CBA Certified Chairman

Why CBA Certified?
Ensuring honey labeled as local to West Texas is extracted from hives located within an 80-mile radius of the Hub City year-round.

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Nathan Prueitt
Owner: Tumbleweed Bees

CBA Certified process:

• Review Terms of Use within CBA Certified Program (full program documents below)
• Current Caprock Beekeepers Association Membership​
• Obtain TAIS Apiary Brand (One time purchase $10 with TAIS) and properly affix to hive bodies per TX Ag Code Section 131.064
• Maintain beehive(s) year-round within 80-mile radius of Lubbock City Hall (Hives may move within that radius during the year but never outside)
• Submit CBA Certified Application to become CBA Certified (No charge)
• Once Approved, payment for CBA Certified Membership will be provided (Covers cost of the program including Official CBA Certified Logo stickers)

The CBA Certified* Program, available to CBA members with permanent hives in an 80-mile radius of the Lubbock City Hall at 1625 13th St. Lubbock, TX 79401 (LBK Hub City) is a voluntary initiative that allows Caprock Local beekeepers to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of the CBA Certified* Standard by verifying their honey sourcing practices directly.

The CBA Certified* program was created with a distinctive framework that encourages transparency, open participation, and accountability. It involves direct onsite inspections to verify the location of apiaries for Caprock Local honey production in the “West Texas Caprock” area. In 2024, the Caprock Beekeepers Association Board of Directors developed CBA Certified* to address the problem of honey being sold in the West Texas Caprock area as “local” despite being sourced from up to 600 miles away from LBK Hub City.

The Caprock Beekeepers Association is convinced that West Texas consumers desire products with clearly identified origins. To meet this demand, the CBA Certified* program was established, ensuring fully traceable, CBA Board-verified, authentic Caprock Local honey. The CBA maintains that any honey sold as Caprock Local in the West Texas Caprock area should be sourced from hives within an 80-mile radius of LBK Hub City throughout the entire year.

The Caprock Beekeepers Association is dedicated to fulfilling the demand of West Texas consumers for transparent raw honey origins. Their certification, CBA Certified*, guarantees fully traceable, Board-verified, authentic honey sourced within 80 miles of the LBK Hub City area. According to their policy, any honey labeled as “CBA CERTIFIED* LOCAL HONEY” should be sourced from hives located year-round within an 80-mile radius of LBK Hub City.

CBA Certified* is granted by CBA Board of Directors only to honey sourced from Caprock Local Hives located year-round within an 80-mile radius of LBK Hub City. 
CBA Certified* is overseen by the Caprock Beekeepers Association Board of Directors and an approved committee of CBA beekeepers within an 80-mile radius of LBK Hub City.

LEGAL DISCLAIMER 
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT CBA CERTIFIED* DOES NOT AUDIT ANY OTHER LABEL CLAIMS OF ANY PARTICIPANT (OUTSIDE OF THE USE “CBA CERTIFIED*”) AND DOES NOT CERTIFY HONEY AS PESTICIDE FREE. THE AUDITS THAT ARE CONDUCTED ON BEHALF OF CBA CERTIFIED ARE SOLELY FOR THE USE BY AND BENEFIT OF CBA CERTIFIED* TO VERIFY THE PHYSICAL LOCATION OF THE PARTICIPANT’S APIARY AT THE TIME OF THE AUDIT AND ARE NOT DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A GUARANTEE OR ASSURANCE AGAINST ANY ACTIVITIES, PRACTICES, PROCEDURES OR BEHAVIORS THAT MAY TAKE PLACE BETWEEN ANY SUCH AUDITS. ANY AND ALL LABEL CLAIMS ARE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF INDIVIDUAL BEEKEEPER OR ENTERPRISE. CBA CERTIFIED INDICATES COMPLIANCE WITH THE CBA CERTIFIED PROGRAM, DESCRIBED BELOW, AND NOTHING MORE.

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