Monthly Membership Meeting
Baltimore County Agricultural Research Center 1114 Shawan Road, Cockeysville, MD, United StatesSpeaker TBD. If you have a suggestion for speaker or topic, please contact us.
Speaker TBD. If you have a suggestion for speaker or topic, please contact us.
Master Gardener Leslie Speer will speak to us about planting for pollinators. If you have a suggestion for speaker or topic, please contact us.
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 […]
Speaker: Dr Jody Johnson, PhD,USDA honey bee research scientist
Fall, Fun, & Frights Education BoothJoin CMBA for a fun and educational festival at the Baltimore County Ag Center & Farm Park on Saturday, October 25th: Fall, Fun, & Frights! There will be live music. food trucks, and a haunted barn! Vendors & education booths will be giving out goodies to trick-or-treaters. CMBA will be […]
April 5th 9am - 10:30am: Recap, and highlights. 11am - 12:00pm: Mock inspection. Guest Speaker: Cybil Preston In this three-week course and following field day, you will learn how to start your first year in beekeeping. This beginner's course will be led by Katey O’Donnell with a mix of other local experts. In addition to […]
March 29th 9am - 10:30am: How to read the hive, Inspecting a colony. 11am - 12:00pm: Dealing with pests and disease. Guest Speaker: David Schultz In this three-week course and following field day, you will learn how to start your first year in beekeeping. This beginner's course will be led by Katey O’Donnell with a […]
March 22nd 9am - 10:30am: Overview of a full season and introduction to fundamental concepts. 11am - 12:00pm: Necessary honey bee biology and guidelines for handling bees. Guest Speaker: Bill Castro In this three-week course and following field day, you will learn how to start your first year in beekeeping. This beginner's course will be […]
Baltimore Short Course March 8th, March 22nd – 10am to 2pm Hon’s Honey – 4710 Pennington Ave 2nd floor, Baltimore, MD 21226 April 12th – 10am to 2pm Filbert Street Garden’s Beeyard – 1321 Filbert Street Baltimore, Maryland 21226 The course is taught by Mary Bammer. Mary Bammer is an an instructional designer for the […]
Central Maryland Beekeepers Association Fall Celebration Dinner Join us for a taco buffet-style dinner, an early Fall celebration and awards/recognition dinner for the members who have generously spent their time helping with CMBA events in 2024 and/or donated equipment to CMBA. Dinner will begin promptly at 4:00 p.m. and end before sundown 6:48 p.m. Then […]
Saturday, August 3, 2024 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm The Fair is held at the Baltimore County Agriculture Center, 1114 Shawan Rd in Cockeysville/Hunt Valley, MD. Children of Baltimore County are showing their indoor exhibits and their livestock. Central Maryland Beekeepers Association will be providing an educational exhibit explaining the different aspects of beekeeping, an important part of […]
A Bee’s Eye View of Nucs and How they Adapt - a talk about making up nucs, bee math and keeping the bees in sync with their natural age related job progression to lower the stresses of building a strong healthy colony. Using nucs as a first aid kit, queen rearing, queen mating, queen introduction […]
Membership Meeting | This talk shows a year of activities in our bee yard by month and should give you the opportunity to see how we time our year of activities.
Tuesday, December 5, 2023, 7pm to 9pm In-person only members meeting for: (1) President's Stewardship Report, (2) Treasurer's Report, and (3) Election of officers: the President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer
Please join us in the apiary, which is located about 100 yards behind the main building. Questions? Call 617.230.4682.