About
HCBA
About
HCBA
About
HCBA
Teaching ourselves how to help the bees and each other.
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Our Meetings and Events
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Previous Meetings
DECEMBER 2017 Meeting
December 20
General Meeting 7pm-9pm
Beginners Q&As 6:30pm-7pm
Driftwood Volunteer Firestation
Famous author and Expert Beekeeper LES CROWDER will be our guest speaker, discussing Top-Bar Hives and Bee guardianship. POTLUCK style Meeting.
JANUARY 2018 Meeting
January 17
General Meeting 7pm-9pm
Beginners Q&As 6:30pm-7pm
Driftwood Volunteer Firestation
Urban Micro-Apiary Specialist and owner of Two-Hives Honey TARA CHAPMAN will be our guest speaker, explaining to us her techniques to move from foundation to foundationless for more natural wax in the hive.
NOVEMBER 2017 Meeting
November 15, 2017
General Meeting 7pm-9pm
Beginners Q&As 6:30pm-7pm
Driftwood Volunteer Firestation
Swarm & Remover Extraordinaire and owner of Company Bee STEVE BUTLER will be our guest speaker, discussing SWARMS catching etc. We'll also discuss Ag Use valuations and, if we have time, planting for bee nutrition.
FEBRUARY 2018 Meeting
February 21
General Meeting 7pm-9pm
Beginners Q&As 6:30pm-7pm
Driftwood Volunteer Firestation
Certified Master Craftsman Beekeeper and past President of the Austin Area Beekeepers Association LANCE WILSON will talk to us about Spring Management and what to do over the next few weeks to get your hives off to a good start of the season.
MARCH 2018 Meeting
March 21
General Meeting 7pm-9pm
Beginners Q&As 6:30pm-7pm
Driftwood Volunteer Firestation
Master Beekeeper, Mead-Maker and co-owner of Bee Friendly Austin Apiaries CHUCK REBURN will come and speak to us about ways to Grow Our Apiary Without Buying Bees
MAY 2018 Meeting
May 16 - Honey Bee Biology
General Meeting 7pm-9pm
Beginners Q&As 6:30pm-7pm
Vista Brewing (13551 Ranch to Market Rd 150)
Order diner and hear Ryan Giesecke from Honey Bee Relocation Services and the President of the Trinity Valley Association in Dallas discuss Honey Bee Biology and its importance for a successful beekeeping experience. His presentations are extremely informative: don't miss this one!
JUNE 2018 Meeting
June 20 - Extracting Honey
General Meeting 7pm-9pm
Beginners Q&As 6:30pm-7pm
Vista Brewing (13551 Ranch to Market Rd 150
Order Diner and hear Chuck Reburn from Bee Friendly Austin give us a demo on how to extract honey, just on time for Honey Harvest!
JULY 2018 Meeting
June 20 - Annual Management of Colonies in Texas (understanding what activities are seasonal and why)
General Meeting 7pm-9pm
Beginners Q&As 6:30pm-7pm
Vista Brewing (13551 Ranch to Market Rd 150
To discuss Annual Management, Ashley Ralph will travel from College Station where her husband Justin and she own Prime Bees Apiary. Ashley is the President of the Brazos Valley Beekeepers Association, and an Area Director for the Texas Beekeepers Association. Don't miss this important meeting!
AUGUST 2018 Meeting
August 16 - Top-Bar Hives - Beg. & Advanced
General Meeting 7pm-9pm
Beginners Q&As 6:30pm-7pm
Vista Brewing (13551 Ranch to Market Rd 150)
Order diner and hear John Swan for Wicked Bee Apiaries and President of the Travis County Association in Austin discuss Top-Bar Hives and their management in
SEPTEMBER 2018 Meeting
Sept. 19 - Holistic Gardening for Pollinators in TX
General Meeting 7pm-9pm
Beginners Q&As 6:30pm-7pm
Vista Brewing (13551 Ranch to Market Rd 150
Order Diner and hear Gardener Extraordinaire Eva Van Dyke, main speaker at Tour De Hives, talk about how we can best plant to help our pollinators thrive around us, just in time for planting season!
OCTOBER 2018 Meeting
October 17, 2018
General Meeting 7pm-9pm
Beginners Q&As 6:30pm-7pm
Vista Brewing (13551 Ranch to Market Rd 150)
Ryan Giesecke, President of the Trinity Valley Association in Dallas, will discuss Pest & Disease and IPM Summary as well as Fights About Mites for a more detailed look at Varroa. His presentations are extremely informative: don't miss this one!
NOVEMBER 2019 Meeting
January 16, 2019
General Meeting 7pm-9pm
Beginners Q&As 6:30pm-7pm
Vista Brewing (13551 Ranch to Market Rd 150)
Brandon Fehrenkamp, owner of Austin Bees, will discuss Safety for Beekeepers. Brandon is also a wealth of information on the subject of Topbar hives, and his passion and personality shine throughout his presentations.
JANUARY 2019 Meeting
January 16, 2019
General Meeting 7pm-9pm
Beginners Q&As 6:30pm-7pm
Vista Brewing (13551 Ranch to Market Rd 150)
Master Beekeeper and state level speaker Michelle Kerr-Pankonien will come all the way from College Station to talk to us about "Coming Strong Out of Winter and Sustainably Splitting Your Hives". Michelle keeps healthy bees without treatments, and teaches new beekeepers how to keep bees sustainably. She owns Busy Bee Apiary & Apothecary, and makes natural skin care products with beeswax.
JANUARY 2019 Meeting
January 16, 2019
General Meeting 7pm-9pm
Beginners Q&As 6:30pm-7pm
Vista Brewing (13551 Ranch to Market Rd 150)
Master Beekeeper and state level speaker Michelle Kerr-Pankonien will come all the way from College Station to talk to us about "Coming Strong Out of Winter and Sustainably Splitting Your Hives". Michelle keeps healthy bees without treatments, and teaches new beekeepers how to keep bees sustainably. She owns Busy Bee Apiary & Apothecary, and makes natural skin care products with beeswax.
FEBRUARY 2019 Meeting
February 20, 2019
General Meeting 7pm-9pm
Beginners Q&As 6:30pm-7pm
Vista Brewing (13551 Ranch to Market Rd 150)
Daniel Weaver will talk to us about his latest research on the various mechanisms of virus resistance & Varroa tolerance in his treatment-free, locally grown, mite tolerant, virus resistant survivor stock. His family has been keeping bees for 130 years, and has been working on mite resistant genetic selection since the early 1990's
MARCH 2019 Meeting
March 20, 2019
General Meeting 7pm-9pm
Beginners Q&As 6:30pm-7pm
Vista Brewing (13551 Ranch to Market Rd 150)
Les Crowder will come and talk to us for our March Meeting. Topic TBD