Well another month and another snow storm! Last month as I sat here and wrote this letter it was snowing and now today, it’s snowing again. I love/hate this weather.What are the advantages of belonging to a beekeeping club such Read More …
I just finished looking at the National Weather Service page for Montgomery County MD, and I see the Winter That Wouldn’t Quit is still in business. I am reminded of the time I sat on an oral exam board for Read More …
First, a warm welcome to all our new members, who are now in the process of taking the Short Course and will soon be operating their very own hives. Great to have you as new members of the MCBA. Opening Read More …
As I sit here looking out the window at snow, snow and more snow, it is hard to imagine that spring is just around the corner. It’s toward the end of January as my fingers mash the keyboard. Temperatures warm Read More …
Accuse me of going soft if you like, but nothing made me appreciate the normally balmy Southern winter quite as much as the recent spate of cold waves. To put that into perspective, the last time Dothan Alabama schools had Read More …
This is my first article as president of our club and it makes me a little nervous. You see, I have a long history of learning from my mistakes — as I make a lot of mistakes — so I Read More …
On a very hot Saturday in early October, the Harvest Festival was in full swing. The festival was attended by about 3,336 visitors, mostly young kids with moms and dads in tow. The corn maze, the make-your-own bouquet of flowers Read More …
This is my last installment as your MCBA President. I’ve truly had a great time in this special leadership position. It is great fun working with all of you and being involved with the vast array of MCBA activities. I Read More …
Montgomery County Beekeepers Association (MCBA) Master Mead Maker Yancy Bodenstein again hosted MCBA members at his backyard Gaithersburg meadery to demonstrate and supervise bottling of the mead we started earlier. Yancy had hosted a hands-on beginner mead making class in Read More …
It seems like yesterday that Jim King passed the editor torch to me. It’s been a great year and a half as editor! But, the time has come to pass the torch over to Dara Ballow-Giffen. Dara has assumed the Read More …
