LOGISTICS
- DAY: Wednesday, April 8, 2026
- TIME: 6:30 pm
- ATTEND: Zoom or In-Person
- LOCATION: Faith United Methodist Church. 6810 Montrose Road. Rockville
- ZOOM: There will be NO ZOOM for this meeting
- LEARN - Cooking with Honey
- WHO: Valerie Wampler, EAS Certified Master Beekeeper
SCHEDULE
| 6:30.pm.ET | In-Person & Zoom socializing | |
| 7:00.pm ET | Club Announcements | |
| 7:15.pm ET | What's Up with The Bees? | |
| 7:30.pm ET | Presentation by Valerie Wampler, "Cooking With Honey" |
PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION
"Cooking With Local Honey" - Valerie Wampler
COME LEARN:
- How to recipes from sugar to honey
- TIPS and TRicks for cooking with honey (e.g. how to adjust oven temp and bake time)
COME TASTE:
- Different honey flavors
- Foods cooked with honey
SPEAKER BIO
Valerie's Bio
Valerie Wampler, EAS Certified Master Beekeeper, is a lifelong gardener and ADS Senior Dahlia Judge who fell into beekeeping in 2016 thanks to a dahlia obsession. Currently the Secretary of the Maryland State Beekeepers Association, Valerie teaches throughout Maryland and leads the "Yard Bees" apiary program at the Howard County Detention Center. A passionate advocate for pollinator education, she is also a prolific maker who incorporates hive products into her work as a spinner, weaver, quilter, and soap maker.
Valerie has curated an amazing online COOK BOOK for using LOCAL HONEY. You should explore it in advance of her presentation so you can ask questions. It is on the Maryland State Beekeepers Association website under the 'Features' tab www.mdbeekeepers.org
Consider sending your honey customers to this cookbook to spur their need for MORE LOCAL HONEY!
Here is a peek at some of the recipes Valerie has curated on the MSBA Website:
