SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE: September General Membership Meeting is Wednesday 09/02/2026@ 6:15pm. The meeting room is not available to us on Thursday. See you there!!!
Next Day In The Bee Yard is Sunday, August 16 @10am where we will be doing hive maintenance! This event is only for club members in good standing. The club apiary is located just to the west of the UF/IFAS complex, behind the Industrial fence. Look for the DIBY sign. Reminder that you will have to wait for us to arrive to unlock the gate! You must be a current member to participate (now is a great time to join!). Don’t forget closed-toe shoes, long sleeves, long pants and no perfumes! If you have PPE and a hive tool, please bring them. Where: UF/IFAS Cocoa Extension Office, 3695 Lake Dr., Cocoa, Florida 32926
If you are seeking FREE Bee Removal, just call Jim at J&C Bee Rescue 321-266-2373, or via email to jandcbeerescue@gmail.com. He will be happy to take your call!
Become a Member Online!! Follow the link! https://checkout.square.site/merchant/KB0NVSM6WJ43N/checkout/HON2Y5PINAOJ7OH7W7GHF4KJ
Congratulations to club member Lena Huizenga for her winning entry “Gardenia Bee” in the August Photo of the Month contest. (Yep, that’s two in a row!) Get those entries for September to Susan.gotwals@gmail.com
ICYMI! The club raffled off TWO complete hive bodies at the August meeting and these two LUCKY club members won! Congrats to Lena Huizenga and Erik Legge. Also a VERY special thank you to club members Cheryl and Charles Malloy who gave TWO packages of bees to be raffled off at that same meeting. Congrats to club members, and proud bee parents, Nicholas Shaver and Doug Robertson. Who knows what will happen at the next meeting!!!
Here is the YouTube link for the Essential Oil recipe mentioned at the March 2026 meeting. This recipe can be added to your sugar water as an extra nutrient. https://youtu.be/y56EnUt8ZhI
Congratulations to the 2026 – 2027 Leadership Team installed at the May 2026 Annual Meeting:
President: Rory Wade- Easley
Vice-President: Jim Anderson
Secretary: Matt Thompson
Treasurer: Johnathon Bates
Merchandising Director: Doug Underwood
Our Mission Statement
Brevard Backyard Beekeepers Inc. is a 501(c) (7) nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote and foster the science-based, sustainable, best management practices for beekeeping; and to protect and conserve the future of the honeybee population.
We provide a venue to collaborate, educate and support participating beekeepers and facilitate the sharing of scientific knowledge by advocating best practices in the management of honeybees. We provide public education about the importance of honeybees by sharing knowledge about how to protect and conserve the natural environment for the health and welfare of local honeybee populations.
Brevard Backyard Beekeepers Inc. is not authorized to remove or eradicate bees for a private property owner. However, FDACS maintains a list of Registered Beekeepers and Certified Pest Control Operators who perform bee removal and/or eradication services. Use this link to find the list with the title Honey Bee Removal or Eradication List. You must download this list to your device.
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