Maryland's Montgomery County Beekeepers Association meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month. Meetings are on a variety of topics and are open to the public. Details for meetings and other events are below...
501(c)(3) EIN 61-1628144
Maryland's Montgomery County Beekeepers Association meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month. Meetings are on a variety of topics and are open to the public. Details for meetings and other events are below...
501(c)(3) EIN 61-1628144
Lots of Info & Lots of Services
Take My Bees! MCBA's Beekeeper-Volunteers can relocate honey bees from your home or property. Before sending the Swarm Notification form at the bottom of this page, please determine if your insects are HONEY BEES. WE CAN ONLY HELP WITH HONEY BEES. NOTE: Read More ...
Local HONEY is fresh, and tastes great! It is made by bees collecting nectar from flowers near you! Supporting local beekeepers, supports local bees! Some local beekeepers also use bee-made-materials to produce products like CANDLES, SOAPS, LIP BALM, SKIN BALMS, Read More ...
Want the benefits of a beehive on YOUR PROPERTY, without doing the work? LEND a small corner of your property to a beekeeper! Your garden will love you! There are many reasons you'll enjoy providing a spot for hives: Beekeeping is Read More ...
Plants for MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD ! Did you know that some blossoms don't help bee at all! Help honey bees! Grow plants with high nectar or pollen production scores*, AND that blossom in different months. HOW TO USE THIS CHART: Click Read More ...
We've collected recipes that use HONEY from members and across the web. If you try a recipe or have one of your own, let us know your thoughts by adding a comment. Read More ...
Common sights when inspecting your honey bee hive, along with treatment advice. MCBA also recommends RECORDING what you see in your hives so you can track their health, and trace back where things may have started to go wrong. CLICK Read More ...
MCBA Runs on VOLUNTEERISM! There are many opportunities to participate. To see our Volunteer Recognition page, CLICK HERE MENTOR A MILITARY VETERAN! Now beekeeping can be even more rewarding! Mentor a military veteran or a first responder. The US Read More ...
NOTE: Always follow application instructions precisely, or you risk: personal injury, bee death including the queen, and creating pests resistant to the treatment. Please send any additions or corrections to our MCBA Webmaster. Thanks! SCROLL right > and left, < up ∧ and Read More ...
MCBA Members can borrow extractors to take home, and they can use a refractometer (to measure water content of honey) at the Extractor Manager's home. Decent refractometers can also be purchased online for under $30 if you are a good Read More ...
Jumpstart your creative flow with this SLIDESHOW of labels. From elegantly simple to notably jarring, have fun seeing how others present their harvest. HINTS: * To PAUSE the slideshow, hover your cursor over the picture, or touch the screen * Read More ...
Connect with nearby beekeepers! The MCBA Member Directory is viewable by current members while logged in. When members update their records, the directory is instantly updated. Read More ...
GLOSSARY of BEE TERMS A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W A Abdomen - the posterior or third region of the body of a Read More ...