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 Community College, Chesapeake Center dining room. Take Thomas Run road and go to the roundabout to entrance #2, parking lot C, building C. HCC policy for COVID-19 is that you must wear a face mask while in the building. Link to map and directions
SBA Holiday Party December 13, 2023
Starts at 6:30 at MacGerk's in Belair. See your email for details on how to sign up.
Upcoming Meetings:
| January 10, 2024 | Selina Bruckner, Postdoctoral researcher at the Lopez-Uribe Lab at Penn State to discuss Small Hive Beetles. (Zoom only) |
| February 14, 2024 | Bring your honey to the honey tasting and exchange at the Harford County Agricultural Center. |
| March 13, 2024 | Jack Geraghty, Past SBA Young Beekeeper and will discuss his experience at Delaware State University followed by Dona Bushong with how to manage using a Long Langstroth. This will be in person at the Harford County Ag Center and also offered as a zoom option. |
| April 2024 | TBA |
| 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 13, 2021 | Stephan Repasky | Single brood chamber management |
| February 10, 2021 | Zac Lamas | What can 100 bees and a queen tell us about the bee world? Using this new method to study viral transmission. |
| March 10, 2021 | Dr. Sammy Ramsey | Varroa after the fat: Current research endeavors to fight the mite. |
| April 14, 2021 | Panel discussion: spring management | |
| May 12, 2021 | Cybil Preston | Mite treatment |
| June 9, 2021 | Show and tell: favorite bee gadgets | |
| July 14, 2021 | David Papke | Hive management techniques |
| September 9, 2021 | Lloyd Snyder | Fall management |
| October 13, 2021 | Dewey Caron | Reading Bee Hives |
| November 10, 2021 | SBA Panel | Hive winterizing demonstration |
| 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" |