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.mdbeekeepers.org
Anne Arundel Beekeepers Association, www.aabees.org
Howard County Beekeepers Association, www.hcbamd.org
Lower Eastern Shore Beekeepers Association: www.lowershorebeekeepers.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
DC Beekeepers Alliance, www.dcbeekeepers.org
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