Central Maryland Beekeepers Association

Monthly Membership Meeting
2026-02-04 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Baltimore County Agricultural Research Center, 1114 Shawan Road, Cockeysville, MD, 21230, United States
Speaker: Dr Zachary Lamas, post-doctoral research at in the Evan’s Lab in Beltsville, MD at the USDA-ARS Bee Research Laboratory
Dr. Lamas is a researcher studying virus transmission in honey bee colonies (Apis mellifera). He approaches research questions from the perspective of a behavioral ecologist. His studies are not only important for beekeepers, and understanding social insects, but also broadly to understand how pathogens affect social behavior.

CMBA Board of Directors Meeting
2026-02-17 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-03-17 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-04-21 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-05-19 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-07-21 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-08-18 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-09-15 19:00 - 20:00 | MD
The CMBA Board of Directors meets virtually on the third Tuesday of every month.

Monthly Membership Meeting
2026-03-04 19:00 - 21:00 | Baltimore County Agricultural Research Center, 1114 Shawan Road, Cockeysville, MD, 21230, United States
Master Gardener Leslie Speer will speak to us about planting for pollinators.
If you have a suggestion for speaker or topic, please contact us.

BK 101 COUNTY
2026-03-12 18:00 - 20:30, 2026-03-19 18:00 - 20:30, 2026-03-26 18:00 - 20:30 | Baltimore County Agricultural Research Center, 1114 Shawan Road, Cockeysville, MD, 21030, United States
6:00-8:30 at Baltimore County Agriculture Center (1114 Shawan Road)

BK 101 CITY
2026-03-14 13:00 - 16:00, 2026-03-28 13:00 - 16:00 | Filbert Street Community Garden Honey House, 1321 Filbert Street, Baltimore, United States
Short course BK101 in the CITY at The Honey House at Filbert Street Garden (1321 Filbert St, Baltimore)

Monthly Membership Meeting
2026-04-01 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-05-06 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-07-01 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-08-05 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-09-02 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-10-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Baltimore County Agricultural Research Center, 1114 Shawan Road, Cockeysville, MD, 21230, United States
Speaker TBD.
If you have a suggestion for speaker or topic, please contact us.

BK 101 COUNTY
2026-04-04 09:30 - 14:30 | Baltimore County Agricultural Research Center, 1114 Shawan Road, Cockeysville, MD, 21030, United States
6:00-8:30 at the CMBA Apiary behind the Baltimore County Agriculture Center (1114 Shawan Road)

BK 101 CITY
2026-04-11 13:00 - 16:00 | Filbert Street Community Garden Honey House, 1321 Filbert Street, Baltimore, United States
Short course BK101 in the CITY at Filbert Street Garden apiary (1321 Filbert St, Baltimore)

Monthly Membership Meeting
2026-06-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Baltimore County Agricultural Research Center, 1114 Shawan Road, Cockeysville, MD, 21230, United States
Maryland State Apiary Inspector Ms. Cybil Preston will inspect the hives in the CMBA teaching apiary before the meeting.
If you have a suggestion for speaker or topic, please contact us.

Baltimore County 4-H Fair
2026-06-14 - 2026-06-18 | Timonium Fairgrounds, 2200 York Road, Lutherville-Timonium, 21093, United States
CMBA will be at the Baltimore County 4-H Fair
Times and schedule to be announced

CMBA Board of Directors Meeting
2026-06-16 19:00 - 20:00 | MD
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80th Annual Hereford Junior Farm Fair, 2026
2026-08-01 08:00 - 17:00 | MD
CMBA will be at the 80th Annual Hereford Junior Farm Fair
Schedule to be announced

Halethorpe/UMBC National Night Out
2026-08-04 17:30 - 20:30 | UMBC Stadium Lot, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD, 21250, United States
CMBA will be at the Halethorpe/UMBC National Night Out.
At the event, community leaders, elected officials, business leaders, neighborhood groups, and citizens from Baltimore County and surrounding communities will gather with our police to celebrate the 2026 NNO. This is an opportunity to show strong support for our thriving communities and to build stronger partnerships with law enforcement.
Halethorpe/UMBC NNO is a free, family event open to all. You are welcome to invite family and friends. At NNO, there is a medic station, a cooling center, bathrooms, free food, games, live music, and prizes for all groups. Also, local Halethorpe leaders proudly present the “Halethorpe- Community Leadership Award (CLA) ” to citizens and other community leaders who contribute to the safety and well-being of our communities.

Maryland State Fair 8/27-30
2026-08-27 - 2026-08-30 | Timonium Fairgrounds, 2200 York Road, Lutherville-Timonium, 21093, United States
CMBA will have a booth at the Maryland State Fair. This year our booth will be located in the newly completed Harvest Hall.
As always, we will fill our booth with educational materials and sell local honey on consignment. Beekeepers, this is a great opportunity to sell your apiary products to the public. In the past we’ve sold honey, beeswax blocks, beeswax candles, cosmetics, salves, and so forth.
Consignment terms and agreements will be finalized soon.

Maryland State Fair 9/3-6
2026-09-03 - 2026-09-06 | Timonium Fairgrounds, 2200 York Road, Lutherville-Timonium, 21093, United States

Maryland State Fair 9/10-13
2026-09-10 - 2026-09-13 | Timonium Fairgrounds, 2200 York Road, Lutherville-Timonium, 21093, United States
