
2020 Events
Tuesday Jan 21 2020 |
Meeting *
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Wednesday Feb 5 2020 |
Bottling Party
Members, come help bottle the honey that we will sell at our Stock Show/Rodeo booth Youngblood Honey 3300 FM 1582 Pearsall, TX 78061 (Map) Contacts: Don Fraser/Kevin Mitchell (Use Google or Mapquest for Directions; GPS in your car may get you lost) |
Feb (TBD) 2020 |
SA Stock Show/Rodeo Booth Setup
Contact Rick Fink for more details |
Feb 6-23 2020 |
San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo (link)
See live bees inside a hive, talk with a beekeeper, buy Texas honey and other bee related products. Members: Booth signup at CareCalendar. Contact membership@alamobees.org for logon information. Notarized release form required for each person working booth. |
Tuesday Mar 17 2020 |
Meeting* CANCELLED |
Saturday May 2020 |
Field Day has been CANCELLED for 2020
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Tuesday July 21 2020 |
Online Meeting *
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Tuesday Sep 15 2020 |
Online Meeting *
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Fall 2020 |
Texas Beekeepers Association Annual Meeting
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Tuesday Nov 17 2020 |
Online Meeting *
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* Bi-monthly meetings are usually held
on the
3rd Tuesday
of the
ODD numbered months
(Jan-March-May-July-Sept-Nov)
from
7-9 PM
Until further notice, all meetings will be conducted online via Zoom.
Beekeeping Scholarship Applicants
Download the application
Please make inquiries to the AABA President at the email address listed below.
Key AABA Contacts for 2020
President | Rick Fink | President@alamobees.org |
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Vice-President | Don Fraser | vp@alamobees.org |
Treasurer | Richard Trevino | treasurer@alamobees.org |
Membership | Richard Trevino | membership@alamobees.org |
Secretary | Susan Swenson | secretary@alamobees.org |
Honey Queen Program | Catherine Hardy | secretary@alamobees.org |
Past President | Ed Priest | pastpresident@alamobees.org |
source: http://texasbeekeepers.org/honey-exemption
Honey Exemption Bill (SB 1766) was spear-headed by Montgomery County Beekeepers Association Past President Leesa Hyder (Texas Beekeepers Association Director- Area 4). She saw a need for a Honey Exemption for small-scale/hobby beekeepers. Before Senate Bill 1766, a small-scale honey producer was required to obtain and maintain a Food Manufacturers license in Texas.
Effective September 1st 2015 if you produce less than 2500 pounds of honey; sell or distribute the honey or honeycomb that you produce either personally or with the help of a family member; and are located in Texas you fall under the Honey Exemption Bill (SB 1766). This apiary must be owned and managed by the beekeeper and the honey must be "pure honey" as defined by Section 131.001, Agriculture Code. (Raw and not blended with any other product or otherwise adulterated).
The Texas Honey Exemption Bill (SB 1766) also requires that you sell directly to the consumer at your home, farmer's market, a municipal county or non-profit fair, festival or event. Under the Texas Honey Exemption Bill (SB 1766) labeling requirements have been clearly defined. You must include:
- Net weight in both avoirdupois (standard) and metric
- Beekeepers name and address
- The statement: "Bottled or packaged in a facility not inspected by the Texas Department of State Health Services"
Honey bottle lid labels that contain the verbiage required in this bill are available on the TBA Website. If you elect to bottle your honey in a "Health Department approved" kitchen or facility out-side your home, doing so WILL NOT fall under Honey Exemption Senate Bill 1766! You MUST obtain a food manufactures license even if you produce less than 2500 pounds. This bill only applies to those who package it themselves at their own home.