Welcome
Beekeepers!
The Jefferson County Beekeepers Association seeks to promote beekeeping through the education of its beekeepers about the honeybee and assist in the sale of honeybee products.
Important Updates
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Join us on Thursday, January 16, at 6:30 PM for our monthly meeting. This is our first meet of 2020.
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Registration for Beginner Beekeeping Course is NOW OPEN for 2020- - click here to register.
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Join us for our monthly meeting - every 3rd Thursday (except Dec.), 6:30pm at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens! All are welcome!
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Got a swarm?! Need someone to remove it? Check out our list of JCBA members who would love to help!
We welcome anyone to attend our monthly meetings to learn more about beekeeping and meet local beekeepers! See below for full meeting schedule!
Helpful Links
Here's a collection of helpful links to other Associations, State Agencies, Equipment Supplies, and informational websites.
Information
& News
We welcome all, young and old, who wish to learn more about beekeeping, to attend one of our monthly meetings at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Bring a friend, or meet new friends here! You don't need to be a member to come to our meetings and our meetings usually have between 40 and 120 beekeepers and aspiring beekeepers in attendance.
See our JCBA Beekeepers Facebook group!
Feel free to send us your thoughts via email here: jeffcobees@jeffcobees.org.
Meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month except December
2020 JCBA MEETING SCHEDULE:
February 20th
March 19th
April 16th
May 21st
June 18th
July 16th
August 20th
September 17th
October 15th
November 19th - Club Banquet and Potluck
December - No Meeting
Previous Meetings:
January 16th - Jim Tew
Presented on the fundamentals of honeycomb and how honeybees use, build and organize their comb.
2020 Officers
Dr. Michael Steinkampf – President
Ben Johnson– Vice President
Rose McKinney – Secretary
Dan Puckett– Treasurer
2020 Board of Directors
Dr. Leland Hull
Jeff Lisenby
Virgil Matthews
Fred Phillips
Neil Sanders
Dr. Jeff Stone
John DeBuys (past president)
Sallie Lee (Alabama Cooperative Extension Service representative)
Forms
Contact
OUR ADDRESS
Jefferson County Beekeepers Association
P.O. Box 530123
Mountain Brook, AL 35253