Monthly Meetings

MCBA strives to provide meeting attendees with beneficial information. Meetings will typically have a specific topic of instruction relevant to the time of year and last approximately 1 1/2 hours. 

While every attempt is made to keep this website current, please note the meeting details can change due to weather, meeting facility conflicts, work schedules, etc.

The quickest way to be informed of meeting changes is to request to be added to our email list at mc.beekeepers.association@gmail.com  or join or FaceBook group Marshall County Beekeepers Association.

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  2026 Tentative Monthly Meeting Schedule & Agendas

January 27th, 2026 6:30 PM: We will meet at Shoney's 431 N. Ellington Pkwy in Lewisburg. Meet in the back room. We can eat and discuss plans for 2026, including future meeting site.  We will also discuss the Introduction to Beekeeping Class, nuc orders, and address any questions or requests. Club dues can be paid at the meeting. They are $20.00 per person or $25.00 per family. We hope to see you there.

February 16th, 2026 6:30 PM: We will meet at 1070 New Lake Road in Lewisburg. Josh Hager will be giving a presentation on how to keep your bees from swarming while maximizing honey production.

March 16th, 202 6:30 PM: We will meet at the UT Extension Bldg, 230 College St.,  in Lewisburg. Tn Beekeepers Association president, Greg Gentry, will speak about beekeeping and the TBA membership value.

April 20th, 2026 6:30 PM: We will meet at  La Fuentes at 505 E. Church St. in Lewisburg. We will look at harvest prep and summer prep.

May 18th, 2026: Field Day, TBD 

June 13th, 2026: Field day and cookout. TBD Please send an email to mc.beekeepers.association@gmail.com by June 4th if you plan to attend. Bring a chair.

July 18th, 2026: Field day and ice cream. TBD. Bring your protective equipment and a chair.

August: Friday the 22nd, 2025 at 6:30 PM. We will meet at East Commerce Baptist Church. 560 E. Commerce St. in Lewisburg. Bob Binnie will be giving a detailed presentation on feeding.

September: 15th, 2025 at 6:30 PM. We will meet at East Commerce Baptist Church. 560 E. Commerce St. in Lewisburg. Jim Garrison will be giving a presentation on making candles, ornaments, and lip balm out of the wax capings removed from your honey harvest. We will also be holding nominations (and elections if possible) for the officers that will serve in 2026. If you are able, please let me encourage you to serve.

October: 20th, 2025 at 6:30 PM. We will meet at East Commerce Baptist Church. 560 E. Commerce St. in Lewisburg. Kent Williams will be our speaker. Kent is a commercial beekeeper from west KY. He does a great job taking his knowledge as a commercial beekeeper and fine tuning it to help smaller scale beekeepers. Derrick will also give a very quick presentation on an easier way to do mite counts. We will hold officer nominations & elections again as we still need someone to serve as President and Secretary.

November: 20th, 2025 at 6:30 PM. We will meet at East Commerce Baptist Church. 560 E. Commerce St. in Lewisburg. We will have a pot luck supper. Please bring a dish and your own drink. The club will provide plates, plasticware and napkins. I have ordered the items to make beeswax lip balm. If they arrive in time we will give it a try. Also, Debra McManus will be giving a presentation on making lotion bars using beeswax as one of the ingredients. Thank You Debra!!!

December: No Meeting in December