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Bee Sting Outline Available for Download

Posted in Announcements, Resources on 28 August 2017| Leave a Comment »

A copy of Peggy Scholes’ program notes on Bee Stings is available for download from the Resources page of our website.

Bee Stings Outline by Peggy Scholes

Thank you Peggy!

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TBA Fall Conference: 20-21 October 2017

Posted in Announcements, Resources on 2 July 2017| Leave a Comment »

The TBA Fall Conference is on schedule for Oct. 20 & 21 at the Hyder Burks Pavilion at Tennessee Tech.  The Executive Board will meet Thursday night.

Registration Form Downloads:

Key note Speakers are:

  • Dr. Marion Ellis: University of Nebraska Research includes Problems affecting honey bee health including honey bee diseases, parasites, pests and chemical injury. Recent studies have addressed the effect of varroa mites, tracheal mites, Nosema ceranae, and various pesticides on honey bee health. Member of a team of 16 scientists funded by a USDA CAPS grant to investigate the causes of colony collapse disorder.
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  • Dr. Leo Sharashkin: Founder of HorizontalHive.com and editor of Keeping Bees With a Smile, a comprehensive resource on keeping bees naturally in horizontal hives. He is contributor to American Bee Journal, The Beekeepers Quarterly (UK), and Acres USA, and speaks internationally on sustainable beekeeping, organic growing, and Earth-friendly living. He holds a PhD in Forestry from the University of Missouri and a Master’s in Natural Resources from Indiana University. Author of world-renowned research in sustainable agriculture, he lives with his wife and four children on a forest homestead in the Ozarks in southern Missouri where they raise bees in a variety of low-maintenance, easy-to-build horizontal hives.
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  • Returning favorites include: Dr. Clarence Collison, Kent Williams, Dr. John Skinner, and many others.

Friday Night Dinner:

Country Buffet – $16.50 per person

  • Fried chicken and baked ham
  • Coleslaw or tossed garden salad
  • Macaroni and cheese
  • Mixed roasted vegetables
  • Mashed potatoes with white country gravy and brown gravy
  • Buttermilk biscuit
  • Chocolate layer cake and assorted large cookies
  • Assorted soft drinks, canned tea, and bottled water

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Swarm Management Publication by Dr. Clarence Collison posted

Posted in Announcements, Resources on 12 April 2017| Leave a Comment »

Dr. Clarence Collison spoke on swarm of management at the Wilson County Beekeepers Association April 2017 meeting on Monday, and has shared his swarm management publication with us. You will find the document under the WCBA Presentation & Program Files heading on our Resources page. Below is a direct link to the PDF file:

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Got a Swarm of Honeybees? — Call a Beekeeper

Posted in Announcements, In the News, Resources, tagged , , , , on 8 March 2017| Leave a Comment »

Swarm Capture Contact List for Middle Tennessee

If you find a swarm of honeybees on your property and would like them removed,

PLEASE DO NOT CALL AN EXTERMINATOR!

honeybee_swarmInstead, call one of the experienced beekeepers in the Wilson County Beekeepers Association. The women and men listed on our Swarm Capture List cover all communities in Wilson County and most of the surrounding counties too. They will carefully capture honeybees (without killing them) and remove them from your property, often at no expense to you. They want those honeybees. Please choose a beekeeper located close to the swarm as time is of the essence. Once they swarm to a tree or fence or some other structure, they will find a permanent home within hours and move in quickly so please don’t hesitate. Click here for the list:

Swarm Capture List for Middle Tennessee

 

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Processing Wax & Making Candles Program Presentation Posted

Posted in Resources on 4 January 2017| Leave a Comment »

beeswax_candleThe program for our first meeting of 2017 was on processing beeswax, and making candles, creams, & balms using beeswax presented by Susan Welchance.

If you missed the meeting, you missed an interesting and informative program but your luck. Ms. Welchance graciously shares her presentation with us in two digital files available for download from our Resources page.

  1. Processing Beeswax  (.pdf) by Susan Welchance
  2. Making Candles, Creams & Balms  (.pdf) by Susan Welchance

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Fall & Winter Management Notes – 12 September 2016

Posted in From the Hive, Resources on 13 September 2016| Leave a Comment »

If you missed the meeting on Monday, 12 September 2016 you missed an excellent presentation on fall and winter management of honeybee colonies. Luckily Carey Mitchell has generously provided his notes for your convenience. These links are also found on the Resources page under program presentations.

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