The October regular meeting was held at Arlington Echo as scheduled. To view the minutes from the meeting, please click on the image below.

New Beekeeping Hour, 6-7 PM

Before the regular meeting, join us for a “New Beekeeper’s Session. Experienced beekeeper’s will inspect the Arlington Echo hives (weather permitting) and answer questions.

Presentation of the Commander Mumford Awards

This award is presented each year to the winner of the “Best in Show” competition at the Anne Arundel County fair. We will presenting the awards to the 2017 and 2018 winners.

Program

The speaker for our October meeting is Charles DeBarber. Charles will speak to the club about making Swarm Boxes. Charles is the Senior Beekeeper at the Filbert Street Garden and operates the largest community garden bee yard in Maryland. He has years of experience with swarm captures, bait boxes, and cut outs. He has unique experience in repairing and restoring old hive equipment and is considered a local subject matter expert in capturing feral honeybees.

Meeting Location

The meeting will be held in the main building at the Arlington Echo Outdoor Education Center.