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How to Zoom: A Quick Overview of MSBA’s Webinar Platform

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During the coronavirus pandemic restrictions, MSBA will be conducting meetings as “webinars” that us the Zoom platform. You will need two things for each meeting, a Zoom Account and the meeting Number and/or password Meeting Numbers and Passwords The Meeting Number and Password (if any) for each individual meeting will be shared on the members-only Zoom Meetings page. There will be different meeting numbers for each meeting or class. You Need a Zoom Account To participate inMSBA webinars, please set Read More …

Save These Dates

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MSBA has scheduled full-day meetings (which are free and open to the public) on these upcoming dates: June 13, 2020 at UMD/College Park: Dr. David Tarpy, Keynote November 7, 2020 at Maryland Department of Ag/Annapolis: Randy Oliver, Keynote February 13, 2021 at Harford County Community College: Keynote TBA June 12, 2021 at UMD/College Park: Dr. Jaime Ellis, Keynote  

Synthetic Drawn Comb: Contamination Concern

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Recently, a relatively expensive foundation featuring drawn wax (but NOT beeswax) cells that are synthetically produced has come on the market. Beekeepers should be concerned to see synthetic wax combs on the market. Even if synthetic wax were chemically similar to beeswax and made of food- or pharmaceutical-grade ingredients, it is not beeswax. Using synthetic wax will degrade the quality of the products that beekeepers may give or sell to customers who expect a pure product made by bees. If Read More …

EAS In Orono: Make Your Plans!

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We hear that the Eastern Apicultural Society 2020 Short Course and Conference in Orono, Maine August 3-7 is very popular, and local accommodations may be filling up fast! With the slogan, “come for the bees, stay for the vacation!” this EAS has its usual impressive array of internationally-recognized and crowd-favorite speakers, as well as a range of workshops and a children’s program. Among other super cool new features, the EAS team will be deploying a new smartphone app for the conference, Read More …