auburn University under Dr. Geoff Williams. His research focuses on developing sustainable parasitic mite management strategies for beekeepers. His work in Auburn involves finding alternative treatment options for amitraz resistant Varroa mites. He has also had the opportunity to travel to Thailand to conduct research dedicated to filling knowledge gaps concerning Tropilaelaps mite management and dispersal. Rogan completed his master’s degree at University of Nebraska-Lincoln under Dr. Autumn Smart and Dr. Judy Wu-Smart where he studied the impacts a pesticide contaminated environment had on honey bee colony functions. Rogan has 14 years of beekeeping experience as a hobbyist, and researcher.


    REGISTRATION is OPEN for the 2024 EAS Conference. This is a Not-To-Be-Missed event. It hasn't been in Maryland for 20 years. Check out this video to see what is in store!

    EAS CONFERENCE IS COMING TO MD! AUG 5-9

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