Howard County Becomes a “Bee City!”
Howard County is Maryland’s newest “Bee City,” and one of the first “Bee Counties” in North America. Learn more about what this means for local pollinators. Read More …
Tag: November
Bee Sting Allergy Survey for MD and DC Beekeepers
WIN a Ventilated Bee Suit! Complete a short sting allergy survey. This is an easy way to help … Read More …
News from the Apiary Inspectors, November 2019
Brutal Drought, Fall Dwindling and Monitoring Varroa and Controls. No Canada Queens, Drift Watch, Mack and Tukka! Read More …
President’s Message, November 2019
End of term, the war against mites, the growth of MSBA and local clubs, and more meeting info Read More …
Beeline November 2019
November 2019 MSBA Fall 2019 Meeting, Elections and Honey Show MSBA 2019 Board of Directors
News from the Apiary Inspectors, November 2019
Cybil Preston, State Apiary Inspector, MDA Phone 410-841-5920, Fax 841-5835, Cell 410-562-3464 The Summer/Fall Drought was brutal. Colonies of bees cruised right through their stores or were not able to gather a fall goldenrod or fall aster flow because the plants were struggling in to the extremely dry weather. Fall Crashes I am again seeing a large number of “Fall Crash or “Fall Dwindle:” mostly seeing poor or spotty brood patterns. Pupae are being removed or partial removal in large numbers, Read More …
President’s Message, November 2019
My term as MSBA President will end on December 31, so this is my last message. I have thoroughly enjoyed serving as President and working with the MSBA Board. I especially want to thank those who have done most, if not all, of the hard work, Kim Mehalick (VP) for all of the great speakers, Toni Burnham (Secretary) for keeping me on track, and Allen Hayes for the advice and guidance. All of you have made me look good. I Read More …
2019 Fall Meeting November 02
Honey Show! Elections! PLUS: What every beekeeper needs to know about Bee Sting Allergies! PLUS, Epi-Pen Guidelines, Good Samaritan Laws, & Protecting… Read More …
MSBA Website Adds MORE Services
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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Beekeeping News and Notes
Making the news… HOW HONEY BEE Clumps Withstand the Wind… Common WEED KILLER (Glyphosate) May Impact Honey Bee Mortality… ROYAL JELLY is not just superfood, it’s SUPER GLUE Read More …