Category Archives: beekeeper education

May 11th: Honey bee diseases and pests

Posted on May 8, 2017 by

Please join us at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday 11th May at the Montgomery County Health and Human Services Building at 210 Pepper St., Christiansburg when  Virginia Tech entomology emeritus professor Dr. Richard Fell will discuss honey bee diseases and pests. We will have our … Continue reading →

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April 13th Meeting: Hardy Survivor Stock

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Please join us at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday 13th April at the Montgomery County Health and Human Services Building at 210 Pepper St., Christiansburg when Judge O’Hanlon from West Virginia will talk about producing queens and hardy  survivor stock. Dan O’Hanlon has been a beekeeper & … Continue reading →

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February 9th meeting: Building your own hives

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Please join us at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday 9th February at the Montgomery County Health and Human Services Building at 210 Pepper St., Christiansburg when NRVBA members Richard Reid, Jim Hill, Glenn Buss and Jerry Borger will show us various aspects of woodenware … Continue reading →

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November 10th Meeting: “A History of Top Bar Hives”

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Please join us at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday 10th November at the Montgomery County Health and Human Services Building at 210 Pepper St., Christiansburg  when Dr  Marcel Durieux will give a talk “From ‘appropriate technology’ to ‘balanced beekeeping’: a history of the top … Continue reading →

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Beginning Beekeeper’s Course

Posted on October 14, 2016 by

Members of the New River Valley Beekeepers’Association will present a Beginning Beekeeper’s Course at 220 Price Hall on the Virginia Tech Campus, Blacksburg, VA. The course covers everything a beginner needs to know to start keeping honey bees, and lasts … Continue reading →

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October 13th: Honey Tasting

Posted on October 11, 2016 by

Please join us at the next meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday October 13th at the Montgomery County Health and Human Services Building at 210 Pepper St., Christiansburg  when   member and NRVBA Secretary Sue Hossack will give directions for making creamed … Continue reading →

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September 8th meeting: The AZ Hive

Posted on September 1, 2016 by

Please join us at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday September 8th  at the Montgomery County Health and Human Services Building at 210 Pepper St., Christiansburg  when long-time member and past-president Mark Chorba will talk about “The AZ Hive- Beekeeping from another point of … Continue reading →

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August 11th Meeting: Learning About Risk from Well-Trained Bees

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Please join us at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday August 11th  at the Montgomery County Health and Human Services Building at 210 Pepper St., Christiansburg  when PhD candidate James M. Wilson will talk about “Learning About Risk from Well-Trained Bees.” Pesticide risk to non-target … Continue reading →

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Next Field Day: June 23rd at 5:30pm

Posted on June 10, 2016 by

The next field day at the association’s beeyard will be held on Thursday evening, 23rd June, at 5:30 p.m. We are trying to vary the day and time of these field days so that everyone will have a chance to … Continue reading →

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June 9th Meeting: Honey Extraction Techniques

Posted on June 2, 2016 by

Please join us at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday 9th June at the Montgomery County Health and Human Services Building at 210 Pepper St., Christiansburg  when long time member Jerry Borger will discuss honey extraction techniques. Jerry will briefly introduce production of various … Continue reading →

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