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MSBA Fall 2021 Meeting

• 2021 November 13 MEETING

  VIEW THE RECORDINGS:

  When you are logged in, and a current MSBA member, you will see the video link right here.

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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!

  EVENT:        MSBA will convene its 113th Annual Fall Meeting, Elections and 84th Honey Show!
  LOCATION: Maryland Dept. of Agriculture AND remote via Zoom (Link will be added when available)
  ADDRESS:  If attending in person: 50 Harry S Truman Parkway, Annapolis MD
  DAY: 11/13/2021 Saturday, November 13, 2021
  TIME:           8:30AM - 3:45PM  (Doors open at 8:15 AM)
  WHAT: Speakers include Dennis VanEngelsdorp, PhD, University of Maryland *** Nathan Reid, EAS Masterbeekeeper *** Eric Malcolm BIP
  ZOOM: Before the day of the meeting, please copy the zoom link ( below) to your calendar so you will have it handy when the meeting starts. If too many people try to retrieve the zoom link the morning of our meeting, our website will be overwhelmed and you will not be able to view this page.

  ZOOM INFO
  To Join Zoom Meeting via smart phone or computer:
  http://umd.zoom.us/j/92139872375
  
  To Join Zoom Meeting - audio ONLY - via a phone line:
   1-301-715-8592 Meeting ID: 921 3987 2375

  
  
  HONEY SHOW

  

  CLICK HERE for
  * INFO
  * ENTRY FORM
  * TIPS.

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  AGENDA

  8:30AM	WELCOME	Kim Mehalick, MSBA President
  8:45	State Apiary Report	Cybil Preston, Chief MD Apiary Inspector
  9:05	Financial Report of MSBA	Stefanie Ottenstein, Treasurer MSBA
  9:15	The surprisingly interesting history of honey bee disease in the US	Dr. Dennis VanEngelsdorp, UMD
  10:15	Coffee BREAK	BREAK
  10:30	It's the law: honey labels in Maryland	Eric Malcolm, BIP
  11:00	My journey to master beekeeper	Nathan Reid, 2021 new EAS Master Beekeeper
  12:00PM	Lunch BREAK	BREAK
  1:00	Elections followed by non-honey show awards	Toni Burnham, MSBA Secretary and election committee
  1:25	Update from the UMD Bee Squad and vanEngelsdorp Lab.	Mark Dykes, UMD Bee Squad
  1:50	BREAK	BREAK
  2:00	Varroa management: all in this together.	Dr. Dennis VanEngelsdorp, UMD
  3:00	Honey show awards	Jim Fraser, Honey Show Chairman
  3:15	Question and Answers	Everyone Present

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  SPEAKERS

  

  Dennis VanEngelsdorp Biography as listed on UMD's website:

  My research focuses on pollinator health, and honey bee health specifically.  I am particularly intrigued with using an epidemiological approach to understanding and (importantly) improving honey bee health. This approach is multi-faceted, requiring understanding both the etiology of individual bee diseases and the large scale monitoring of colony health.

  

  Some of the areas my lab are addressing include:
  * Identifying determinates of disease in honey bee colonies.
  * Identifying and promoting management systems which promote colony health.
  * Broad scale monitoring of pollinator health

  AWARDS
  * 2010 Roger A. Morse Outstanding Teaching/Extension Service/Regulatory Award
  * 2009 Fine Fellowship Scholoarship for Gigapixel Imagery for Science Outreach.

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  Nathan Reid will speak about his journey to becoming an EAS Master Beekeeper

  

  I have to give credit to my Dad, Steve Reid, who first introduced me to beekeeping with our backyard hives in Catonsville, MD. I've always had a passion for optimizing a hive but it wasn't until I attended the University of Maryland that I saw it could become a career. Working summers in the Entomology department I was first mentored on how to conduct and operate hives for research. I set out from there to bridge the gap between research and practical management in the hive. What I didn't realize is where this journey would take me. From the Pacific North West, down to the Apalachicola National Forest, I've been able to see so much of the country while keeping bees. I've been fortunate to collaborate with numerous institutions along the way, which has allowed me to supplement my commercial experience with a scientific approach. I'm currently serving as Head Beekeeper for The Best Bees Company in Boston MA.

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  IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM MSBA PRESIDENT, KIM MEHALICK:
  Your board has decided this will be a hybrid meeting, meaning it will be available in-person and through Zoom.
  We want the in-person meeting to be a safe meeting, and need to safeguard each other.
  Therefore, MSBA requests:
  1 - Only fully vaccinated people should attend in person.
  2 - All in-person attendees should wear a mask covering mouth and nose unless actively eating or drinking.
  3 - People should not attend the meeting in person if they are sick, or are experiencing fever, cough or shortness of breath.
  4 - Anyone exposed to COVID within the week before the meeting should not attend the meeting in person.
  Thank you for your understanding. This is going to be a fantastic meeting, and I am looking forward to seeing everyone either via zoom or in person. -- KIM

MSBA 2021 Board of Directors