MCBA’s Monthly Newsletter is called the “Honeypot”
Fall is harvest time for most crops (we harvest our honey in early July), and that means harvest festivals. Mary and I set up our honey display/sale at the local agricultural museum’s harvest festival. The harvest festival we attend includes Read More …
A packed audience came to hear Master Beekeepers Brenda Kiessling, Tim McMahon and Barry Thompson answer pre-submitted and on-the-spot questions at our March meeting. To start, each of them defined “Master Beekeeper” and explained what interests them most about keeping Read More …
Asters – Symphyotrichum and Eurybia species Asters abound this time of year, whether planted intentionally or naturalized voluntarily. Unfortunately, taxonomist got their hands on Asters back in the 1990s, breaking them up and reclassifying the North American Asters with unpronounceable Read More …
Are you ready? For me, this is one of the most critical times of the year in beekeeping. I want my hives healthy, strong, and with plenty of food for the winter. If all of this is in place, most Read More …
HINT: Look at their socks! -Frank Linton
While this letter is being written at home in Alabama, it could be titled “Letter from Colorado”. Mary and I spent August in Durango, Colorado, and not entirely by choice. Mary broke her leg there at the end of July, Read More …
To the many members who helped at the Montgomery County Fair. I could not get over the number of our members who made this event successful. I want to especially thank Jim Fraser and his sons for the tireless work Read More …
Stonecrop – Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ (Hylotelephium ‘Herbstfreude’) Autumn Joy Stonecrop is one tough cookie, thriving in average to dry, sandy to gravelly soils in full sun to part shade. Growth will be floppy in too rich soils or too shady Read More …
Russian Sage – Perovskia atriplicifolia Russian sage, is one tough cookie, easily grown in average to dry, well-drained soils in full sun. It will grow in part shade, but stems will be prone to flopping over. Plants are drought tolerant Read More …
Speaker: James Boicourt, beekeeper, meadmaker and co-owner of Charm City Meadworks What is mead? Mead is an alcoholic drink made of honey and water that has been fermented with yeast. It can be flavored with herbs, fruits and other flavorings Read More …
