There are several ways to launch a new hive, but one of the most common is called "installing a package" of honeybees.
Click on the link at right to watch an experienced beekeeper install a package. [more]
BUMBA has members throughout the Prince George's County, MD, area, including many with decades of experience.
Click here if you think you have a swarm of honeybees that needs a new home!
Click here if you are a beekeeper who needs a hand!
BUMBA members expand their skills together, and make contributions to local, sustainable beekeeping—like queen rearing, shown at right.
We also help our members find opportunities to develop and market bee products. [more]
BUMBA will celebrate its 30th Anniversary in 2010, as well as its 25th year of offering beekeeping short courses to new beekeepers. More than 100 members strong, we look forward to many more years of working and learning together. [more]