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Central Maryland Beekeepers Association
To educate the public about the importance of the honeybee to agriculture and life in general, to promote the benefits of eating locally produced honey, and to provide current information necessary to manage a colony of honeybees on a continuing basis.
Beltsville Bee Lab to Fargo, North Dakota?
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has proposed to move the honeybee research laboratory from Beltsville, Maryland to Fargo, North Dakota. Closing the bee lab in Beltsville would leave no labs east of the Mississippi dedicated to honey bee research. The climatic differences between the two cities would make much of Beltsville’s current research impossible. It is likely that Beltsville’s honeybee disease diagnostic service would have to be closed as well.
Maryland U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and Representatives Glenn Ivey, Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski warned U.S. Department of Agriculture leadership that closing the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) in Prince George’s County, as proposed in its reorganization plan announced last month, would irreparably undermine U.S. agricultural innovation and harm the countless farmers who depend on BARC’s research.
All stakeholders are encouraged to provide feedback by emailing vog.adsu@noitazinagroer. The comment period is extended through September 30, 2025.
You can also register your opposition to this proposed move by contacting Joon Park (Agricultural Research Service Administrator) at vog.adsu@krap.nooj and Scott Hutchins, (Undersecretary for the Research, Education, and Economics Mission Area) at vog.adsu@snihctuh.ttocs.
The Ohio State Beekeepers Association has more.
Maryland State Fair
We had a great time at the Maryland State Fair! CMBA and allied beekeeping clubs ran the honey sales booth. This was our first year at the new Home & Garden building. Sales exceeded last year’s in the Cow Palace.
Huge thanks to Cindy Landefeld and the State Fair Committee for organizing and managing the honey sales. Many thanks to all the volunteers from CMBA, SBA, BUMBA, HCBA, and ASMB. Special thanks to Stephen McDaaniels, Nancy O’Neill, Bill Kerfoot, Marc Rosen, and Karin Taylor.
Who is CMBA?
Central Maryland Beekeepers Association is a 501(c)(3) educational tax-exempt organization.
Our members include beekeepers and honeybee enthusiasts of all backgrounds and levels of experience.
Our Events
We hold member meetings on the first Wednesday of every month.
October 2026
November 2026
December 2026
October 2026
Monthly Membership Meeting
November 2026
Monthly Membership Meeting
December 2026
Monthly Membership Meeting
ATTENTION:
Baltimore, Harford, Carroll County and Baltimore City High School Students!
You get a FREE One Year Membership with us.
Please contact membership for more information.
Community
We are here to serve our membership community in learning the most current information necessary to manage their honeybees and encourage connecting beekeepers with each other to share their knowledge. We are here to educate the public community about the importance of the honeybee to agriculture and life in general, and to promote the benefits of eating locally produced honey.
Education
We offer an annual basic beekeeping course, monthly meetings that include speakers or demonstrations with local and or nationally renowned beekeepers and or other related experts in their field, a teaching apiary for members, and our monthly newsletter “the Hive Tool” packed with the latest news articles for beekeepers.
Resources
CMBA offers its members ongoing learning opportunities, an extensive lending library of books and more, honey extraction equipment rentals, and our greatest resource of all: our beekeeper community!