SBA meetings
Join an active community of veteran and novice beekeepers and listen to talks from a variety of experts.
Meetings are held at 7PM on the second Wednesday of every month and are open to the public.
Spring/Summer Location:
Steppingstone Farm Museum in Havre de Grace
461 Quaker Bottom Rd. Havre de Grace, MD 21078
Link to Farm Museum directions
Fall/Winter Location:
Harford County Agricultural Center, 3525 Conowingo Road, Suite 600, Street MD 21154
SBA monthly meeting April 10, 2024 at the Harford County Agricultural Center and on Zoom
Queen breeder, Dennis Helmer from Betty Bee Queen Bee Company, will be talking about his queen breeding program, varroa resistant honey bee queens, queen health and much more! Please check your email for a Zoom link.
Upcoming Meetings:
| May date TBD at Steppingstone | Cybil Preston, Maryland State Apiary Inspector will be leading the live hive demonstration and then follow up with a discussion with the topic TBA. |
Past Meetings (with links to notes, when available)
| January 12, 2022 | Amy Vu | Overview of The BeeMD, lab resources and current research |
| February 9, 2022 | Mark Dykes | The Bee Squad Recording: click here for the zoom recording |
| March 9, 2022 | SBA panel | Spring management techniques |
| April 13, 2022 | Steve Repasky, EAS. Master beekeeper | Swarm prevention with SBA local swarm prevention methods |
| May 11, 2022 | Cybil Preston, MD state bee inspector | Pests and diseases |
| June 8, 2022 | Show and tell | |
| September 14, 2022 | SBA panel | Fall management |
| October 12, 2022 | Bob Kloss | The latest information on Oxalic Acid from EPA labeling to the latest science experiment findings |
| November 9, 2022 | Mark Fiegl | Excellence in extracted honey |
| January 11, 2023 | Doug Shuman | World of Bees |
| February 8, 2023 | SBA | Honey exchange |
| March 8, 2023 | Dr. David Peck | Your bees in winter and preparing for spring |
| April 12, 2023 | SBA | Installing nucs and packages |
| May 10, 2023 | Cybil Preston | Queen issues and varroa mite management |
| June 14, 2023 | Clyde Strong, EAS representative | |
| July 12, 2023 | SBA | Mite monitoring and treatment |
| September 13, 2023 | SBA | Winter hive preparation, feeding, and mite treatment |
| October 11, 2023 | Daniel Smith | Sideline honey bee business and commercial pollination services |
| November 8, 2023 | Bill Hesbach | Thermoregulation and Ventilation "The Condensing Hive Concept" |
| January 10, 2024 | Selina Bruckner | Small hive beetle |
| February 14, 2024 | SBA | Honey tasting, exchange, and competition |
| March 13, 2024 | Jack Geraghty and Dona Bushong | Bee research at Delaware University, and long Langstroth hives |