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BCBA Blount County Beekeepers Association March 2016 Swarm control and catching swarms to be focus of March meeting The March meeting of the BCBA feature about swarms – how to prevent them and how to catch them if you can’t.. Veteran beekeeper Rickey Bailey will talk about swarming and some of the techniques beekeepers traditionally use to prevent swarming. Doug Hardwick, a longtime member of the BCBA, will discuss ways of catching swarms and the equipment you will need to do this. The meeting will be Monday, March 14, at 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at the Blount County Library. Seasonal management tips will be presented by one of our veteran beekeepers. All of these speakers will present interesting information and opinions, and there will be plenty of time for questions and comments. As always, our meetings are free and open to the public. Invite a friend to come along with you. Even if the friend isn’t interested in becoming a beekeeper, we always have lively, friendly discussions about what we should be doing with our bees. If you aren’t doing this already, you should check out BlountBees.com on a regular basis. Better yet, you should go to the site and sign up for an email subscription (free, of course). New beekeeper class set for Sat., March 12 The BCBA's new beekeeper class, led by Stacey Adair and Jose Ashbrook, will be Saturday, March 12, at the Maryville Church of Christ. The class will begin at 9 a.m. and end by 3 p.m. This is the same location as our Beekeeping 101 short course on Feb. 20. This class differs from the short course in that it will be more practical and handson. Those participating in the course will be able to look inside a hive (without bees, of course), handle frames, learn about medications, the basics of setting up an apiary, and many other aspects of daytoday beekeeping.

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BCBA Blount County Beekeepers Association March 2016

Swarm  control  and  catching  swarms  to  be  focus  of  March  meeting    The  March  meeting  of  the  BCBA  feature  about  swarms  –  how  to  prevent  them  and  how  to  catch  them  if  you  can’t..    Veteran  beekeeper  Rickey  Bailey  will  talk  about  swarming  and  some  of  the  techniques  beekeepers  traditionally  use  to  prevent  swarming.    Doug  Hardwick,  a  long-­‐time  member  of  the  BCBA,  will  discuss  ways  of  catching  swarms  and  the  equipment  you  will  need  to  do  this.    The  meeting  will  be  Monday,  March  14,  at  6:30  –  8:30  p.m.  at  the  Blount  County  Library.    Seasonal  management  tips  will  be  presented  by  one  of  our  veteran  beekeepers.    All  of  these  speakers  will  present  interesting  information  and  opinions,  and  there  will  be  plenty  of  time  for  questions  and  comments.    As  always,  our  meetings  are  free  and  open  to  the  public.  Invite  a  friend  to  come  along  with  you.      Even  if  the  friend  isn’t  interested  in  becoming  a  beekeeper,  we  always  have  lively,  friendly  discussions  about  what  we  should  be  doing  with  our  bees.    If  you  aren’t  doing  this  already,  you  should  check  out  BlountBees.com  on  a  regular  basis.  Better  yet,  you  should  go  to  the  site  and  sign  up  for  an  email  subscription  (free,  of  course).      

   New  beekeeper  class  set  for  Sat.,  March  12    The  BCBA's  new  beekeeper  class,  led  by  Stacey  Adair  and  Jose  Ashbrook,  will  be  Saturday,  March  12,  at  the  Maryville  Church  of  Christ.  The  class  will  begin  at  9  a.m.  and  end  by  3  p.m.    This  is  the  same  location  as  our  Beekeeping  101  short  course  on  Feb.  20.      This  class  differs  from  the  short  course  in  that  it  will  be  more  practical  and  hands-­‐on.  Those  participating  in  the  course  will  be  able  to  look  inside  a  hive  (without  bees,  of  course),  handle  frames,  learn  about  medications,  the  basics  of  setting  up  an  apiary,  and  many  other  aspects  of  day-­‐to-­‐day  beekeeping.    

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Woodenware  workshop  set  for  Saturday,  March  19,  in  Alcoa    The  BCBA’s  annual  woodenware  workshop  will  be  Saturday,  March  19,  at  the  Masonic  Lodge  in  Alcoa.    The  workshop  will  begin  at  9  a.m.  and  last  until  about  noon.    This  workshop  is  specifically  designed  to  show  new  beekeepers  how  to  put  together  the  different  parts  of  the  hive,  and  how  to  maintain  that  hive.    This  is  an  event  that  is  always  a  lot  of  fun  and  allows  new  beekeepers  particularly  to  get  a  head  start  on  putting  together  their  apiary.    The  workshop  is  free  and  there  is  no  registration  necessary.    Just  show  up  with  your  equipment.    

Beekeeper  short  course  draws    big  crowd  of  new  beekeepers    Beekeeping  101,  the  day-­‐long  short  course  for  new  and  potential  beekeepers,  drew  a  crowd  of  nearly  200  people  when  it  was  held  on  Saturday,  Feb.  20.    The  short  course  was  the  one  we  had  previously  conducted  during  two  nights  in  February  at  the  library.  The  number  of  people  wanting  to  know  about  beekeeping  had  grown  to  such  an  extent,  however,  that  the  library  could  no  longer  accommodate  it  comfortably.    So  this  year  we  moved  it  to  a  Saturday  and  changed  the  location  to  the  Maryville  Church  of  Christ.  That  allowed  us  not  only  to  have  a  larger  crowd  but  also  to  have  vendors  and  their  stands.    All  that  occurred  on  Feb.  20.    Credit  for  the  short  course’s  success  goes  to  the  BCBA  board  of  directors  and  particularly  to  our  president  Harlen  Breeden.    

 

 

       

   Place  an  ad  in  the  BCBA  newsletter  

Have  a  product  or  a  service  to  sell?  Consider  placing  an  ad  in  the  BCBA  newsletter.    

A  business  card  size  ad  like  the  ones  on  this  page  is  $40  a  year,  with  a  20  percent  discount  if  you  are  a  BCBA  member.  That  makes  it  only  $32  a  year.    

Contact  Jim  Stovall  ([email protected])  or  one  of  the  BCBA  officers.  

 

BCBA  Newsletter,  March  2016,  page  2  

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BCBA officers Harlen Breeden, President 719-1828 Bill Manuel, Vice president 865-310-9403 Bernie McGraw, Treasurer 984-1005 John McDade, Secretary, 207-669-5569 Jim Stovall, Alt. officer/web 983-6815

 Duane Orr, Librarian 995-0166

If  you  haven’t  paid  your  annual  dues  yet,  it  is  past  time  to  do  so    The  first  of  the  year  has  come  and  gone,  and  if  you  haven’t  paid  your  annual  dues  yet,  the  BCBA  needs  you  to  step  up  and  do  so.    Dues  are  $20  per  year  for  individuals  or  families.    Much  of  the  dues  money  is  spent  on  rental  of  the  meeting  room  at  the  library  and  on  various  expenses  incurred  during  the  year.  We  also  pay  the  expenses  of  speakers  who  travel  distances  to  present  to  the  organization.    You  can  pay  your  dues  by  giving  Bernie    McGraw  a  check  at  the  March  meeting  or  mailing  it  to  him  at    Bernie  McGraw  1220  Havenwood  Drive  Maryville,  TN  37804      Board  meeting    The  next  BCBA  board  of  directors  meeting  will  be  on  Monday,  April  18,  at  Fairview  Methodist  Church.  Members,  not  just  members  of  the  board,  may  attend  these  meetings  if  they  are  interested.  If  you  have  an  idea  or  issue  you  would  like  the  board  to  discuss,  let  one  of  the  officers  or  board  members  know.  

BCBA  board  would  like  to  consider  different  locations  for  meetings  

The  BCBA  board  voted  to  continue  its  2016  meetings  at  the  Blount  County  Library.  The  board  had  discussed  the  possibility  of  changing  the  location  of  our  meeting  because  of  the  size  of  the  library  room  and  our  growing  membership.  No  suitable  alternative  was  found,  however.  If  you  have  any  suggestions  in  this  regard,  please  contact  one  of  the  board  members  about  it.    

Bee  inspectors    It’s  the  state  law  to  have  your  beehives  registered,  so  don’t  neglect  this  important  duty.      If  you  want  them  inspected,  below  is  a  list  of  association  bee  inspectors.  There  is  no  cost  for  this  service.  If  you  are  planning  to  move  the  hives,  they  must  be  inspected.    Current  inspectors:    Stacey  Adair,  983-­‐6223  Harlen  Breeden,  719-­‐1828  Stephanie  Tarwater,  805-­‐1994  Dennis  Barry,  414-­‐2116  Dale  Hinkle,  423-­‐261-­‐5234  Charlie  Parton,  984-­‐3059  José  Ashbrook,  258-­‐8636  Ricky  Bailey,  865-­‐250-­‐8123  

BCBA  Newsletter,  March  2016,  page  3  

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BCBA  Newsletter,  March  2016,  page  4  

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Blount County Beekeepers Association c/o John McDade 7777 Cedar Creek Rd Townsend, TN 37882

BCBA  awarding  five  new  beekeeper  grants    

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This  year  Blount  County  Beekeepers  Association  (BCBA)  will  award  five  beekeeping  grants.  Three  grants  will  be  awarded  in  conjunction  with  the  Tennessee  Beekeepers  Association  (TBA),  and  two  Charlie  Stewart  Grants  will  be  awarded  by  BCBA.  

Blount  County  Beekeepers  Association  established  the  Charlie  Stewart  Scholarship  program  in  memory  of  one  of  its  

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longstanding  and  honored  members.  The  scholarship  is  funded  by  an  annual  auction  of  beekeeping  equipment,  baked  goods  and  other  beekeeping  paraphernalia  in  the  spring.  Proceeds  from  the  auction  also  help  support  the  TBA  grants.    

Announcement  of  the  awards  will  be  made  at  the  March  meeting.