UPCOMING EVENTS
with Bees and TNBA:
April 9: TNBA Meeting: Scott McKane talks about Splitting Colonies to Expand Your Apiary.
Join us, 5:30pm - 8pm at Desert Door Distillery, 211 Darden Hill Rd, Driftwood, TX 78619 for our meetup.
April 12: Driftwood Heritage Festival
Time: 11am - 6pm;
Vista Brewing, Driftwood
Dark Skies; Bright Souls
Since 1835! Free for all ages.
April 18 & April 19: Johnson City Wildflower Festival. Celebrating Wildflowers , Wellness and Hill Country Community. 10am-6pm.
April 18, 2-3pm: TNBA’s President Stéphanie Read will give a presentation on Honeybees & Sangria at Vinovium. TNBA will have a booth at the Johnson City Wildflower Festival - come check us out!
April 18: Blanco County Master Gardeners PLANT and BOOK SALE! Benefiting student scholarships & community projects. Time: 9am - 4pm; Old Blanco County Courthouse Square. TXMG.org/Blanco
June 14: Pollinator week! with Wild Spirit Wild Places! Free Native plants, Art, Music & MORE! At the Rackhouse at Desert Door Distillery.
Join us for our next monthly meeting:
Thursday, April 9, 5:30pm at
Desert Door Distillery
Scott McKane:
Splitting Colonies to expand your Apiary
Scott McKane is the Founder and Owner of McKane Apiaries. In 2010, he became interested in owning bees, and after attending a beginner's beekeeping class Jan 2011, he started his journey of becoming a beekeeper.
Join us to learn:
Evaluating the colony size/strength before splitting
What time of year is best to split a hive
What resources are needed to make a successful split
Post split care
Join us the evening of Thursday, April 9 at Desert Door Distillery, 211 Darden Hill Rd, Driftwood, TX 78619 at 5:30 to 8pm for a night of bee-camaraderie, with food available to order and delicious drinks and mocktails with a Texas sotol twist!
