SBA of Maryland

SBA meeting February 11, 2026

The meeting will be held in person at the Ag Center

6:30PM Ask a Beekeeper—Q&A session especially for new and intermediate beekeepers

7PM President's Announcements

7:10PM Presentation by one of our Young Beekeeper grant recipients

More events! Black Jar honey tasting contest, honey sampling, honey exchange, honey cooking challenge

Plus a chance to win a honey extractor!

Join an active community of veteran and novice beekeepers and listen to talks from a variety of experts.

Meetings are held at 7PM on the second Wednesday of every month and are open to the public.

Spring/Summer Location:
Steppingstone Farm Museum in Havre de Grace
461 Quaker Bottom Rd. Havre de Grace, MD 21078

Farm Museum directions

Fall/Winter Location:
Harford County Agricultural Center, 3525 Conowingo Road, Suite 600, Street MD 21154

March 11 Katie Lee: queen health and queen issues

April 8 Monica Schmitt: preparing honey show entries

May 13 Cybil Preston

June 10 Dave Papke: apiary update

July 8 Beekeeping equipment and gadget show and tell

August 12 Summer picnic

January 14, 2026 Tina Sebestyen: Diagnosing deadouts

November 12, 2025 Sarah Wheelan: honey bee genetics

October 8, 2025 Ann Frey: pollen trapping

September 10, 2025 Gabriela Quinlan: bee nutrition and winter bees

July 9, 2025 Beekeeping gadget show and tell

June 11, 2025 Clyde Strang: Winter prep and diagnosing deadouts

May 14, 2025 Eric Malcolm: Colony inspections

April 9, 2025 Ally Martin Ewert: Propolis

March 12, 2025 Robyn Underwood: Drones

February 18, 2025 Honey tasting/exchange and presentation by Ted and Jen Sizemore on beekeeping in the Kisumu region of Kenya

January 8, 2025 Dave Schultz, apiculture inspector: What if the groundhog was wrong? Late winter/early spring management

November 13, 2024 Dr. Frank Rinkevich: Genetics of amitraz resistance in Varroa

October 9, 2024 Dr. Jon Zawislak: Queen loss and laying workers

September 11, 2024 SBA members: Winter hive prep

July 10, 2024 SBA members: Choosing a mite treatment

June 12, 2024 Todd Cichonowicz: Local pollination

May 8, 2024 Cybil Preston: Varroa control

April 10, 2024 Dennis Helmer: Queen breeding and queen health

March 13, 2024 Jack Geraghty: Bee research at Delaware University; and Dona Bushong: Long Langstroth hives

February 14, 2024 Honey tasting, exchange, and competition

January 10, 2024 Selina Bruckner: Small hive beetle