The following items have been listed as available from members of the Blount County Beekeepers Association.

(Some items may no longer be available.)

COMPLETE APIARY (11 HIVES) AND RELATED EQUIPMENT – My bees were inspected By Miss Stephanie Tarwater in the fall of 2011. All hives were medicated in the fall for mites (tracheal and varroa), I fed continuously in the fall and treated for nosemea with fumidil B. Most of my stock is Russian carniolan queened by Honey Bee Genetics of Vacaville, Ca. (Steve Tabors operation). I use screen bottom boards that stay open year round unless they’re being medicated. All are on two deep bodies currently they are exploding as carniolan bees do in early spring, and currently they all have approx. one deep plus a frame or two of honey. Before anyone can take delivery we would need to have them reinspected for this year.

An overview of other equipment: several bee suits X-large and medium. six frame little ranger power extractor. assorted harvesting equip. buckets with honey valves  and lot’s of the normally required little stuff that’s needed to run this size yard. All woodenware is in good working order and there’s lots of it, all with one coat of primer and two coats of paint. 32 shallow honeysupers with drawn comb (nine frames per box). I also have additonal refrigerated case of protein patties and I keep 15 gallon of prosweet in case emergency feeding had been required.

If no one has an interested in our association then we can look outside of here, I love my bees and would only sell to someone who the association feel is capable of staying up with the carniolan (they expand quickly in spring).

If and only if I can’t sell the yard and equipment as a whole then I would have several hives for sale as soon as it is possible to inspect and move weather and time wise. I will be reasonable on the price to the fair beekeeper, But they are healthy and doing well and I do not have to sell right away.

Bottom line: 11 hives plus all the equipment described above; asking price $3,000.

I can be reached via email at cpass@riceautomotive.com or cell 414-6750. Chris Pass. (Posted Feb. 20, 2012)

NUCs FOR SALE - I plan on selling a few nukes again this spring and if anyone is interested in one call Reuben Payne 865-207-8188. (Posted Jan. 1, 2012.)

PACKAGES, QUEENS, NUCS - Coley Odell, 984-5393, is offering the followings

  • 3 lb. packages of bees, hybrid Italian with queen, $85; with marked queen $88.
  • queens, $18; marked $20
  • nucs, a limited number, 3-frame nuc in a wooden 5-fram nuc box, $130

The last day to order and pay is March 17. Tentative pickup days are April 3 and April 22.

Please consider carefully before ordering. There will be a $5 charge to change the order. (Posted Dec. 29, 2011)

MEGA-BEE PATTIES – Stephanie Tarwater has MegaBee patties for sale. Contact Stephanie for price and quantity available. 865-805-1994.

BEEKEEPING SUPPLIES – Available from Coley Odell, 984-5393. (Posted July 19, 2010)

FORMIC ACID (MITAWAY 2) – Two buckets, 10 packs in each bucket. Available from Coley Odell, 984-5393. (Posted July 19, 2010)