Houston Beekeepers Association

Category: Local clubs Also called: HBA; Houston Beekeepers; Houston Beekeepers Association Last checked: 2026-10-05

What it is

Houston Beekeepers Association (HBA) is a first-party Greater Houston, Texas–area beekeeping club. Its official Meetings page describes a volunteer-run nonprofit dedicated to education, mentorship, and community outreach for beekeepers across the Greater Houston area. It holds monthly membership meetings with speakers, publishes membership dues tiers, and runs related member benefits (extractor and tool rental, swarm list, newsletter). It is not a commercial hive-equipment manufacturer and not a university certificate pathway.

Who it’s for

Hobby and sideliner beekeepers (and bee enthusiasts) in the Greater Houston area who want 3rd Tuesday monthly meetings at a printed church gymnasium venue, annual dues with student / individual / family tiers, and club programs such as swarm lists and equipment rental. Home page invites anyone interested to join a free meeting. Not a drop-in equipment warehouse and not a university Extension online course.

Why it’s listed

This is a first-party Local club with a printed Houston meeting street address and 3rd-Tuesday schedule, annual dues dollar amounts on the official How to Join page, and a dated September 15 meeting card on the News page — not a Facebook-only group and not a scraped directory card.

• Meeting schedule & location (Meetings + News — checked 2026-10-05): Meetings are held the 3rd Tuesday of every month except for July and December at The Gymnasium at First Christian Church, 1601 Sunset Blvd., Houston, TX 77005 at 7:00 p.m. July is a summer social at a local venue published in The Houston Skep / News; no meeting in December. Sample News card: Tuesday, September 15th at 7:00 PM, same First Christian Church Gymnasium address; agenda blocks printed 7:00 announcements / 7:10 Bee School / 7:20 guest speaker / 8:25 door prizes / 8:30 adjourn. News noted in-person public attendance; virtual attendance requires current membership.
• Membership dues (How to Join — checked 2026-10-05): $15.00 for Students; $25.00 for Individuals; $40.00 for Families (yearly). Benefits printed: monthly newsletter (The Houston Skep), use of club extractor / uncapping tank / electric hot knife / vaporizer wand / educational photo hive / observation hive (upon reservation), swarm list, summer social free for members, November potluck.
• Mailing / contact (How to Join + footer — checked 2026-10-05): Houston Beekeepers Association, 1900 W. Gray St. #130454, Houston, TX 77019; [email protected]. Officers named on the home page (President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary — live names on the home board block).

Meeting time/place, speaker cards, and dues above are what the official pages showed on the check date. They can change. Confirm on the live Meetings, News, and How to Join pages before treating any figure or venue as fixed.

Official URL

https://houstonbeekeepers.org/

Meetings (schedule / venue): https://houstonbeekeepers.org/Meetings/

How to Join (dues): https://houstonbeekeepers.org/How-to-Join/

News: https://houstonbeekeepers.org/News/

Location

Regular meeting address printed on the Meetings and News pages (checked 2026-10-05): 1601 Sunset Blvd., Houston, TX 77005 — Gymnasium at First Christian Church. Pattern: 3rd Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. (except July social / no December meeting). Mailing address for dues: 1900 W. Gray St. #130454, Houston, TX 77019 (mailbox — not the meeting hall). Verify the live Meetings / News card before you go.

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

Notes

• Category is Local clubs. First-party regional beekeeping association with printed meeting schedule/location and annual dues tiers. Not Equipment and not Learning (university pathway). Distinct from already-listed Texas clubs Alamo Area Beekeepers (San Antonio) and Collin County Hobby Beekeepers (Dallas–Collin metro).
• $15 student / $25 individual / $40 family dues, 3rd-Tuesday 7:00 p.m. First Christian Church Gymnasium meetings, and the September 15 meeting card are transcribed from official houstonbeekeepers.org pages checked on 2026-10-05 and may change.
• First-party logo saved beside this listing as houston-beekeepers.png (from the official houstonbeekeepers.org gallery logo asset; unedited).
• Not affiliated with Beekeeping Plaza.
• No Beekeeping Plaza contact, purchase, booking, or publication action was taken.

FAQ

Q: When and where does HBA meet?
A: Official Meetings page (checked 2026-10-05): 3rd Tuesday of every month except July and December at 7:00 p.m. at The Gymnasium at First Christian Church, 1601 Sunset Blvd., Houston, TX 77005. Confirm https://houstonbeekeepers.org/Meetings/ before travel.

Q: What are the dues?
A: Official How to Join page (checked 2026-10-05): students $15.00; individuals $25.00; families $40.00 per year. Confirm the live How to Join page before paying.

Q: Is this an equipment shop or a university course?
A: No. Houston Beekeepers Association is listed here as Local clubs — a Greater Houston beekeeping association with membership meetings and club programs. For hive gear see Equipment listings (e.g. BeeBuilt, Dadant); for university / association Learning pathways see Learning.