Our guest speaker for the April meeting was Bill Hingst. Bill is a local mead maker who has spent many years working to restore the bee populations. Bill announced that we were entering into swarm season for honeybees. He recommended keeping a cardboard box handy with a 2x2 inch hole in the lid along with a scoop, clippers, and a few bags. According to Maryland law beekeepers are allowed to retrieve a swarm onto other's property if banging a wooden spoon on a metal pot announ