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Deadline approaching for Bee Master Course

Aug. 31 is the deadline to sign up for the three-day Bee Master Course scheduled for Sept. 23, 24 and 25 at the Treadway Fire Department.
The class is being conducted by Dr. John Skinner and State Apiarist Mike Studer.
Class hours are 6-9 p.m., Thursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. [...]

Extraction day set

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 [...]

Knox County Beekeepers Association Short Course

The KCBA will hold their short course on Monday and Wednesday, March 1 and 3. Hours are 7-9 p.m. both days. The event will be held at New Harvest Park Community Center, 4775 New Harvest Lane in Knoxville. For more information or directions to the park, visit www.knoxcounty.org/parks/harvest_park.php.
On Monday, Jim Garrison, president of the Tennessee [...]

Honey extraction scheduled

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

Preparing for the honey flow

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 [...]

Getting Started with Your New Bees!

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). [...]