Several members met at Lynne G.s home on July 26th, 2025 for an open hive facilitated by State Apiarist Jen Lund.

Jen inspected three hives, tested for mites, and gave us lots of great info regarding summer management of honeybees. She also demonstrated how to swab cells for disease and advised us on sending the swabs to the USDA Beltsville Animal Research Center (this site will be moving in the future: more info to come when available).

Following the hive inspections, we enjoyed a delicious potluck lunch and conversation about beekeeping, bee-ing good neighbors with other beekeepers, and even a few non-bee topics!