2025 April 9 Meeting

DAY: Wednesday, April 9, 2025
TIME: 6:30 pm
TYPE: Hybrid - Zoom and In-Person
LEARN - 3D Printing and the Hive: New technologies for an Old Hobby Colony Health Inspections and Recording the Details that Matter WHO: Matt Gagle

IN-PERSON LOCATION: Agricultural History Farm Park, 18400 Muncaster Road, Derwood MD 20852

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SCHEDULE

6:30.pm.ETSocializing
7:00.pm ETAnnouncements and What's up with the Bees?
7:30 pm ETPresentation by Matt Gagle on 3D technology in the apiary


3D Printing and the Hive: New technologies for an Old Hobby

3D printing is an emerging technology with many potential uses for beekeepers. Matt Gagle will discuss the necessary investments (financial, educational, and training) required to embark on this endeavor. He will also explain how he creates bee-related models to educate people about beekeeping. Join us for this talk on how you can use this exciting new technology to quickly solve problems in your apiary. Matt will also bring some of his amazing creations for orders and for sale.


SPEAKER BIO

Matt Gagle is a beekeeper in Mount Airy who started his first hives in 2021. He currently has 11 colonies across two apiaries. Matt started 3D printing for fun in 2020 and began using his 3D printer for beekeeping tools in 2022. While he has focused mainly on educational models, he has also designed tools for use in the apiary. When not beekeeping or designing 3D printed things, Matt enjoys photography. He and his wife have a two year old son, Andy, who tests all of Matt's creations for quality control. Andy loves the bees and calls them "buzz buzzes."