
SC Mid-State
Beekeeper's Association
SC Mid-State
Beekeeper's Association




Mid-State Beekeepers Association is your local organization for beekeeping in the South Carolina Midlands. Membership is $10 annual for single members, $15 annual for a family membership. Anyone interested in beekeeping and the beekeeping industry may join. We are a nonprofit organization; our members help each other with their apiary yards and work together and network to learn and share best practices for healthy hives.
Mid-State Beekeepers meet monthly on the first Tuesday at 6:30pm
(except July and December).
Our meeting address is:
Platt Springs United Methodist Church
3215 Platt Springs Rd.
West Columbia, SC 29170
The meeting topic and lecturer is announced in the monthly newsletter prior to the meeting.
I SEE BEES -- Swarm vs Extraction
I SEE BEES -- Swarm vs Extraction

EXTRACTION
EXTRACTION
BEES ARE FLYING IN YOUR DRYER VENT, UNDER YOUR SOFFIT
OR THEY ARE IN YOUR WALL.
YOUR HOME IS THEIR HOME!
Not many pest control companies will handle bees.
MSBA Member Brett Van Horn with Cayce Exterminating has experience extracting bees.
Please CLICK HERE to contact Brett.
SWARM
SWARM
GROUP OF BEES ON A TREE LIMB,
IN A BUSH, ON A MAILBOX POST, ETC.
These bees are just hanging out and are normally docile as they look for a new home.
If you see bees like this, please CLICK HERE to contact our Swarm Captain, David Gobbel.
