HCBA Member has a traveling hat

Our wonderful member Tom Porter is traveling the world

taking along our newly designed HCBA hat!

Lucky Tom, lucky hat in Venice, Italy.

Club member is a traveling man!

Traveling Beekeeper is enjoying some of the beauty out in 

Colorado.

Thanks Mark!

September is National Honey Month!

Beekeepers be proud of your hardworking bees!

We add to the sweetness of the world.

How sweet it is! Since being established in 1989, September has been deemed National Honey Month here in the United States to promote beekeeping and the use of honey as a natural and very beneficial sweetener.

 

Artisanal honey is experiencing a renaissance, seducing chefs, foodies and cheese lovers to appreciate this ancient sweetener for all its culinary glories.

Once reserved exclusively for royals, honey was used to pay taxes during Julius Caesar's reign. Honey is made from the nectar of flowers by honeybees and beekeepers around the world who harvest thousands of varieties, each with a unique flavor profile determined by the type of plants visited by the honeybee. 

With more than 300 varietal honeys produced in the US, each with their own individual color, aroma and flavor profiles, there is no shortage of honeys to explore! Honeybees will travel up to four miles to gather nectar just to make honey!

Big E Photography Contest ~ Club Member wins ribbon!

Congratulations to club member Mark Lantzakis!

Mark was thrilled to be awarded a ribbon for creative arts with his honeybee photography.

Way to go Mark!

BIG E 2016 Honey Show Winners!

HCBA is proud to announce the winners of our honey contest

Best in Show Mike Koleczek

Our display at Farmarama

Light     1^st         Mike Koleczek

              2^nd        Jim Stefanik

              3^rd        Tom Flebotte

Light     1^st         Lee Duquette

Amber  2^nd        Bill Romito

             3^rd         Annette Isner

Amber  1^st            Tom Flebotte       

              2nd      Dan Gleason

              3rd        Marilynn Zielinski

Dark     1st         Lee Duquette

Amber  2^nd        Mark Lantzakis

             3^rd         Mike Cavanaugh

Dark     1^st         Mike Koleczek (Best in Show)

             2^nd         Jessica Martin

             3^rd         Sean Martin

Comb  1^st         Lee Duquette

             2^nd        Mike Koleczek

             3^rd         Tom Flebotte

Chunk  1^st        Mike Koleczek

             2^nd     Zach Flebotte   

                 3rd       Tom Flebotte

BIG E 100th ANNIVERSARY 

HCBA is celebrating the event with new and beautiful additions!!

Our members have been hard at work making our booths even more interesting and educational!!

We will have a HONEY SHOW this year with guest Judge Mary Dwain.

Come and join the celebration!