The FCBA held their annual field day at Allen Winpigler’s outyard north of Frederick on May 2, 2015. While organized primarily to help 2015 Beekeeping Course students better understand what goes on inside a bee hive, the event was open to all club members as well. After a potluck lunch and smoker demo by Glen Mayers, participants headed to the apiary where folks were divided into three groups headed by experienced beekeepers Allen Winpigler, Bill McGiffin and Joe O’Connell (ably assisted by Master Beekeeper Robbie Roeshman) who performed the hive inspections. Afterwards, all gathered around Allen who demonstrated a “powdered sugar roll” test on a jar full of bees to monitor for Varrroa mite levels.