Highlands Beekeepers Association

10/01/2026

Join us Monday, October 5th at 6:30pm in the Executive Auditorium at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center for our monthly meeting. The winner of the annual honeybee essay contest will read her essay, and HBA board member and commercial beekeeper Jerome Blankenship will present on varroa treatment.

We are also looking for new board members for the coming year, so please message us or come to the meeting to find out more!

09/18/2026

We had another great day at the Washington County Fair - Abingdon, VA! The pre-K and kindergarten students from across Washington County stopped by to see if they could spot the queen in our observation hive and ask lots of questions about bees! We couldn't do these events without the help of our members, and we're grateful for all of you.

09/15/2026

Come see us at the Washington County Fair - Abingdon, VA all week! We have bees!

09/12/2026

Strong backs needed! Meet us at 1:30 pm tomorrow at the Extension Office in Abingdon to help load the fair booth materials. It'll be fun, I promise.

09/08/2026

We still need a few more volunteers to help at the fair! We are especially short on the 14th and the 16th for the afternoon.

Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!

09/03/2026

No September meeting because we'll be busy with our booth at the Washington County Fair!

08/28/2026

Just a reminder to sign up to help man our booth at the Washington County Fair! We especially need volunteers on Wednesday, September 16th and Thursday the 17th from 9 am to 1 pm so we can have the observation hive out for the pre-K and kindergarten kids. They love the bees! If you can help, sign up at

Register for a free online account at SignUpGenius.com

08/13/2026

🐝 We need YOUR help at the Washington County Fair! 🐝

The Washington County Fair is just around the corner (September 13–20), and we're looking for HBA members to volunteer at our booth! There are still plenty of open slots across the week, including morning and evening shifts.

Whether you can spare a few hours or a whole shift, every volunteer makes a difference in sharing our love of beekeeping with the community.

Sign up here 👇
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C044BAEAD2CABF4C34-65151126-washington

Thank you to everyone who has already signed up — we couldn't do it without you! 🍯

Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!

08/04/2026

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences is promoting Mite-a-Thon 2026 to encourage beekeepers in the state to test and treat for varroa mites. You can share your mite data at the link below. Message us if you need advice on testing and treatment. We're always happy to answer your questions!