AABA Meeting & Officer Elections
2024-11-19 18:30 - 20:30 UTC | San Antonio Botanical Garden

AABA January 29, 2025 Membership Meeting
2025-01-29 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | San Antonio Botanical Garden
Click to view the meeting agenda

The meeting will be held in Classroom A-B at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, located at 555 Funston Place, San Antonio, TX 78209.

San Antonio Rodeo Booth (2/6 - 2/23)
2025-02-06 10:00 - 2025-02-23 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Freeman Coliseum

AABA March Membership Meeting
2025-03-18 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | San Antonio Botanical Garden
The meeting will be held in Classroom A-B at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, located at 555 Funston Place, San Antonio, TX 78209. Guest Speaker will be Hannah Blackburn, Apiary Inspector for the Texas Apiary Inspection Service. She will be speaking about the Tropilaelaps Mite, it’s life cycle and biology, and sharing some monitoring and management techniques. She will also discuss the USDA APHIS National Honey Bee Survey and the Yellow-Legged Hornet.

Field Day
2025-04-26 09:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago)
Beekeeper’s Field Day will be held at Lakehills Community Center located at 11225 PR 37, Lakehills, TX 78063.
Click to view the Field Day 2025 Flyer.

Celebrate Nature Play at the San Antonio Botanical Garden
2025-05-17 09:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | San Antonio Botanical Garden
Bring the whole family to the Garden for a day filled with hands-on nature play and outdoor exploration! From building bug hotels to imagining forts in their Family Adventure Garden, there will be educational activities and crafts perfect for every type of explorer. Enjoy a fun, screen-free day that celebrates the magic of outdoor play in a beautiful garden setting. Perfect for families with children of all ages!
AABA will be participating with an observation hive for queen-spotting and members ready to answer any and all questions about bees.
Fee: Free with Garden Admission and SABOT Membership

AABA May Membership Meeting
2025-05-20 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | San Antonio Botanical Garden
The meeting will be held in Classroom A-B at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, located at 555 Funston Place, San Antonio, TX 78209.
Click here to view the meeting agenda.

AABA July Membership Meeting
2025-07-15 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | San Antonio Botanical Garden
AABA – July Meeting Agenda 2025
The meeting will be held in Classroom A-B at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, located at 555 Funston Place, San Antonio, TX 78209. To view the agenda, click on AABA July Membership Meeting and then on July Meeting Agenda 2025.

Record honey bee losses prompt AgriLife Extension webinar
2025-08-29 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago)
Recognizing the urgency, AgriLife Extension will host a free webinar for Texas beekeepers, growers, educators and the public — What’s Happening to Our Bees? Exploring Honey Bee Declines — at 6 p.m. Aug. 29. To register, visit https://tx.ag/BeeWebinar. Once registered, participants will receive a confirmation email containing the webinar link.

Second Steps in Beekeeping Virtual Class
2025-09-03 18:00 - 2025-10-22 20:00 (America/Chicago)
Texas A&M AgriLife’s Second Steps in Beekeeping Virtual Program is scheduled and now up for registration! This class is meant for those in their first few years of beekeeping and wondering “what’s next?” Held Oct 15, 16, and 22nd from 6-8pm, we will be covering topics such as:

How to prepare and get bees through winter,
What to expect in the spring,
Honey extraction,
Best practices for Varroa Mites,
Other diseases to watch.

To register, visit: https://agriliferegister.tamu.edu/ereg/newreg.php?eventid=852203&language=eng
All sessions will be recorded and available for one year, so you can watch what you miss or review later.
Note: Only one registration is required per household. Individuals living in the same household can watch under one registration.
Details for each Session:
Session 1 – Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025 – 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Winter Preparation – diagnosing issues, combining hives, and proper feeding
Presented by Lauren Ward, Program Specialist – Apiculture
Session 2 – Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025 – 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Spring Expectations – Varroa mite monitoring and management, honey extraction, splitting hives, and requeening
Presented by Molly Keck, Senior Program Specialist – Integrated Pest Management & Apiculture
Session 3 – Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025 – 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Honey Bee Diseases and Field Watch Project
Presented by Dr. Garrett Slater, Apiculture Specialist

AABA September Membership Meeting and 2025 Honey Contest
2025-09-16 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | San Antonio Botanical Garden
The meeting will be held in Classroom A-B at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, located at 555 Funston Place, San Antonio, TX 78209. To enable the following links, please click on the meeting title. For information on how to enter the Honey Contest, please see FAQs. You must be a member to enter and can join online here.
September 2025 Meeting Agenda
Click September 2025 Membership Meeting Minutes to read the minutes from the meeting.

Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Festival
2025-10-18 09:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Brackenridge Park, 3700 N St Mary's St, San Antonio, TX, 78209
Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Festival Poster 2025
The Alamo Area Beekeepers Association will be participating in the 10th Annual Monarch Butterfly & Pollinator Festival on Saturday, October 18th from 9am to 2pm at Brackenridge Park right next to the Zoo entrance. Members who would like to volunteer at this event should contact our Volunteer Coordinator Johnny Monteverdi at (210) 367-4787.
Tag monarch butterflies and transform into a pollinator for the day as you immerse yourself in an educational playland to celebrate the monarch butterfly, pollinators, and the ecosystems that sustain both them and us. Over 40 educational partners will provide hands-on, nature-based experiences for children and adults.
The mission of the Monarch Butterfly & Pollinator Festival is to celebrate and educate our community about the monarch butterfly, pollinators, and the ecosystems that sustain both them and us. The festival inspires children and “grown-up kids” of all ages to engage and connect with the natural world around them by immersing themselves in an educational playland that cultivates compassion and sparks behavioral change.
This community endeavor is held in partnership with Blooming with Birdie and Project Bloom, and supports the Mayor’s Monarch Pledge and the city of San Antonio as a Monarch Champion City.

AABA November Membership Meeting and Board Elections
2025-11-11 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | San Antonio Botanical Garden
The meeting will be held in The Betty Kelso Center at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, located at 555 Funston Place, San Antonio, TX 78209.
Click to view the Amended November 2025 Meeting Agenda

AABA January 20, 2026 Membership Meeting
2026-01-20 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago)
The meeting will be held in Classroom A-B at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, located at 555 Funston Place, San Antonio, TX 78209.

San Antonio Rodeo Booth (2/12 - 3/1)
2026-02-12 09:30 - 2026-03-01 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Freeman Coliseum
Bee-Haw Partner!! It’s Rodeo time in San Antonio! Our biggest event this year is a booth run by AABA members inside the Freeman Coliseum at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo. Come check out our beekeeping booth where we sell real honey, soaps, lotion bars and lip balm. There will be beekeepers ready to talk about the hardest-working livestock here (hint – they have wings) so mosey over and find out what the buzz is all about.

AABA Membership Meeting & Swap Meet 3-17-26
2026-03-17 17:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | San Antonio Botanical Garden
The meeting will be held in Classroom A-B at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, located at 555 Funston Place, San Antonio, TX 78209. The swap meet will be in the garden’s parking lot.
Click to view the agenda and swap meet guidelines.

Bee Watch! A new program to protect honey bees from pesticide exposure - register now to attend
2026-03-25 15:00 (America/Chicago)
When: March 25, 2026, 3-4pm
Where: Greenies Urban Farm, 1615 Sherman St. San Antonio, TX
Learn from Dr. Garett Slater about a new program to assist beekeepers and pesticide applicators to protect honey bee hives from unintended exposure to applications. Come learn more about how to use this program!
This program is free, but please let us know you are coming by registering here:
Bee Watch Registration
or use the below QR code to link to the registration.

The 2025-2026 US Beekeeping Survey Is Now Open
2026-04-01 - 2026-04-30
This year’s annual US Beekeeping Survey – the 19th year of consecutive managed honey bee colony monitoring – is now open to beekeeper participation during the month of April.
This is your chance to help researchers and industry leaders take the pulse of the beekeeping industry by recording managed honey bee colony losses and providing insights on beekeeping practices across the United States. Results of the survey are important in many ways, from helping to raise awareness and resources for beekeeping, to setting research directions within our great network of land-grant universities, to evaluating extension beekeeping programs performed across the country.
Please contribute as a Citizen Scientist to this monitoring effort, first started by the Bee Informed Partnership and now continued by Auburn University, the Apiary Inspectors of America, Oregon State University, and our beekeeping industry partners nationwide by midnight on April 30th. All US beekeepers aged 18 and over – from backyard hobbyists to those running multi-state commercial operations – are invited to participate. The survey will take 20-30 minutes to complete.
TAKE THE SURVEY HERE

Beekeeper Social
2026-04-12 16:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago)
Members only event. Please check email for additional information.

Beginner Beekeeping Workshop: Nuc Installation
2026-04-18 09:30 - 11:00 (America/Chicago)

Texas Hill Country Beekeeping Association Field Day 2026
2026-04-25 09:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago)
Date: April 25, 2026
Time: 9am – 2pm
Where: Lakehills Community Center
11125 PR 37
Lakehills, TX 78063
Click here to view the flyer.

May AABA Meeting
2026-05-19 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | San Antonio Botanical Garden
5.19.26 Membership Meeting Agenda Click to view the Meeting Agenda. Please note this month’s meeting will be held in the Betty Kelso Center at San Antonio Botanical Garden and not our usual classroom.

Celebrate Bugs!
2026-05-23 09:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | San Antonio Botanical Garden

American Beekeeping Federation Annual Conference
2026-06-15 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)
The American Beekeeping Federation will hold it’s annual conference and trade show January 12, 2027 through January 16, 2027, in Galveston, Texas. Now is the time to make plans with your friends to attend. If you are a member of ABF you will pay a discounted registration rate. Keynote speakers include Izzy Hill from Project Apis m. and Dr. Jamie Ellis from the University of Georgia (USA). Dr. Ellis is a Professor of Entomology in the Department of Entomology at the University of Georgia and is also a host of Two Bees In A Podcast. For more information click here.

July AABA Meeting
2026-07-21 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | San Antonio Botanical Garden
The meeting will be held on July 21, 2026, at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, Discovery Classroom A-B, 555 Funston Place, San Antonio, TX 78209. The meeting agenda will be posted once finalized.

September AABA Meeting and 2026 Honey Contest
2026-09-15 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | San Antonio Botanical Garden
The meeting will be held on September 15, 2026, at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, Discovery Classroom A-B, 555 Funston Place, San Antonio, TX 78209. The meeting agenda will be posted once finalized.

November AABA Meeting & Elections
2026-11-17 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | San Antonio Botanical Garden
The meeting will be held on September 15, 2026, at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, Betty Kelso Center, 555 Funston Place, San Antonio, TX 78209. The meeting agenda will be posted once finalized.
