Beekeeping Links and Other Resources
The world of beekeeping is wide and deep, but here are a few places to start. Because all beekeeping is local, we strongly recommend that you connect early and often with a club near you.
Local Beekeeping Organizations
Maryland State Beekeepers Association, www.msbeea.org
Anne Arundel Beekeepers Association, www.aabees.org
Howard County Beekeepers Association, www.hcbamd.org
Montgomery County Beekeepers Association, www.montgomerycountybeekeepers.com
Central Maryland Beekeepers Association, www.cmbeea.org
Carroll County Beekeepers Association, www.thecarrollbee.org
Association of Southern Maryland Beekeepers, gworrell.freeyellow.com/asmb.html
Beekeepers Association of Northern Virginia, www.beekeepersnova
Other Resources:
Maryland State Apiary Inspector
Jerry Fischer
Office of Apiary Inspector
Md. Dept. of Agriculture
50 Harry S Truman
Annapolis, Md. 21401
Fischeje@mda.state.md.us
(410) 841-5920 or (301) 261-8106 x5920
(410) 841-5835 fax
MAAREC - Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research and Extension Consortium, maarec.psu.edu
Beltsville Bee Research Laboratory, www.barc.usda.gov/psi/brl/brl-page.html
Eastern Apicultural Society, www.easternapiculture.org
University of Maryland Extension "Grow It, Eat It!" Program, www.growit.umd.edu