The Wilson County Beekeepers Association meets Monday, 7 May 2012 at 7:00 PM at the James E. Ward Agricultural Center on the Wilson County Fairgrounds in Lebanon Tennessee.
The program for March: Observation Hives with Barry Richards
Note: After you enter the fairgrounds through the main gate, we are in the West Building (2nd building on your left). Look for all the cars.
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LET THE GAMES BEGIN!
A large swarm was captured here in Wilson County on Thursday, 29 March.
Please send details of your swarms, or any swarm removal call you receive, to the email address below. Be sure to include the actual or approximate date and time, county, and any other details you would like to share. All swarm reports received will be posted here but no names nor email addresses will appear.
Send swarm reports to: cedarbees@gmail.com
2012 Swarms
| Date | Location | Weather | Notes |
| Mar 13 | Cookeville, TN | 80F | large feral swarm (40m e) |
| Mar 15 | Huntsville, AL | 80F, sunny | large swarm (100m s) |
| Mar 25 | Cookeville, TN | 68F, partly sunny | (40m e) |
| Mar 27 | Antioch, TN | 70F, sunny | (20m w) near Hickory Hollow Mall |
| Mar 27 | Huntland, TN | 70F, sunny | (75m s) Franklin Co |
| Mar 29 | Watertown, TN | 78F, sunny | large swarm, head high in fence row |
| Mar 31 | Murfreesboro, TN | 84F, sunny | large 5#, on a farm |
| Apr 1 | Murfreesboro, TN | 82F, sunny | 3# swarm |
| Apr 1 | Thompson Station, TN | 82F, sunny | LARGE 10# swarm |
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This page is for reporting swarm dates and times in and around Middle Tennessee. If you have a swarm you want removed, please refer to the Swarm Catchers List found elsewhere on this site.
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This message is being forwarded at Mike Studer’s request. Please take notice.
From: Mike.Studer@tn.gov
To: Mike.Studer@tn.gov; jskinner@utk.edu
Subject: Disease alert
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 02:41:51 +0000
Beekeeping Association Presidents, Please inform the members of your association to be vigilant when inspecting their colonies for the next few months and forward this message to them. I have been finding European Foulbrood in colonies across the state, The recent periods of heavy rain this spring have been stressing the colonies similar to three years ago when we had bad outbreaks of EFB across the state. EFB can be cured with Terramycin. Information on diagnosis and control can be found on the following web site http://www.extension.org/pages/23693/european-foulbrood:-a-bacterial-disease-affecting-honey-bee-brood . Anyone that thinks they have EFB should either call me or one of the local area association inspectors to confirm the diagnosis or ask questions about treatment. There is no need to burn the colonies.
Michael D. Studer
State Apiarist
Tennessee Department of Agriculture
Regulatory Services Division
Apiary Section
Ellington Agricultural Center
Box 40627, Melrose Station
440 Hogan Road, Porter Building
Nashville, TN 37204
Office Phone: 615-837-5342
Cell Phone: 615-517-4451
Fax: 615-837-5246
E-mail: mike.studer@tn.gov
Website: http://www.tn.gov/agriculture/regulatory/apiary.shtml
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The Minutes for the 5 March 2012 meeting have been posted here:
You can access the meeting minutes by scrolling to the bottom of the About Us page of this web site.
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The Wilson County Beekeepers Association meets Monday, 2 April 2012 at 7:00 PM at the James E. Ward Agricultural Center on the Wilson County Fairgrounds in Lebanon Tennessee.
The program for February: Honey Basics: From the Flower to the Jar – Clarence Collison
Note: After you enter the fairgrounds through the main gate, we are in the Education Building (building on your left). Look for all the cars.
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If you missed the presentation on Native Plants and Wildflowers at the March meeting, or lost your copy of Elizabeth Forbes’ handout, you can download a copy here: Native Plants and Wildflowers by Elizabeth Forbes
Also, Fred Dawson’s presentation last October included a handout listing many: Beneficial Plants
These files are available for download on the Resources page under the WCBA Presentation & Program Files section.
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