Resources
The following is a list of resources you may find useful.
Meeting and Speaker Presentations/Links
- John and Teresa Musser's Aquaponics and Sustainable Living website from the August 2010 Apiary Tour
- Bee Pests (PDF): Presentation on Bee Pests [Kim Schofield, Jul 2010]
- Highlights from May Apiary Tour (PDF) [Ginger Jensen, Jun 2010]
- Insects in the City is the website hosted by Mike Merchant, our June Speaker [Jun 2010]
- Encaustic Painting: Bio for Brett Dyer, Texas Wax homepage [Apr 2010]
- Highlights from March Apiary Tour (PDF) [Ginger Jensen, Apr 2010]
- Bee Plants (PDF): Christi's list of plants that bees love. [Christi Baughman, Mar 2010]
- Bee Ordinances (PDF): Bee ordinances for various Dallas-area municipalities. [Alan Eynon, Feb 2010]
- Topics in Current Honeybee Research (PDF): Highlights of some recent research on honeybees. [Alan Eynon, Sep 2009]
- Selling Honey (PDF): Rules, regulations and tips for selling your honey. [Janet Rowe, Aug 2009]
Associations
- Collin County Hobby Beekeepers Association: Our friends to the north.
- East Texas Beekeepers Association: Our friends to the east.
- Texas Beekeepers Association: State-level professional beekeepers' organization.
- National Honey Board: The honey producers trade organization with lots of information and recipes
- BeeGuardian.org: Dedicated to protecting the honeybee.
Package and Queen Bees
- B. Weaver Apiaries
- R. Weaver Apiaries
- Desert Creek Honey: Queen bees available - contact Blake Shook by email or by phone at 214-886-6899.
Beekeeping Suppliers
The following is a partial list of some of the bigger suppliers, alphabetically. You can Google for "beekeeping supplies" for more information. Trinity Valley Beekeepers does not specifically endorse any of these companies but merely provides the links for your convenience. Should your company wish to be listed here send an email to info@tvbees.org
- Beetight: Free online bee hive tracking and record keeping.
- Betterbee: General beekeeping equipment.
- Dadant: General beekeeping equipment.
- Mann Lake : General beekeeping equipment.
- SKS Bottle and Packaging: Honey jars and beeswax product containers.
- Walter T. Kelley : General beekeeping equipment.
Member Sites
The following are websites of some of our members.- Happy Hen Farm: Urban farm maintained by Lara Guerra