…is located HERE! And can also be found on the EVENTS page!
The BCBA Short Course flyer can be found HERE!
Category: beekeeping
1/13/2020 BCBA Meeting is under way…
January BCBA Meeting is tomorrow night!
BCBA 2020 Short Course Flyer
BCBA Short Course
February 22, 2020
9am – 3pm (Registration begins at 8:30am)
No charge!
Snacks provided by Smokey Ridge Apiaries (Coley and Judy O’Dell).
Lunch provided by BCBA!
2020 Meeting Dates, speakers/topics and Short Course info NOW on the website! They are listed below and can ALWAYS be found under the EVENTS tab!
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.
2020 Meeting info is HERE!
The following is the schedule of meetings for 2020 (subject to change):
January 13 – Randy Rolen ( GA Master Beekeeper)
February 10 – Joel Parton (Nectar and Pollen Sources)
February 22 – BCBA short course for new beekeepers (9am – 3pm)
March 9 – Geoff Williams (Auburn University)
April 13 – Charlie Harrell & Carson Tipton (Nicot Queen Rearing System)
May 11 – Tammy Potter
June 8 – Luke Newman (Honey Extraction)
July 13 – Michele Colopy (Pollinator Stewardship)
August 10 – Charlie Parton (Pests, Diseases and their Treatment)
September 14 – No meeting (TN Valley Fair)
October 12 – Vote for officers and AUCTION (note this is a month earlier this year)
November 9 – Howard Kerr (Honey Bee Biology)
December 14 – Christmas dinner @ Rothchild’s Banquet Hall 8807 Kingston Pike Knoxville, TN
Merry Christmas!
Deadline to RSVP to the BCBA Christmas dinner extended…
Hi BCBA members,
One quick announcement and reminder:
The deadline to RSVP to the BCBA Christmas dinner has been extended until tomorrow, December 6th. Please come if you’re available this coming Monday, Dec. 9th at 6:30 pm. The cost for the dinner is $20.
* Reminder to those coming- bring a small bee related holiday grab bag gift if you would like to participate. The budget for these bags are $20.
Address location for dinner:
Rothchild Catering
8007 Kingston Pike
We hope to see all of you there!
Happy Holidays,
Sarah Peterson
