Capital Area Beekeepers Association

Category: Local clubs Also called: CABA; Capital Area Beekeepers (Baton Rouge, Louisiana); Capital Area Buzz; cabainfo.org Last checked: 2026-10-13

What it is

The Capital Area Beekeepers Association (CABA) is a first-party, non-profit beekeeping club for the Louisiana capital region, meeting monthly in Baton Rouge. Its home page says CABA “supports beekeeping and bee education in the Louisiana Capital Area. We meet every second Tuesday of the month to network, to discuss best practices and common issues that are affecting bees.” The club runs monthly member meetings with a potluck and an equipment yard sale, hive-side “Bee School” sessions at a teaching apiary, mentoring and apiary visits, and a spring pre-order program for bees from local commercial beekeepers. It is not a hive-equipment shop and not a university certificate pathway.

Who it’s for

New and experienced beekeepers in the Baton Rouge area, and people who want to start. The home page says, “If you want to become a beekeeper, join our monthly membership meetings, training at our CABA apiary,” and invites members to request an apiary visit or a beekeeping mentor. Membership levels include Hobbyist/Family, Commercial, Apiary Research, Pollination Services and Friends of CABA (for non-beekeepers). Not a drop-in store and not an online course.

Why it’s listed

This is a first-party Local club. Its official pages print a fixed monthly meeting rule, a meeting venue, dated upcoming meetings and teaching sessions, published dues and bylaws.

• Meetings (home page, Events page and Contact page — checked 2026-10-13): CABA meets the second Tuesday of the month. Posted upcoming meetings: Tuesday, October 13, 2026 and Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 7:00–8:45 PM, at the Burden Museum & Garden Visitors Conference Center, 4560 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70809. The event page describes a 6:00–6:45 PM board meeting (“Everyone is welcome to attend”), then a seasonal topic, an optional potluck dinner, a yard sale for extra bee equipment (25% of proceeds donated to CABA), announcements and roundtable discussions.
• Bee School (Events page — checked 2026-10-13): “BEE SCHOOL: Beginner Beekeeper, LIVE and HIVE SIDE” sessions on Saturday, October 17, 2026 and Saturday, November 14, 2026, 9:00–11:00 AM, at the LSU Hilltop Arboretum, 11855 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70810 (park in the lot and walk to the amphitheater; the hives are along the back fence line). The October 17 session showed 22 registrants on the check date.
• Membership (Join page — checked 2026-10-13): $20.00 per year for each level, renewing January 1. The Hobbyist/Family level covers up to two adults plus children under 18 in the home.
• Bees (home page): a CABA Store page lets members pre-order spring bees and queens from local commercial beekeepers for pickup at their apiaries; the listings shown are for Spring 2026.
• Contact (Contact page — checked 2026-10-13): the page gives the meeting location and a text number for swarm and removal referrals. No general email address or mailing address is printed on the pages checked.

Meeting dates, venues, dues and sessions above are what the official pages showed on the check date. They can change. Confirm on the live Events page before you go.

Official URL

https://www.cabainfo.org/

Events: https://www.cabainfo.org/events

October 13, 2026 member meeting: https://www.cabainfo.org/event-6739291

Join us (dues): https://www.cabainfo.org/join-us

By-Laws: https://www.cabainfo.org/By-Laws

Contact: https://www.cabainfo.org/Contact

Location

Monthly meetings (Contact and Events pages, checked 2026-10-13): Burden Museum & Garden Visitors Conference Center, 4560 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70809, second Tuesday, 7:00 PM. Hive-side Bee School sessions: LSU Hilltop Arboretum, 11855 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70810, on posted Saturdays, 9:00–11:00 AM.

This is a Local club meeting identity, not an Equipment retail counter and not a university classroom.

Notes

• Category is Local clubs. This is a first-party regional beekeeping association with a fixed monthly meeting rule, a printed venue, published dues and bylaws. It is the first Louisiana listing in the directory.
• The October 13, 2026 meeting is the same day as this check; the next posted meeting is November 10, 2026. A December meeting was not posted on the check date; under the second-Tuesday rule it would fall on Tuesday, December 8, 2026 (calculated, not posted).
• The CABA Store bee listings still show Spring 2026 pre-orders.
• The swarm-referral contact on the Contact page is an officer’s personal number and is not repeated here. Speaker and member names on event pages are not copied.
• First-party image saved beside this listing as capital-area-beekeepers.png (the site header logo download.png: a bee beside the Louisiana State Capitol in a yellow hexagon; unedited 208×242 original).
• Not affiliated with Beekeeping Plaza.
• No Beekeeping Plaza contact, purchase, booking, or publication action was taken.

FAQ

Q: When and where does CABA meet?
A: According to the official site (checked 2026-10-13), on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM at the Burden Museum & Garden Visitors Conference Center, 4560 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70809. Posted dates are October 13 and November 10, 2026.

Q: How much does membership cost?
A: The official Join page lists $20.00 per year, renewing January 1. A Hobbyist/Family membership covers up to two adults and children under 18 in the home.

Q: Can beginners get hands-on experience?
A: Yes. CABA’s “BEE SCHOOL: Beginner Beekeeper, LIVE and HIVE SIDE” sessions run at the LSU Hilltop Arboretum, with posted dates of October 17 and November 14, 2026, 9:00–11:00 AM. CABA is still listed here as a Local club, not a Learning certificate program.

Q: Is CABA a shop or a course?
A: No. It is listed here as a Local club. For hive gear, see the Equipment listings (e.g. Overflow Honey Co.). For a structured course, see Learning (e.g. the Orange County Beekeepers Association’s Introduction to Beekeeping class).