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08-03-2011

Come and visit us at the LBL's 2011 Hummingbird Festival!!!

Nature Station’s Hummingbird Festival 2011

August 6 & 7

Friday, August 5

Dinner with the Hummingbirds 6-8pm

($20, pre-registration required - see links below)

Saturday & Sunday, August 6 & 7

Sat., 9am-4pm and Sun., 10am-4pm

$3 ages 5-12 $5 ages 13-adult

http://www.lbl.org/pdf/2011HummingbirdFestBroch2.pdf

http://lbl.org/CALOverview.asp?id=711#711

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5-24-2011

North Alabama Beekeepers Symposium

August 13th 2011

Hosted by Limestone County Beekeepers

Link To Registration Form

You may need to copy and paste. You can click on registration form, then print.

http://www.k4vb.com/Regional%20Associations/LCBA.htm

Lionel Evans

Limestone County Beekeepers Association

smoothevan@aol.com

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5-24-2011:

The annual KSBA/Kelley Bees Field Day is coming -- Saturday, June 4th!!

We hope to see you there! Fabulous Speakers! Learning opportinities! Great Lunch Provided!

Click here to view the schedule Schedule

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4-18-11:

UT Extension Service is offering a Domestic Kitchen Class at the Ellington Agricultural Center in Nashville, TN.

Please read flier for more details!

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4-09-11:

It is with great sadness that we note the passing of a long-time member, June Asher.

Please keep Bob and their families in your thoughts and prayers. She will be sorely missed.

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3-21-11:

Jimmy Cunningham came and gave a presentation on hives and hive beetles. During his talk he showed us the nitril gloves that he uses. They were heavier than the ones most of us use 8 mil and 12" in length. He said he got them at Car Quest. They were "Derma-Max" gloves from SAS .

Powder-Free Exam Grade Nitrile

Maximum Puncture & Abrasion Resistance12” Length for Added ProtectionLatex-FreeTextured GripAmbidextrous8 mil NitrileBox Qty: 50 Gloves By Weight

http://sassafety.com/store/shopexd.asp?id=194&bc=no

If you would like to contact Jimmy:

615.973.8044

3039 Jenry Drive

Nashville, TN 37214

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2-16-11:

The Library page is up! Check out what we have - LIBRARY

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2-14-11 FROM SCOTT:

Hey Everyone,

I let this sneak up on me! The Nashville Area Beekeepers Association is

having their introductory course this week beginning on Wednesday evening,

16 Feb. 2011, at 6:00pm. It's Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 6-9pm,

and Saturday from 9am-3pm. For more information go to NABA home page

(http://www.nashbee.org/) and click on "Bee School" on the right side. The

cost is twenty dollars per person.

I took this course years ago and it was excellent then. I can only believe

it has gotten better. If you have the time please attend.

Scotty

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1-07-2011

Charles Cook Sent us a note about Permacomb. If yo uare intrested, please click on the link to read the e-mail. PERMACOMB

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10/13/10 Kay French is going to try to get this for the Houston County library.

Honey, I'm Homeade: Sweet Treats from the Beehive across the Centuries and around the World [Paperback]

May R. Berenbaum (Editor), Nils Cordes (Illustrator

http://www.amazon.com/Honey-Im-Homeade-Beehive-Centuries/dp/025207744X/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1287005957&sr=1-1-fkmr0

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10/12/10

Hello Fellow Beekeepers

The WNC Center for Honeybee Research would like your help in getting the word out to all your members:

There’s an all day bee extravaganza to be held on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Asheville North Carolina on Saturday November 13, 2010 and we’d like any interested beekeepers who can make the trip to attend. Asheville was recently picked as the #1 spot for Fall color and we expect mild temperatures and leaves still on the trees for some great mountain viewing.

We’ve got a line-up of some of the most energetic and cutting-edge experts: Marla Spivak, Jay Evans, Debbie Delaney, and Jamie Ellis!

Marla was recently awarded one of 23 world-wide MacArthur Fellowships. (That’s a REALLY BIG DEAL) Most everyone knows she is the originator of the Minnesota Hygienic mite resistant queens and she will be discussing her research on propolis and answering questions about her travels and projects.

Jay Evans is a prominent Research Scientist at the USDA-ARS national honeybee laboratory in Beltsville MD. He will present his work on the affect genes exert on honeybee behavior and survivability. Some of you may recently have read of his work linking viruses with Nosema in the search for the causes of CCD?

Debbie Delaney recently took Dewey Caron’s place at the University of Delaware. She’s been instrumental in the survey of commercial queen stock genetics on both sides of the Mississippi – working with both Dr. Steve Shepard at Washington State and Dr. David Tarpy at NCSU. She’s currently completing a survey of feral populations along the eastern seaboard and we hope she will provide insight into her planned research with Tom Seeley and David Tarpy in the Arnot Forest at Cornell.

Jamie Ellis is Assistant Professor at the University of Florida in Gainesville and is head of that state’s extension research. At the cross-roads for many large commercial pollinating operations Florida bears the brunt of the worst stresses our bees face today. Jamie will discuss his myriad research initiatives and his part in the CAPP grant search for the cause of CCD.

Seating is limited. Details and pre-registration at http://www.wncbees.org If you can’t come, please tell your friends.

May your bees live long and prosper.

Carl Chesick

Acting Director

Western North Carolina Center for Honeybee Research

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8/31/10

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Hives of honeybees in the Upper Cumberland are suffering from American Foulbrood, a contagious bacterial disease that can kill the entire hive.

Symptoms include a distinctive odor in the hive, sunken brood comb and the normally white larvae turning brown.

The Cookeville Herald-Citizen said 44 colonies have been affected in Putnam, Overton and Cumberland counties. Typitcall, eight cases are found statewide annually.

In the past, beekeepers have been able to use antibiotics to control the disease. However this recent outbreak seems to be a new strain resistant to the current antibiotics.

American Foulbrood cannot be transferred to humans, but it does kill the bees that are responsible for the reproduction of countless species of plants and increasing the quantity and quality of many agricultural crops.

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7/18/10 Permacomb Frame Order - contact Chuck Cook for more info

Fellow Beekeepers,

For those of you that were interested in purchasing the Permacomb (food grade plastic fully drawn frames for a medium super) frames. John Seets doesn’t put an order together very often so if you are interested this would bee a good time to order since you can order small quantities.

I am sure I have missed some of our beekeeper friends so if you would please share this with your beekeeper mailing list.

Got into the hives today. Honey galore and very few hive beetles. Yea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chuck Cook

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4-19-2010

Check out the new Page - Scott's Notes

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4-19-2010 - At the last meeting Scott gave us the colours for the queens. They are as follows:

Color      Year Ending In

Blue                  0 & 5
White               1 & 6
Yellow             2 & 7
Red                   3 & 8
Green               4 & 9

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4-02-2010 - Eddie webb has figured out how to move a bee hive by yourself.



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3-27-2010 - Remember to register your hives! TBA website

You will need to print out the form and send it in!!!

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3-27-2010 UT Extension Service Publications

Beekeeping

	Beekeeping in Tennessee (PB1745) — Cost: $10.00
	Preparing for Honey Bee Emergencies in Tennessee (PB1522)
	Small Hive Beetle: A New Pest of Honey Bees (SP594)
	Tracheal Mites in Tennessee: Parasites of the Honey Bee (SP409-A)
	Using Terramycin for the Prevention of American Foulbrood (SP596)

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3-21-2010

A SPECIAL thank you goes to Otis Kelly
for providing the truck for our Irish Day float!

When you see Otis, tell him how much we appreciate his efforts on our part.

If you did not see the parade,

please check out the photos!

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1/18/2010 - We are once again participating in the TBA's Bee-ginning Beekeeper's Grant.

The TBA will be providing 2 new beginning beekeepers kits*. The local organization is providing a third kit. This kits are available to persons new to beekeeping. There will be a random drawing of persons meeting the qualifications at our MARCH**meeting.

**rescheduled due to the weather!

Summary of eligibility and requirements for individuals to receive beehive grants:

Be completely new to beekeeping
A resident of Tennessee
Only one grant per family
Attend/complete beginning beekeeping course
Will be scheduled - cancelled due to the weather - contact Mitch Latsch for details
Be ready to start this spring (2010)
Will accept beekeeping beginner kit grant and conditons
Will purchase bees
Will purchase additional equip as/if needed (like 2nd hive box and bees)
Must become member local association for 2 years - Must be paid before receipt of Grant Kit
Must become member TBA ($10yr) for 2 years - Must be paid before receipt of Grant Kit - TBA has reduced membership rates when paid in advance - $18 – 2yrs, $26-3yrs
Must work with local TBA member mentor for two years - Will be required to make monthly reports – can be at the local meeting.
Must work at least one event for the organization each year for the two year commitment
For first two years, half of the honey production from these hives will go to local association to help defray cost of set up. Third year, all goes to beekeeper
If you decide beekeeping is not for you, return grant equipment to local association for redistribution

* Bee-ginner Kit Includes:

Screened bottom board

One Hive Body for brood

10 Frames

10 sheets of foundation (beeswax)

Boardman Feeder

Inner Cover

Telescoping Cover with metal top

Hat and Veil

Pair of gloves

10" Hive Tool

Smoker w/shield

Beginning Beekeeper book - "Starting Right With Bees", or equivalent book

Nails for assembly

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1/19/2009 - Dickson County Farmer's Market

This is a great place to shop for fresh veggies in season. I have been going on and off for years. They are behind the Dickson Library on Tuesdays, Fridays & Saturdays. You need to check out the site and visit them in person! You can also become vendor.

They have linked us on their site!
We are under "useful links", then "clubs & associations".
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Houston - Stewart County Beekeepers Association

Honey, I'm Homeade: Sweet Treats from the Beehive across the Centuries and around the World [Paperback]