Forum

MCBA's MAIN Forum is https://mcba-forum.groups.io/
MCBA's SWARM Forum is https://mcba-forum.groups.io/g/Swarms



 

MCBA’s Main Forum, where you can:

  • Receive important CLUB ANNOUNCEMENTS
  • Post bee related thoughts, articles, advice, events, photos, etc.
  • Request bee related advice
  • NOTE: Swarm Reports will no longer be sent to the Main Forum
  • To SUBSCRIBE to the MAIN Forum send a blank email to: main+subscribe@MCBA-Forum.groups.io
  • To UNsubscribe from the MAIN Forum send a blank email to: main+unsubscribe@MCBA-Forum.groups.io
  • Subscribers can send an email to all 600 other MAIN Forum subscribers at the address Main@mcba-forum.groups.io

Join the Swarm Forum to:

  • Receive instant notifications of swarms reported in Montgomery County, including zip code and photo of swarm
  • ‘Reply All’ to commit to rescuing that swarm. (note: the first to ‘Reply All’ is sent the swarm’s exact location)
  • Request help with your own swarming bees (NOTE: MCBA's swarm dispatcher only manages swarms reported by non-beekeepers. If you are a beekeeper seeking assistance retrieving own swarm, you must manage the announcement and the responses. Your initial note should include details about the swarm (e.g. your exact location, the swarm's height off ground and who gets to keep the bees - you or the volunteer whose help you are seeking)
  • To SUBSCRIBE to the SWARM Forum send a blank email to: Swarms+subscribe@MCBA-Forum.groups.io
  • To UNsubscribe from the SWARM Forum send a blank email to: Swarms+unsubscribe@MCBA-Forum.groups.io
  • Subscribers can send an email to all 600 other SWARM Forum subscribers at the address Swarms@mcba-forum.groups.io

Q&A

To Change Your Delivery Options

You can change your delivery preferences when you are logged-in HERE
OR using the email addresses below.
More details are HERE.

Your Options are:

Individual Messages
Receive each individual message immediately when it is sent.
Send blank email to MCBA-Forum+single@groups.io

Digest
Receive up to 12 messages grouped together in one email instead of receiving each message individually .
Send blank email to MCBA-Forum+fulldigest@groups.io

Daily Summary
Receive one email every morning that contains only a list of the topics posted to the group the previous day. Send a blank email to MCBA-Forum+summary@groups.io

Special Notices Only
Receive only special notices sent by MCBA staff. There will only be a couple emails per month, for example one announcement about the next MCBA Meeting. You will receive no emails from other subscribers, e.g. items for sale, bee-related publications, bee Q&A. However you can review those messages online at the Forum Archives HERE.
Send a blank email to MCBA-Forum+special@groups.io

To MUTE a Topic
If someone posts a message, and you do not want to receive responses, click the "Mute This Topic" button at the bottom of that email. (every Forum email offers that button)

After you Subscribe to one of MCBA's Forums:

  • You will receive emails sent from other Forum members like yourself.
  • When you get an email, and want to contribute to the conversation, you can "Reply" to send a private response to the sender, or, if appropriate, you can "Reply All" and your response is broadcast to all 700 members. Please be considerate and do not "Reply All" when the 'conversation' is just with one other person - e.g. replying to someone selling items, your RSVP to an event, etc...
  • To post a NEW message topic on the MAIN Forum, to be seen by all 700 Forum subscribers, send a regular email to main@MCBA-Forum.groups.io (put this address in your contacts list to improve how your sending/receiving)
  • To post a NEW message topic to be seen by all members of the SWARM Forum, send a regular email to Swarms@MCBA-Forum.groups.io (put this address in your contacts list to improve how your sending/receiving)

No. They are separate sign-ups.
You should join both to be a good beekeeper, plugged into the community.

MCBA Forum + MCBA Club = Smart Beekeeping

Each requires a  SEPARATE SIGN-UP, and you'll want to sign up for both to get full benefits.

The MCBA Forum is a free service provided to everyone ( MCBA members and non-members) .  The MCBA Club  uses the Forum to send out important info for beekeepers, including club meetings, opportunities.

The MCBA Club (Montgomery County Beekeepers Association) is a separate 'sign-up' with a nominal annual membership fee.  MCBA Club provides many services useful to both beekeepers and non-beekeepers.  We organize mentoring, beekeeping classes, public outreach, monthly lectures to improve beekeeping knowledge and skills, loan honey extracting equipment, and publish an extensive website - some of which is accessible only to MCBA Club members. Many MCBA Club members do not keep bees, but join to participate in the beekeeping community and to help support local bees and beekeepers.

BEFORE joining MCBA's Forum, please consider becoming  a member of MCBA's Club. Click   JOIN Montgomery County Beekeepers Association.

Yes!
CLICK HERE for all the details about Groups.io listservs

 

RULES: When using the Forum, please:

  • LIMIT discussions to beekeeping topics, i.e. beekeeping experiences,  interests,  problems and solutions.
  • Bee COURTEOUS
  • Reply JUDICIOUSLY:
    • If your response is a personal communication,  i.e. "Jim, I'll buy one of those nucs you just posted for sale'!,"  please  "Reply " only to the sender -- not "Reply All" which blasts all 700 Forum members with your message.
    • If your response will benefit the group at large, you can broadcast your reply to all 700 Forum members by clicking "Reply All" in your email program. 

TIP: always check your spam folder for missing messages.