Trinity Valley Beekeepers Association

Hi beekeepers!

This month's TXAPBR (Texas Association of Professional Bee Removers) Shop Talk is:

Marketing Your Bee Removal Business
-Grow your honey bee Removal business with effective strategies to win local clients

Topics include:

Identifying Your Target Audience
Building a Strong Brand Identity
Leveraging Digital Marketing Channels
Networking and Local Outreach
Generating Leads and Measuring Success
ShopTalk is an interactive, roundtable time for beekeepers and remover professionals to come together and learn together.. your input is valued and appreciated- so join in and speak up! Share your insights and take away some edu-ma-cation!

Mark your calendar for ShopTalk on Zoom this Wednesday April 8, 2026 at 7:30pm. Stay with us for the Board meeting afterward.

ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84221944733?pwd=RP2D7LXGOcrunVaFHTSXIulKWjyrNu.1

TXAPBR does this every second Wednesday monthly- save the date, bookmark the link and step out of the apiary and into some intellectual bee business talk!

Spread the word and invite a fellow beekeeper.

Cheers!

Kirby Jay Carmichael,
TXAPBR Director of Education

Great Apiary Visit at Shawn Smith’s apiary!
Join us for a monthly dive into a hive..

www.tvbees.org

Hey Honey Bee Buddies & TVBA followers.

A Travis Feiner, a friend and fellow member of TXAPBR (Texas Association of Professional Bee Removers) has designed and produced an outstanding tool for beekeepers to safely collect and relocate swarms and bee colonies nesting in cavities and other suboptimal places. He is offering a nice deal for TVBA members.

From Travis:
I hope this message finds you and the Trinity Valley Beekeepers Association members well.

My name is Travis Feiner, owner of Bee’n Green LLC, a Houston-based company dedicated to humane honeybee rescue, relocation, and eco-friendly pest management. We appreciate the important role TVBA plays in educating and supporting beekeepers throughout North Texas, and we’re proud to serve the broader Texas beekeeping community.

I’m reaching out to offer your club an exclusive discount on the Bee VAC Pro, a high-quality honeybee extraction vacuum designed specifically for safe and gentle bee handling. This tool is an excellent fit for swarm captures, structure removals, and cut-out operations—much like how club members benefit from shared or recommended supplies for honey processing and other beekeeping tasks.

• Regular price: $475
• Special offer for TVBA: 10% off, for a club purchase price of $427.50

The Bee VAC Pro features a bee-safe design with smooth-bore, crushproof hose to minimize harm during collection, making it ideal for club use—whether for lending to members, group demonstrations, or as a resource for those performing rescues and removals. It helps promote humane practices and colony health across our region.

If the association is interested in this opportunity (perhaps as a club asset or for a member group buy), I’d be happy to provide full specifications, photos, warranty details, or even arrange a demonstration. Please feel free to contact me directly at 713-689-8563 to discuss next steps.

Thank you for your leadership and for all TVBA does to advance beekeeping in Texas. I look forward to the possibility of partnering to support your members.
Sincerely,

Travis Feiner
Owner, Bee’n Green LLC
713-689-8563

Great Apiary Visit today! We will host about one a month for the rest of the year.

The TXAPBR (Texas Association of Professional Bee Removers) monthly ShopTalk is Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 7:30pm

Let's talk bees. Enough said!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84221944733?pwd=RP2D7LXGOcrunVaFHTSXIulKWjyrNu.1

The bees will be ZOOMing this week!

Trinity Valley Beekeepers January meeting is on ZOOM this Tuesday at 7pm. TAIS Apiary Inspector Hannah Blackburn presents on Tropi Mites, Yellow Legged Hornets & more...

We will NOT gather in person at our meeting location January 27,

Our Beginner Beekeeping Class: Setting up Your Apiary, begins at 6pm using the same Zoom link.

This is our first meeting of the New Year- so don't freeze up! Stay cozy, join us online and get fired up for a New Year in Bees!

Contact us for the Zoom link, or check your inbox if you already receive updates.

Let’s talk bees:

Hi Fellow Beekeepers & Enthusiasts!

This month's TXAPBR (Texas Association of Professional Bee Removers) Shop Talk is:

Revenues Out of Season: Additional Revenue Streams for Beekeepers/Removers.

Mark your calendar: 7:30pm Wednesday January 14, 2026

EVERYONE IS WELCOME to the Zoom Meeting, Every Second Wednesday Monthly at 7:30 Central Time.
Spread the word.

TXAPBR Shop Talk ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87551461645?pwd=DqSEUXIYAXZamOGPKNyZvabIfjHPov.1
Meeting ID: 842 2194 4733 Passcode: 844863
^Bookmark this as we use the same meeting link every month so it's super convenient for the busy beekeeper.

Cheers. Bees are cool.

Great Apiary Visit at Laura “The Birds & the Bees” Apiary.

Join us Oct 18 and Chris Chance at Oak Cliff Bee Company’s apiary at Mount St. Michael’s School.

Donations doubled today for North Texas Giving Day! Tell your friends and support local beekeeping!

https://www.northtexasgivingday.org/organization/Trinity-Valley-Beekeepers-Association

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Zgh66ReqU/?mibextid=wwXIfr

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!

A commercial beekeeper donated a large amount of equipment to the club. We are going to use this opportunity to share the wealth while also raising money for our queen and scholarship programs!

On October 13, before our regularly scheduled club meeting, we are going to have a donation based equipment sale. The sale will take place at the same location as our meetings from 5:30 to 6:30. This is open to any and all beekeepers who need to pick up a few extra items. All we ask in exchange for these items are that you make a donation to our Honey Queen and Scholarship program.

See comments for inventory list.

News from Terry Leggett- Bees for sales

To spark your memory- Terry spoke at TVBA last Spring about Swarms and his cool swarm traps.

“I have bees for sale. ASAP I have way too many bees, and I need the equipment. $200 for an almost full hive, $100 for basically a nuc size and $50 for a little comb with a laying queen.

I would like to recoup the frames, empty frames (even unassembled) for full frames. Texas bees, foundation-less and never treated.

I like people to bring their hive, and they can watch the transfer. If they pickup early one morning, they will not be leaving bees behind.” -Terry

You can reach Terry at 817-648-6538, or click the button.