2019 March 13 Meeting
TWO meetings in 1! First, an EQUIPMENT SWAP! Trade or sell your surplus equipment. Second is ASK THE EXPERT – our panel of 3 experience beeks will tackle your toughest questions. Read More …
Category: Meetings Past
2019 February 13 Meeting
World renown VARROA EXPERT Dr. Samuel Ramsey gives an extreme close-up of bee enemy #1 Read More …
2019 January 09 Meeting
TOPICThe Value of Nucs and a Club Nuc Yard” by guest speaker & Master Beekeeper Karla EisenFor MCBA members, ringing in the New Year means placing our orders for Bee Packages and NUCs. It’s exciting to anticipate their arrival, but Read More …
2018 February 7 Meeting
Remote Hive Sensing: Frank will explain how to check on the health and productivity colonies with a cellphone or computer, reducing the need for hands-on inspections. Read More …
2018 December Holiday Party
MCBA Holiday Party! Gift Swap! Food! Mead! Click for time and place. (There is no monthly meeting in December) Read More …
2018 October 10 Meeting
If you don’t know exactly what killed your honey bee colony, how can you prevent it from happening again? Learn how to diagnose colony troubles, and help your bees! Read More …
2018 September 23 Harvest Festival and Honey Sale
MCBA is helping Brookside Nature Center with its Harvest Festival. 4-Hours of fun for the whole family, non-beekeepers, too! Live Demonstrations! Read More …
2018 JUNE 13 MEETING
Learn how to prepare your honey for JUDGING! Read More …
2018 Picnic! June 9, 10am to 4pm
WHEN: Saturday, June 2 (Rain date June 9th)
WHERE: Brookside Nature Center (up the hill behind the Nature Center, by the staff house)
SCHEDULE: Read More …
2018 July 11 Meeting
Pesticides’ Affect on YOUR BeesJuly 11, 2018 GUEST SPEAKER IS STEVE COOK!Steve Cook is a prolific honey bee researcher with many scientific publications. He currently works in the USDA’s Bee Research Lab in Beltsville, MD where he is finishing up Read More …