Our Mission
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.
Acting President
Osmar Rivera
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Osmar Rivera is a longtime honey bee lover and advocate for conservation. His deep respect for nature and strong desire to make a difference make him a staunch ally in the fight to save the bees, our most precious and prevalent pollinators.
Osmar’s deep love and respect for bee conservation began as a child in his hometown of San Luis de la Rena, El Salvador. Growing up he witnessed and interacted with the sweet buzzing wonders of nature. These childhood memories followed Osmar when he left to make his way to America and they stayed with him until he returned home to visit some 21 years later. When he found numerous honey bee populations in ruins due to ignorance and fear, Osmar went into action planting fruit trees, pines and flowers and setting up a small apiary on his father’s land. Soon he was taking calls to rescue bee swarms and transferring them to safety. The overall success of this first “bee-venture” led him to pursue official training and conservation opportunities here in Maryland.
Beekeeping and apiary management are part of Osmar’s life-time passion to make a lasting change on his environment. He also values education and wants to inspire others to learn and get involved with conservation efforts that include holistic beekeeping, organic pesticide-free gardening, bee safety, swarm identification and relocation or removal options. Osmar is proud to volunteer his time and talents to CMBA as a manager of CMBA’s nuc yard.
Vice President
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Chair | Membership Committee
Cindy Landefeld
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Cindy Landefeld is an enthusiastic beekeeper who lives in Baltimore County. She has a passion for apis mellifera and is a proud member of the Central Maryland Beekeepers Association (CMBA).
Chair | Information Technology Committee
Steven Cason
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Steven has been a beekeeper for about 15 years and has been working with computer systems for about 40. He’s happy to pass alongmwhat he’s learned thru mentoring, workshops, or casual conversation.
Chair | Nuc Yard Committee
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