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2023 Bee News

Caprock Beekeepers keep busy, help honeybees face odds 
~KAMC Everything Lubbock News Julianna Washburn Aug 2023

Bee colony loss at ‘unsustainable’ rate, hurting ag industry and consumers 
~South Dakota Newswatch Aug 2023

The honey bee has specialized neurons that provide buzz-worthy clues.
~Popular Science May 2023

7 Unique Health Benefits of Honey (healthline.com)
~Healthline May 2023

Honey Bee Virus Found in Mosquitoes
~Entomology Today Apr 2023

Sunflowers Linked to Reduced Varroa Mite Infestations in Honey Bees
~Entomology Today Jan 2023

CBA Member Events

Christmas Party
Dec 16th
2023 Member Survey
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Party details and Survey on Member Events Page!

2023 cba fEEDBACK

PUBLIC EVENTS!

Next Meeting: 
(NO DECEMBER MEETING)
January 18, 2023
Vote on 2024 Board of Directors

Submit Nominations for 2024 Board of Directors

Beekeeping for Beginners
1Q 2024

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CLOSE COLONY CLUB NEWS

Permian Basin Beekeeping is ordering
bulk 5 frame nucs from a vetted beekeeper out of Missouri. They offered to take orderes for CBA. Nucs will be $185 each, due by Dec 1.

Contact Rosie or Meredith directly on:
Permian Basin Beekeeping Facebook page or email them directly at apissupplyllc@gmail.com

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Do you want to learn
HOW TO BE A BEEKEEPER?
Let us know you are interested here!
Class tentatively set for 4th Quarter 2023
​​We will email you when a class is scheduled!

Beekeeping for Beginners Course

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OUR MISSION
TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE BEEKEEPING; TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE, EXCHANGE IDEAS, SHARE TECHNIQUES, SKILLS AND INFORMATION THROUGH MONTHLY MEETINGS, WORKSHOPS, PUBLIC DEMONSTRATIONS, PERSONAL MENTORING & FORMAL TRAINING

CBA MEMBERS FEATURED PHOTOS
Thank you CBA members!

Who is CBA?

Caprock Beekeepers Association is a member-based nonprofit organization in the West Texas area focusing on the honeybee and proper hive management.
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Our members include tenured beekeepers and honeybee enthusiasts of all backgrounds and levels of experience. 

CBA Members have exclusive access to:

• ​Club Bee Equipment (honey extractor/mite treatment tools)
• Beekeeping for Beginners Class​
• Saturday Workshops
• Tour de Apis
• Mentorship
• CBA Newsletter

2023 Final Tour de Apis

Mentorship and Education

Two pairs of eyes are better than one!
Join the club and visit local members' apiaries for more handson bee education!

Saturday Club Workshop 
Hive cutout from an old wagon!

Apiaries of the Sun
Apiaries of the sun, when the sun comes out, that is when the honey is spun.
A thousand bees take off, then a thousand more, wave after wave to make their gold.
The sunlight glistens, the sweet flowers glow, moving with the wind, watch those honeybees go.
Hives in the meadows, hives in the fields, apple blossoms, and dandelions.
Nectar and pollen, someone's prized rose, gardens planted, those bees are not alone,
Honeysuckle and lavender, flowers of the cacti, those apiaries do flow.
Cotton and sunflowers, the sweetest taste making a hive full for the winter.
There, the sun lasts all year, feeding on that liquid, capped, and stored.
Then, when the moon starts to rise, and sun slips away, the bees fly home.
As sunlight fades, the apiaries are full, still standing, still waiting, for winter’s cold.
 
Composed by: Michael Acton, CBA Member 9/29/2023

CBA Public Outreach - Let us share our knowledge with your group!

ASK HOW WE CAN SHARE OUR KNOWLEDGE WITH YOUR GROUP!