Black Timber Honey

04/17/2026

For those hanging bait hives/swarm traps. My bee club in Kansas started this several years ago. It is a lot of fun! Competitive? That too! The rules could be tailored to individual clubs, for example we normally start April 1.

2026 Montgomery County Beekeepers Association
Bait Hive Challenge
2026 Official Rules

MCBA Bait Hive Challenge will run 4/1/2026-6/30/2026, with the conclusion being at the MCBA July Meeting.
1.No cost to enter but must be a club member to participate.

2. All participants must register by posting “I’m In” on the Montgomery County Beekeepers Association Kansas page, ALONG WITH A PICTURE OF EACH, NUMBERED, bait hive/trap that you set up. Please attach all individual pictures in the same post. Registration ends on 4/31/2026.**Note: Confirmed catches will be counted during the entire registration period.

3.A successful capture will consist of a Facebook video post of a bee with pollen on leg(s), CLEARLY going into one of the participant’s registered bait hives/traps entrances, OR a Facebook video of bees in and amongst the frames from the participant’s registered bait hive/trap posted onto the MCBA page. Once coordinator has responded "Swarm Confirmed" points will be given.

4.Every successful capture is worth 10 points, which will be recorded under the participants name on the official scorecard. The official scorecard will be held by an MCBA officer or designated club member.

5.The first five (5), DIFFERENT participants to post successful captures will receive an additional 10 bonus points. (Participants can only be awarded these bonus points, one time.)

6.Points for all participants will be recorded, tabulated, and posted on MCBA’s page regularly.

7.Voting for Best Overall Bait Hive/Trap -20 pts and Ugliest Bait Hive/Trap 20 pts will be held on May 1, on the page. Details to come.

8.At the end of the Bait Hive Challenge on June 30th, all points will be tabulated and winners will be announced.
***Ties will be broken between participants using the earliest confirmed capture date, based on the MCBA Facebook timeline.

1st Place will receive Bragging Rights, a $30 prize and the traveling “Queens’s Cup” trophy where your name will be enshrined for all eternity.
2nd place will receive a $20 beekeeping related prize.
3rd place will receive a $10 beekeeping related prize.

04/17/2026

03/17/2026

Kansas weather doesn't respect optimism. However, our Spring rewards the prepared.
We run heavy. So should you. If you need a nuc, we deliver to Wichita and SEK. Pickup in Neodesha, KS.

03/11/2026

It starts with one nuc… next thing you know you're pricing honey extractors and explaining nectar flows at family dinners.
Thank you Shelley!

02/12/2026

We have been helping hobby beekeepers with bees for several years here in SEK. We are hoping to expand our great service and bad jokes to hobbiest's in the Wichita area. If you know someone that needs bees for their new hobby or to replace some they may have lost, please share! Thanks friends!!

01/30/2026

Some beekeeping advice is better than others! Montgomery County Beekeepers Association - Kansas will be hosting its 8th Annual Introduction to Beekeeping Class Feb 28th in Independence. Learn a Fun Hobby! Details at link below.
https://facebook.com/events/s/8th-annual-introduction-to-bee/2038457746722279/

01/30/2026

Montgomery County Beekeepers Association - Kansas is offering their 8th Annual Introduction to Beekeeping Course Feb 28th in Independence KS.
If you have ever considered beekeeping or the class, DO IT! It's Super Fun! Information for the class is at this Link:
https://facebook.com/events/s/8th-annual-introduction-to-bee/2038457746722279/

01/29/2026

This flow chart is 100% BTH approved.
**We sell bees (nucs)** Hint...Hint.

01/29/2026

We have a lot of friends at Montgomery County Beekeepers Association - Kansas ! If you know someone considering beekeeping as a hobby and what to learn more, have them check this class out!
https://facebook.com/events/s/8th-annual-introduction-to-bee/2038457746722279/

01/28/2026

Know someone looking for a good hobby? I suggest #1. Montgomery County Beekeepers Association - Kansas is having a great class for new beekeepers at the end of February. https://facebook.com/events/s/8th-annual-introduction-to-bee/2038457746722279/

08/20/2025

Black Timber Honey Is Available!! You can find 16 oz and 12 oz squeeze bottles along with 3 oz gift jars stocked at our coffee shop, High Road Coffee Roasters 107 E Main in Independence, Ks or shoot me a message for other available sizes.

07/24/2025

Hitch Up That Wagon!! Water content is at 17.5%!!
Let The 2025 Honey Harvest Begin!!