Category: Beeline

Meetings of the MSBA Board of Directors

The Board of Directors of the Maryland State Beekeepers Association, Inc., meets three times a year: January, May and October. These discussions are held one month in advance of each General Membership Meeting in order to conduct club business and plan future activities. More information on the role and makeup of MSBA’s Board can be found under the “About Us” tab, above. In addition to the Board of Directors Meetings, MSBA conducts its annual Business Meeting and Elections during the Read More …

UPCOMING BEEKEEPING EVENTS AND CONFERENCES

UPCOMING LOCAL AND REGIONAL EVENTS Maryland State Beekeepers Association Spring Meeting, June 15, 2019, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, mUMD/College Park. See meeting page! 6th Annual Mid Atlantic Organic Honeybee Conference, July 20, Sandston, VA. WV Beekeepers Association Fall Conference, August 23-24, Fairmont, WV. Mother Earth News Fair/Seven Springs Pennsylvania, several beekeeping and many other organic living workshops. September 13-15. 19th Annual NAPPC International Conference, October 22-24, Department of the Interior, Washington, DC. Virginia State Beekeepers Fall Meeting, November 2, Blue Ridge Community Read More …

“Ten Things that Help Maryland Bees” Flyer

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 as well.  

MSBA Elections and Board of Directors

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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.

MSBA’s Ben Cooper Authors New Book

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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 …

Beekeeping News and Notes

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Click ‘Read More’ to see the details of honey bees in the news… the first-ever vaccine for honey bee diseases! … local stock may has less to do with overwintering than was though!… royal jelly bolsters stem cells to renew themselves … deformed wing disease finds a new host in Hawaii … new mushroom extract is reducing virus levels in bees
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