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DAY: Wednesday, July 13, 2022 (2nd Wednesday of every month)
TIME: 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
PRESENTATION TITLE: How To Participate in the Honey Show at the Montgomery County Fair
GUEST SPEAKER #1: Jim Fraser, Master Beekeeper - How To Participate in the Honey Show at the Montgomery County Fair
GUEST SPEAKER #2: Mark Dykes, UMD Bee Squad - How to Fight the Mite
WHERE: Virtual Meeting via Zoom.
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| 6:30.pm.ET | Member Meet-up! Join Zoom before the meeting starts and you can talk with old friends, meet new friends and have a good time. It is purposely unstructured so that you can socialize with fellow beekeepers. |
| 7:00.pm.ET | * Club Announcements |
| 7:30.pm.ET | Speakers: Jim Fraser & Mark Dykes |
Description of Jim's Talk:
In this presentation you'll learn:
- Rules & best practices for entering your honey into the Montgomery County Fair's Honey Show
- Categories for entries
- How to enter & what to expect
About Jim Fraser:
Jim Fraser has been a beekeeper for over 50 years and a Master Beekeeper since 2014. For the past 15 years he's been the Montgomery County Fair Superintendent. He's also a Certified Honey Show judge, a former President of the Maryland State Beekeepers Association and owns the Maryland Honey Company, a small, local, family-owned business located in Gaithersburg.
Description of Mark's Talk:
July mites will kill your colonies this winter . Mark Dykes can help you change that destiny.
RESOURCES MARK MENTIONED IN MARK'S TALK:
UMD Bee Squad: https://umdbeesquad.com
UMD Bee Lab: https://www.vanengelsdorpbeelab.com
Bee Informed Partnership: https://beeinformed.org
Mite Check Program: https://www.mitecheck.com
Honey Bee Health Coalition: https://www.honeybeehealthcoalition.org
Keep Bees Alive: https://www.keepbeesalive.com
eXtension: https://bee-health.extension.org
Cornell Pollinator Network: https://cals.cornell.edu/pollinator-network
About Mark Dykes:
Mark Dykes is the extension and Bee Squad coordinator for the vanEngelsdorp Bee Lab. Previous to his position at the University of Maryland, Mark was the Chief Inspector for the Texas Apiary Inspection Service (TAIS). During his tenure at TAIS Mark helped to create the Texas Master Beekeeper Program and the Texas State Honey Bee Diagnostic Lab. Mark was also a supervisor with the Florida Department of Agriculture's Apiary Inspection Service and the apiary manager for Dr. Jamie Ellis' honey bee lab at the University of Florida. Mark has a degree in naturaresource conservation from the University of Florida and is a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard.
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