The next TCBA meeting will be Feb. 2 at 7pm in the Zilker Botanical Gardens meeting room.
Parking is free when you tell them you are attending the meeting! 😉
Topics are:
The Business of Buying Bees; What and When to buy! – Danny Weaver of Bee Weaver Apiary
Hive Components and Top Bar Hives; what you need to get started – Tanya Phillips
Setting up the Bee Yard – Chuck Reburn
Friday night – FREE Discussion with Les on how beekeeping is improving and how bees help agriculture. Open to the public. (location to be announced, soon)
October 25, 2014 – Saturday – 10am-4pm – Beginning Top Bar Hive Beekeeping – $80
Octover 26, 2014 – Sunday – 10am-4pm – Seasonal Hive Management – $80
BOTH DAYS – $120 – Early Bird – by Oct 3, 2014
BOTH DAYS – $150 – Regular Price – after Oct 3, 2014
You may attend 1 day or both! REGISTER NOW!
June 14, 2014 – 10:00am-12:00pm – MINI – Intro to Bees & Beekeeping $25 –
AT WHEATSVILLE COOP SOUTH AUSTIN on LAMAR – Register via the Co-op’s link below:
SAVING THE WORLD, ONE BEE AT A TIME: INTRO TO BEEKEEPING – Held in the 4001 South Lamar Wheatsville Community Room. Bee Friendly Austin instructor, Tanya Phillips, will share information on how to help bees by understanding the causes of Colony Collapse Disorder, planting bee friendly gardens, learning what it takes to begin a hobby in beekeeping and much more!
Participants will get to see a colony of bees at work in an observation hive, touch and see beekeepers tools and protection gear, see different styles of beehives, including Top Bar hives and Langstroth hives, understand how a bee colony works, taste some delicious honey varietals, and learn how to substitute honey instead of sugar in home recipes. $25 Click to REGISTER.
