The Bexar Bee Club

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     Do you love bees? Are you a beekeeper, a bee-haver, or just a bee lover? Join with us as we work to build a community of folks who are willing to DO something to Save the Bees. We need your help 'sharing' what we do. We need your physical, financial, and intellectual help. The Bexar Bee club will meet throughout the year to educate, equip, and engage those who love bees. We will support and encourage new beekeepers. We will build a safe place to ask questions, a place to dream big.

     The BBC logo is a blend of the Texas State Seal and the crest from the Spanish town of Béjar. The name Béjar, or Béxar, is the name of a town in the Spanish province of Salamanca. Beekeeping was a large part of the town's livelihood.  It is theorized that as the language of the Betones blended in with the other languages, such as Latin, the word abeja eventually appeared, meaning bee. The theory is that somehow the word Béjar is the latest evolution of the word abeja. The Spanish authorities have long held the strong belief that this approach is the most likely explanation of the name’ s origin. The official crest of the city consists of a crown resting over a gold shield containing a blue field on which lie five bees. I think it’s safe to say that Bexar county was named after a town of beekeepers and that the name Bexar and the Spanish word for bees has shared roots.