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 February 18, 2025 (NOTE special date--Tuesday)
Honey tasting event at the Harford County Agricultural Center! Also, a presentation by Ted and Jen Sizemore on beekeeping in the Kisumu Region of Kenya. Join us in person!
Upcoming Meetings:March 12, 2025 Robyn Underwood: Drones (hybrid meeting) |
April 9, 2025 Michael Simone-Finstrom (USDA): Propolis |
June 11, 2025 Clyde Strang: Wax moth life cycle and protecting your comb |
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 |
April 10, 2024 | Dennis Helmer | Queen breeding and queen health |
May 8, 2024 | Cybil Preston | Varroa control |
June 12, 2024 | Todd Cichonowicz | Local pollination |
July 10, 2024 | SBA members | Choosing a mite treatment |
September 11, 2024 | SBA members | Winter hive prep |
October 9, 2024 | Dr. Jon Zawislak | Queen loss and laying workers |
November 13, 2024 | Dr. Frank Rinkevich | Genetics of amitraz resistance in Varroa |
January 8, 2025 | Dave Schultz, apiculture inspector | What if the groundhog was wrong? Late winter/early spring management |