BBUFA Field Day: Beekeeping and Introduction to Apiculture

1317 Filbert Street,Baltimore MD 21226

13 August, 2021

Description

Join the Farm Alliance of Baltimore’s Black Butterfly Urban Farmer Academy for an on farm field day! This field day will be held at Filbert Street Garden and taught by their animal caretaker, Charles DeBarber. Charles DeBarber is an urban beekeeper located in South Baltimore. He is locally known as a "swarm chaser" that captures and re-homes feral honeybees. He has been keeping bees in the region for 7 years and manages the largest community garden beeyard in Maryland at Filbert Street Garden. Charles has taught classes at numerous bee clubs around the State of Maryland and has had articles published in Bee Culture. Charles will discuss hive health and maintenance, hive components, tools, and show attendees how to inspect a hive. This is a free outdoor, in-person workshop. Pre registration is required so we can plan accordingly. We suggest that attendees wear closed-toed shoes and clothes you won't mind getting dirty. Be sure to bring a water bottle! There will be a hand washing station on site, as well as extra masks and hand sanitizer. Parking: Street parking Restrooms: There are unfortunately no restrooms on site, please plan accordingly. Questions? Please contact Alison Worman at [email protected]