Welcome to the Blackwater Beekeeper Association Website

We serve Horry County along with parts of Georgetown and Marion Counties in South Carolina on the Coastal Plain

We are focused on Pollinators...primarily the Western Honey Bee

You will find great information on this site that will help you understand the value of pollinators and their image on our environment.

This information is updated regularly to provide you with insight on issues related to pollinators and the management of Honey Bee colonies.

Enjoy and Learn

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As we enter a New Year...we, BBA, want to thank of you that have supported and followed us in our efforts to protect our local pollinators.

We will continue to update you on all the changes that are affecting our local pollinators.

Although BBA is primarily about our major pollinators, the Western Honey Bee...our efforts also protect all the other pollinators that make our environment both beautiful and productive to mankind.

So Thank you...

To all of you a Happy, Healthy and Safe 2026

🐝From All the Members of Blackwater Beekeepers Association🐝

2026

Maybe it time to take another view of how to help our local pollinators by gaining understanding on how to help them

The Honey Bee is our most valuable local pollinator and understanding how to encourage and protect it in an ever changing local environment is beneficial for all residents. You might even consider becoming a keeper of Honey Bees in the process!

Blackwater Beekeepers Association is offering seminars and a course to help you gain more understanding and if you desire to become successful as a beekeeper. The seminars and courses are open to adults and students alike.

Below are links to the seminars and the course happening this spring.

Beekeeping: Is It Right For YOU? Saturday January 10, 2026 $10 registration Pawley's Island SC

Beekeeping: Is It Right For YOU Saturday January 17, 2026 $10 registration Conway, SC

SCBA Certified Beekeeping Course - Basics into the Art of Beekeeping Tuesday February 4, 2026 $80 registration Conway, SC

ALL seminars and the course have limited seating. The next series of seminars will be in fall of 2026 and the next SCBA course will be available spring 2027.

As special events (birthdays, Valentine's Day) occur in your family consider giving a gift of education to someone in your family interested in learning about our most common pollinator. Seminars and courses make a great gift for a student or friend.