The Texas Honey Bee Education Association (THBEA) works to increase the number of youth (ages 13-21) interested in beekeeping. To that end, THBEA offers grant funds to TBA-member beekeeping associations, FFA, and 4-H clubs, for the development and partial funding of youth beekeeping education programs.
THBEA offers grants of up to $2,000 per organization, with a total of $10,000 awarded to all organizations in 2024. Priority is given to TBA-member associations, as well as FFA and 4-H clubs, that do not currently have an operating youth beekeeping education program
Beekeeping equipment suppliers may offer discounts to THBEA grant awardees for their youth beekeeping education program.
THE NEXT YOUTH GRANT APPLICATIONS ARE SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 2025.
Congratulations to the 2024 THBEA Youth Grant Winners
Anderson County Beekeepers
Brazos County Beekeepers
Fannin County 4-H Club
Houston Area Beekeepers Association
Trinity Valley Beekeepers Association
CLOSED GRANTS
- March 2023 – 5 Youth Program Grants were awarded.
- March 2022 – 3 Youth Program Grants were awarded.
- March 2022 – THBEA awards a $12,000 grant to the Texas Beekeepers Association to partially fund the Texas Honey Queen Program from November 2021 to January 2023.
- March 2021 – 4 Youth Program Grants were awarded.
- June 2020 – THBEA awards $1550 to five research and advocacy organizations to benefit honey bee and pollinator research.
- November 2019 – THBEA awards a $12,000 grant to the Texas Beekeepers Association to partially fund the Texas Honey Queen Program from November 2019 to January 2021.
- November 2019 – THBEA awards $1500 to three TBA-member beekeeping associations for the development and implementation of a youth beekeeping program within their association.
- November 2018 – THBEA awards $12,000 grant to the Texas Beekeepers Association to fund the Texas Honey Queen Program from November 2018 to January 2020.
- February 2018 – THBEA grants awards to Texas beekeepers affected by the 2017 weather events.
The Texas Honey Bee Education Association is pleased to announce that it has offered over $7000 to 33 different beekeepers in more than 16 counties of Texas affected by the weather events of 2017 along the Texas Gulf Coast. This assistance will allow affected beekeepers to rebuild their apiaries in a timely and cost-effective manner while benefiting the Texas beekeeping industry.