June Meeting - Alternative Honey Extraction Methods

Upcoming Event
June 11, 7:00 - 9:00pm
(Beekeeping) Q&A Session 6:45pm
The Point (at C. C. Young Campus)
4847 W. Lawther Dr, Dallas, TX 

Please join us to learn about alternative methods to extract honey. This will be of particular interest if you have or are thinking about getting a top bar hive. 

The Q&A Session starts at 6:45. Come early to get your beekeeping questions answered by our more experienced members in a more informal setting.

 

Also, we will have our "Bee Plant of the Month" and Alan Eynon with our monthly "In the Hive".

 

All meetings are free and open to the public. Feel free to attend even if you don't know anything about beekeeping--it's a great chance to see what it's all about!

Monthly Meeting - Smoker Contest + Dogs for Honeybees + Silent Auction

Past Event

May 14, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
T&P Hill at White Rock Lake
Approximate location (Park around here. We'll be in the pavilion.)

Please join us for a special meeting! Bring your smoker, smoker fuel, and lighting device if you'd like to join in on the contest. TVBA secretary Bob Richie will be talking all about smokers and we will have a wax melter on display as well. 

Make sure to bring your dogs (on leash)! Dallas Dogs for Honeybees will bring honeybee costumes for your dogs to try on and get a picture. And we will also have a silent auction for our scholarship fund.  

All meetings are free and open to the public.

Silent Auction Preview

Here's a preview of some of the items that will be in our silent auction at our May 14th meeting at Tee Pee Hill. We will add more pictures as we get them.

Monthly Meeting - Now that I have bees . . . what do I do?

Past Event

Christi Baughman

April 9, 7:00 - 9:00pm
(Beekeeping) Q&A Session 6:45pm
The Point (at C. C. Young Campus)
4847 W. Lawther Dr, Dallas, TX 

Christi Baughman of beegirl.biz and former president of TVBA will be discussing what to do once you get your hive set up; how to inspect and evaluate it, how to prepare for honey harvest, beekeeping seasonal activities, problem pests and what to expect your first couple of years in beekeeping.  There will be time for Q & A.

Also, we will have our "Bee Plant of the Month" and our monthly "In the Hive".

All meetings are free and open to the public.

Monthly Meeting - Integrated Pest Management in the Hive

Past Event
March 12 7:00 - 9:00pm
(Beekeeping) Q&A Session 6:45pm
The Point (at C. C. Young Campus)
4847 W. Lawther Dr, Dallas, TX 


Please join us to learn about Integrated Pest Management in the hive. TVBA member and former president Alan Eynon will be talking about the ins and outs of IPM in beekeeping.

The Q&A Session starts at 6:45. Come early to get your beekeeping questions answered by our more experienced members in an informal setting.

Also, we will have our "Bee Plant of the Month" and our monthly "In the Hive".

All meetings are free and open to the public.

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Here is the pdf of the slideshow.

If you have a swarm

by flickr user London Permaculture

If you think you have a honeybee swarm and you would like to have it removed, we can send out an email to our list of swarm removal experts. Please follow these steps:

• Verify that it is a honeybee swarm and not a wasp nest, etc. You can find many pictures online by using google
• If at all possible, snap a picture(s) of the swarm/colony and include it in your email. If you cannot take a picture, we will need a description of the location and the bees
• Email the picture(s) and/or description, address, your name, and your phone number to us here

Monthly Meeting - Mosquitos: County Plans, Pesticides, and Prevention

By flickr user John.Hayes

Past Event
February 12 7:00 - 9:00pm
(Beekeeping) Q&A Session 6:45pm
The Point (at C. C. Young Campus)
4847 W. Lawther Dr, Dallas, TX 

Please join us for this special topic on mosquitoes, West Nile virus, prevention, aerial/truck spraying, and effects on bees led by Leea Thompson Fudge, RN, and Brandon Pollard of  the Texas Honeybee Guild.

The Q&A Session starts at 6:45. Come early to get your beekeeping questions answered by our more experienced members in an informal setting.

Also, we will have our "Bee Plant of the Month" and Alan Eynon with our monthly "In the Hive".

All meetings are free and open to the public.

BeeWeaver Pick-up Day

Upcoming Event
April 6, 10 am - 1 pm
Aquaponics and Earth
314 W. Beltline Rd
DeSoto, TX   75115

TVBA has been asked by BeeWeaver of Navasota, TX to host a pick-up day for queens, nucs, packages and hives. John and Teresa Musser of Aquaponics and Earth have agreed to be the location in the Dallas area where people can come to pick-up bees on Saturday April 6.  BeeWeaver will deliver the bees in the morning, 10 am and speak to the group about queens, nucs and packages, as well as answer any questions you may have. Customers will take bees they have ordered home with them. All nucs and hives and packages are closed/screened.

To order from BeeWeaver: Online or 866-547-3376

For more information about this event contact Christi Baughman: 972-822-4262 or email