York County Beekeepers Association

Our Mission

The York County Beekeepers' Association is a non-profit, voluntary association of beekeepers and others interested in honey bees, bee products and pollination. It strives to increase awareness of the vital importance of honey bees and to promote responsible beekeeping in York County.

Who joins YCBA?

Anyone interested in promoting and learning about honeybees can join! Our members include commercial, sideline, and hobby keepers as well as non-beekeepers who share our fascination with bees.

What does YCBA do?

Our organization promotes the vital importantance of honey bees and responsible beekeeping in the following ways:

• Holds monthly meetings every fourth Tuesday to discuss topics of interest, share information and generally socialize with other bee enthusiasts. All meetings are open to the public. No meetings October-December.
• Support and encourage classes and workshops offered by YCBA members.
• Provides books and magazines in our members library. Members may sign out books and magazines on beekeeping to further educate themselves.
• Provides access to an extensive number of local resources.