For 2013 BCBA will be awarding 5 cash wards of $200, and 3 complete beginner hive kits through TBA. Applications for both grants will be available at the January meeting.
As in the past, each grant recipient will be assigned a mentor, so the Directors maybe calling on members to assist in this program as a mentor to a new beekeeper. We will also be continuing the new beekeeper classes that will begin shortly after the New Beekeeper Short Course in February.
If you would like more information on the classes, or would like to sign up as a mentor to a new beekeeper, please see Stacey Adair, or phone her at 983-6223.
If you're interested in joining the Blount County Beekeepers Association, call
Chuck Davis
865-566-3690
or
Mark Ford
865-603-2016
Welcome
Welcome to the web site of the Blount County Beekeepers Association in Maryville, Tennessee.
This site will tell you a little about the association and how to become a member. It will also tell you a little about beekeeping.
Bees are an important part of our environment and particularly our agricultural system. They are also fascinating creatures.
We hope you will be interested enough to join us at some point, even if you're not interested in keeping bees. There are lots of ways you can join in with what we do.
The Blount County Beekeepers Association meets on the second Monday of every month, except for September and December, at 6:30 p.m. at the Maryville Church of Christ, 611 Sherwood Drive in Maryville.
All of the meetings are open to the public, and anyone interested in learning more about beekeeping is welcome and encouraged to attend.
The following is the schedule of meetings and activities for 2017:
January 9 – regular meeting
February 13 – regular meeting
February 18 – BCBA short course for new beekeepers
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