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• MCBA Board Meeting

  • When
    9 Dec 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Meeting

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  MCBA members are invited to join our Board Meetings. Registration closes 2 days prior.

  Once registered you will get an email 2 days prior with the link to the zoom meeting. 

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• General Meeting

  • When
    22 Jan 2026
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Montgomery County 4H club and Zoom

  Speakers will present via zoom, so everyone will also have the option of attending via zoom if you do not wish to attend in person. Door prize drawn each meeting - must be in person to be eligible.

  Doors will open at 6:45pm; feel free to bring a snack for yourself or even to share!

  
  

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• Beginner Beekeepers' Class #1

  • When
    17 Feb 2026
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    Montgomery County 4-H Center

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  Class #1
  

  • Welcome to Beekeeping - Sign-in and introductions
  • Why be a beekeeper
  • Considerations before starting
  • Choosing a site for your apiary
  • Hive components
  • Inside the hive - frames and foundation
  • Optional hive pieces
  • One hive or two
  • What to consider when buying
  • Protecting the woodenware
  • Protective clothing and tools
  • Purchasing bees - packages and nucs
  • The bees
  • How the colony works
  • Basic bee anatomy
  • Social structure of the colony

  
  

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• General Meeting

  • When
    26 Feb 2026
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Montgomery County 4H club and Zoom

  Speakers will present via zoom, so everyone will also have the option of attending via zoom if you do not wish to attend in person. Door prize drawn each meeting - must be in person to be eligible.

  Doors will open at 6:45pm; feel free to bring a snack for yourself or even to share!

  
  

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• Beginner Beekeepers' Class #2

  • When
    17 Mar 2026
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    Montgomery County 4-H Center

  Class #2 

  • Setting up the hive(s)
  • Foraging
  • Using your smoker
  • Preparing for package / nuc installation
  • Installing package / nuc
  • Sudden cold spells in spring - what to do
  • Placing the entrance reducer and inner cover
  • Feeding sugar syrup and pollen
  • Honeybee life cycle
  • MITES - MITES - MITES
  • Apiary registration

  
  

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• Intermediate Beekeeping Class

  • When
    18 Mar 2026
  •  
    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Montgomery County 4-H Center, Beech Room
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    28

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  Intermediate Class

  Instructor: Master Beekeeper Regina Rhoa

  6 sessions

  3rd Wednesday of the month except for May

  Outline of topics and dates posted under Education page here

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• General Meeting

  • When
    26 Mar 2026
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Montgomery County 4H club and Zoom

  Speakers will present via zoom, so everyone will also have the option of attending via zoom if you do not wish to attend in person. Door prize drawn each meeting - must be in person to be eligible.

  Doors will open at 6:45pm; feel free to bring a snack for yourself or even to share!

  
  

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• Intermediate Beekeeping Class #2

  • When
    15 Apr 2026
  •  
    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Montgomery County 4-H Center, Beech Room
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    33

  Intermediate Class

  Instructor: Master Beekeeper Regina Rhoa

  ·         Honey Bee Biology

  ·         Dance Language

  ·         Laying Workers

  ·         Honey Production

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• Beginner Beekeepers' Class #3

  • When
    21 Apr 2026
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    Montgomery County 4-H Center

  Class #3 - Weather permitting we'll spend the first hour in the apiary

  • Hive inspection - observations during inspections
  • Swarming
  • Observing bee behaviors
  • Pheromones - honeybee communication
  • Roles and responsibilities of the colony

  
  

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• General Meeting

  • When
    23 Apr 2026
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Montgomery County 4H club and Zoom

  Speakers will present via zoom, so everyone will also have the option of attending via zoom if you do not wish to attend in person. Door prize drawn each meeting - must be in person to be eligible.

  Doors will open at 6:45pm; feel free to bring a snack for yourself or even to share!

  
  

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• Intermediate Beekeeping Class #3

  • When
    13 May 2026
  •  
    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Montgomery County 4-H Center, Beech Room
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    33

  Intermediate Class

  Instructor: Master Beekeeper Regina Rhoa

  Note - this class is the 2nd Wednesday this month

  ·         Pheromones

  ·         Brood Diseases

  ·         Introducing Queen Cells/Virgins

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• Beginner Beekeepers' Class #4

  • When
    19 May 2026
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    Montgomery County 4-H Center

  Class #4 - Weather permitting we'll spend the first hour in the apiary

  • Adding boxes
  • Bee brood diseases
  • Adult bee diseases
  • When to add a honey super
  • Bee parasites
  • IPM - Integrated Pest Management
  • Pests in the hive
  • Pest outside the hive

  
  

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• General Meeting

  • When
    28 May 2026
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Montgomery County 4H club and Zoom

  Speakers will present via zoom, so everyone will also have the option of attending via zoom if you do not wish to attend in person. Door prize drawn each meeting - must be in person to be eligible.

  Doors will open at 6:45pm; feel free to bring a snack for yourself or even to share!

  
  

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• Beginner Beekeepers' Class #5

  • When
    16 Jun 2026
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    Montgomery County 4-H Center

  Class #5 - Weather permitting we'll spend the first hour in the apiary

  • Queen issues
  • Pesticide exposure to bees
  • Honey production and extraction
  • What is a nectar dearth
  • Robbing behavior in honeybees

  
  

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• Intermediate Beekeeping Class #4

  • When
    17 Jun 2026
  •  
    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Montgomery County 4-H Center, Beech Room
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    33

  Intermediate Class

  Instructor: Master Beekeeper Regina Rhoa

  ·         Adult Diseases

  ·         Varroa Mites

  ·         Hive Secondary Pests

  ·         Managing Queen Castles

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• General Meeting - Picnic

  • When
    25 Jun 2026
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Montgomery County 4H club and Zoom

  Speakers will present via zoom, so everyone will also have the option of attending via zoom if you do not wish to attend in person. Door prize drawn each meeting - must be in person to be eligible.

  Doors will open at 6:45pm; feel free to bring a snack for yourself or even to share!

  
  

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• Intermediate Beekeeping Class #5

  • When
    15 Jul 2026
  •  
    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Montgomery County 4-H Center, Beech Room
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  Intermediate Class

  Instructor: Master Beekeeper Regina Rhoa

  ·         Honey Bee Diet/Nutrition
  ·         Planting for Bees
  ·         Honey Sales/Marketing

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• Beginner Beekeepers' Class #6

  • When
    21 Jul 2026
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    Montgomery County 4-H Center

  Class #6 - Weather permitting we'll spend the first hour in the apiary

  Please note the change in date due to the holiday for this month

  • Honey extraction - hands on extracting from our club apiary

  
  
  

  
  

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• General Meeting

  • When
    23 Jul 2026
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Montgomery County 4H club and Zoom

  Speakers will present via zoom, so everyone will also have the option of attending via zoom if you do not wish to attend in person. Door prize drawn each meeting - must be in person to be eligible.

  Doors will open at 6:45pm; feel free to bring a snack for yourself or even to share!

  
  

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• Beginner Beekeepers' Class #7

  • When
    18 Aug 2026
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    Montgomery County 4-H Center

  Class #7 - Weather permitting we'll spend the first hour in the apiary

  • • Yellow jacket and wasp invading the hives
    • Winter bees
    • Varroa mites and winter bees
    • Weak or failing queen
    • Merging weak hives before winter
    • Supplemental feeding

  
  
  

  
  

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• Intermediate Beekeeping Class #6

  • When
    19 Aug 2026
  •  
    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Montgomery County 4-H Center, Beech Room
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  Intermediate Class

  Instructor: Master Beekeeper Regina Rhoa

     ·         Fall Management
  ·         Winter Colony

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• General Meeting

  • When
    27 Aug 2026
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Montgomery County 4H club and Zoom

  Speakers will present via zoom, so everyone will also have the option of attending via zoom if you do not wish to attend in person. Door prize drawn each meeting - must be in person to be eligible.

  Doors will open at 6:45pm; feel free to bring a snack for yourself or even to share!

  
  

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• Beginner Beekeepers' Class #8

  • When
    15 Sep 2026
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    Montgomery County 4-H Center

  Class #8 - Weather permitting we'll spend the first hour in the apiary

  • Winter prep
  • Feeding bees in winter
  • The winter cluster
  • Dead bees in winter
  • Mite counts and treatments
  • Getting ready for spring

  
  
  

  
  

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• General Meeting

  • When
    24 Sep 2026
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Montgomery County 4H club and Zoom

  Speakers will present via zoom, so everyone will also have the option of attending via zoom if you do not wish to attend in person. Door prize drawn each meeting - must be in person to be eligible.

  Doors will open at 6:45pm; feel free to bring a snack for yourself or even to share!

  
  

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• General Meeting

  • When
    22 Oct 2026
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Montgomery County 4H club and Zoom

  Speakers will present via zoom, so everyone will also have the option of attending via zoom if you do not wish to attend in person. Door prize drawn each meeting - must be in person to be eligible.

  Doors will open at 6:45pm; feel free to bring a snack for yourself or even to share!

  
  

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