LEWIS COUNTY BEEKEEPERS' ASSOCIATION                                                          

Lewis County Beekeepers' Association is a

501(C)3 nonprofit corporation

 of hobbyist & commercial beekeepers 

serving Lewis County, Washington, 

and parts of Thurston/Cowlitz Counties.

We are a volunteer-run organization

supported entirely by members' dues &

donations that keep our events & services

open to the public.

Our Goals:

* To help members start & sustain bee colonies, sharing expertise through meetings, classes, workshops, & our mentor program;

* To serve county residents by removing unwanted bee swarms and colonies;

* To preserve the honey bee by sharing up-to-date information about identifying & controlling bee diseases & keeping bee-friendly gardens; 

* To teach harvesting honey for families, friends, & as a potential income source.

* To encourage youth to explore beekeeping as a hobby or even a career.

See Home Menu Bar, above, for:

* Our Constitution & Bylaws

* Board of Directors

* Membership

* Contact information

For more LCBA info & beekeeping resources, visit these main site pages:

* Upcoming Events

* Monthly Meetings

* Mentors / Workshops / Classes 

* Newsletters

* Swarm Capture & Colony Removals

* Bees in the News

* Plant for Bees

* Honey

* Youth Scholarship Program

* Beekeeping Supplies

* Southwest Washington Fair

*Resource / Links

* Photo Gallery

& more!

Click on "Resources/Links,” above, to find information on:

 * Getting bees tested for parasites & diseases at WSU's APIS lab

*Registering hives in the State of Washington

*Best practices for successful over-wintering

as well as links to these additional topics: 

Helpful Beekeeping Sites & Magazines

Mason Bees

Bee Stings

Would your organization like a speaker on bee - related topics? 

Are you interested in taking a beginning beekeeping class?  Click here to learn more and here for an application.   Our next class will be in January & February, 2023; meanwhile, visit our Upcoming Events page for meetings & workshops.

Want to attend a meeting & learn more? See Upcoming Events for details.

Contact us:

rick.battin@gmail.com

naomielliott@live.com

sfhoward45@msn.com

LCBA also works with the Lewis County Extension Office of Washington State University to provide resources & information about honey bees to our community. 

 Our Community Partners:

LCBA is fortunate to receive support from local vendors who have donated items and gift certificates to our Youth in Beekeeping Scholarship fundraisers over the years. In this time of covid-19, if you're able, please help us support them in return:

Beeline Apiaries - Rochester

The Farm Store - Chehalis

Hive 5 Bees - Rochester

Hubbub: Art for Every Day - Centralia

Jeremy's Farm to Table - Chehalis

Kaija's Garden & Pet Supplies - Chehalis

Katie's Candies - Chehalis

Les Schwab - Centralia

Pioneer West Garden & Pet Supplies - Centralia

Precision Printing & Copy Depot - Centralia

Reichert's Choice Meats

Reichert's Distributing

Rose of Sharon Farm - Chehalis

Service Saw/Workwears Inc.

Shakespeare & Company Coffee & Used Books

The Tiki Tap House - Centralia

Woods Bee Co. - Centralia

LCBA IS ON FACEBOOK!  

Take a look, post information, links, photos, or simply “Like” us on Facebook!  This is a great opportunity to post questions and get (relatively) quick answers. Paste in the link below or just put "Lewis County Beekeepers Association" in your FB browser.

https://www.facebook.com/LewisCountyBeekeepers/



Children are welcome at LCBA workshops & events. Above, LCBA members watching bees hatch out at a workshop in Winlock, April 2014.   Photo by webmaster, Susanne Weil.  Unless otherwise attributed, all photos on this site are by the webmaster; for permission to reproduce them, please contact LCBA's secretary.

LCBA thanks Beeline Apiaries of Rochester for their generous bid to equip our scholarship students from 2014 onward; to visit Beeline's website, click here; email:  beelineofwa@norcell.us

LCBA also thanks Kevin Mills (of  Hive 5 Bees, 10109 US-12, Rochester, WA 98579 (360) 273-9165)  for his generous donation of Nucs of Bees to LCBA's Club Apiary.

We also thank these vendors for donating items for our fundraising drawings:

The Farm Store - Chehalis

Hubbub: Art for Every Day

The Honey Hut at Pioneer West

Jeremy's Farm to Table Restaurant & Market

Kaija's Garden & Pet Supplies

Katie's Candies

Les Schwab of Centralia

Precision Printing (Copy Depot)

Reichert's Choice Meats

Reichert's Distributing

Rose of Sharon Farm

Ruhl Bee Supply & John Edwards

Service Saw/Workwears Inc.

Shakespeare & Company Coffee & Used Books

LCBA thanks Beeline Apiaries of Rochester for their generous bid to equip our scholarship students from 2014 onward; to visit Beeline's website, click here; email:  beelineofwa@norcell.us

LCBA also thanks Kevin Mills (of Mills Cafe & Hive 5 Bees, 10109 US-12, Rochester, WA 98579 (360) 273-9165)  for his generous donation of Nucs of Bees to LCBA's Club Apiary.