Travis County Beekeepers Association Monthly Meeting

Travis County Beekeepers Association is committed to educating both beekeepers and the public about honey bees. One way we do this is by curating interesting and hosting experienced speakers for our meetings. All meetings are free and open to the public. We hope you enjoy this year’s schedule of speakers and topics!

TCBA meetings are held on the FIRST Monday of each month. Typically, a beekeeper lesson is offered at 7:00pm, then we may have a guest speaker and the meeting ends about 9:00pm. Meetings are in the Zilker Botanical Garden Center Meeting room inside the Gift Shop, parking is free for attendees. Please bring snacks or drinks to share when you can, thanks!

Meeting topics for 2015:

July 6, 2015 – Summer Dearth, Bee Nutrition – Special Guest Speaker: Lance Wilson, Master Beekeeper and Harvesting Honey & Hive Products – Chuck Reburn and Tanya Phillips

August 3, 2015 – Finding the Queen, Requeening, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) – Special Guest Speakers: Lance Wilson, Master Beekeeper and Mark Dykes, Chief Apiary Inspector will discuss IPM techniques.

August 15, 2015 – It’s National Honey Bee Day and time for the 3rd Annual Central Texas Tour de Hives with the Texas Honey Queen, Tabitha Mansker, Mark Dykes, Chief Apiary Inspector, fun and informative classes, bee vendors and more! (Tour Headquarters are in SW Austin ~ see website: www.tourdehives.org)

September 7, 2015 – Biology of the Honey Bee, Attracting Bees to Your Garden – Tanya Phillips, Journeyman Beekeeper

October 5, 2015 – Preparing Hives for Winter, Feeding, Survival, AG Exemptions in TEXAS

November 2, 2015 – Ordering Bees for Spring, Top Bar, Warre, Langstroth Hives: Which is right for me? – Tanya Phillips, Journeyman Beekeeper

December 1, 2015 (NOTE: different day due to conflict in schedule at Botanical Gardens) – Holiday Potluck Celebration and Voting for 2016 Officers

We hope to see you there!