The CVBA will hold a honey extraction day at 8 p.m., Friday, Aug. 13 at the Treadway Fire Department.
Anyone who wishes to extract on that date must have his or her hives inspected ahead of time.
For a list of state bee inspectors, visit our Bee Inspectors page. The list is broken down by county.
For [...]

In May, CVBA officers presented three empty hives and several tools to the Lincoln-Memorial University Organic Garden Project.
The bees will be active partners in the organic gardening project, which currently consists of 35 4×10 foot individual beds and a 15,000 square foot community garden.
The project is the brainchild of organic gardening expert Pat Biggerstaff [...]

CVBA President Jim Rice has reserved 00 packages of bees from Rossmans Apiaries in Georgia. So far, nearly 40 packages have been spoken for.
Anyone wishing to place an order for bees will need to make a $26 deposit per package by the next meeting, which is scheduled for 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 18.
The [...]

Virginia Webb, a third-generation beekeeper, will the guest speaker at our Aug. 20 meeting. She will discuss “Teaching Adult Beekeepers How to Teach Children About Beekeeping.”
Virgina began her beekeeping career in 1964 when her father, Joe Stephens, gave her a beehive as a birthday gift. She and her father ran a hobbyist beekeeping business [...]

A honey extraction date has been set for 7 p.m., Saturday, July 11 at the Treadway Volunteer Fire Department.

We will be selling ads to help offset the cost of printing our cookbook.
If you would like to purchase one or know of a business who would might be interested or for more information, e-mail Debbie Clayton or call Brenda Rice at 423-733-1932.
The cost of the ads:
Full page: $50.00
1/2 page: $25.00
1/4 page: $15.00

Everything is blooming and your bees are working like crazy. At the May 21 meeting, Shirley DeBusk will tell us how to prepare your hives to take advantage of the honey flow to make sure you have [...]

You’ve got your hives all painted and in place and your news bees will be here early in May. Now what are you supposed to do?
Don’t miss the next regular CVBA meeting (7 p.m., Thursday, April 16). [...]