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March 12th meeting: Planting for pollinators with Holly Scoggins

Posted on March 6, 2015 by

NRVBA member and Virginia Tech horticulture professor Holly Scoggins will talk about gardening for honey bees at our March 12 meeting. Join fellow members at 6:30 p.m. at the Montgomery County Health and Human Services Building, 210 Pepper Street, Christiansburg, VA. Holly’s … Continue reading →

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February 12th Meeting: Introduction to Top Bar Hive Beekeeping

Posted on January 30, 2015 by

Join the New River Valley Beekeepers Association at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, February 12th at the Montgomery County Health and Human Services Building at 210 Pepper St., Christiansburg to learn more about Top Bar Beekeeping Our own Tonia Moxley will be discussing why she … Continue reading →

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Nov. 13 meeting: Bear expert to talk about apiary protection

Posted on November 11, 2014 by

Join the New River Valley Beekeepers Association at 6:30 p.m., Thurs., Nov. 13 at the Montgomery County Health and Human Services Building at 210 Pepper St., Christiansburg to learn more about protecting your bee colonies from bear damage. Andrew Trent, … Continue reading →

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Bee breeding expert to speak at Oct. 9 meeting

Posted on September 30, 2014 by

Join the New River Valley Beekeepers Association at 6:30 p.m. on Thurs., Oct. 9 at the Montgomery County Health and Human Services Building at 210 Pepper St., Christiansburg, for a talk by Adam Finkelstein, co-owner of Maryland-based VP Queen Bees. … Continue reading →

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August speaker: Decoding honey bee dances

Posted on August 5, 2014 by

Join the New River Valley Beekeepers Association at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 14 at the Montgomery County Health and Human Services Building, 210 Pepper St., when Virginia Tech entomology emeritus professor Richard Fell will help us decode the amazing dance … Continue reading →

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Varroa monitoring class set for July 26

Posted on June 12, 2014 by

Join the NRVBA at the Virginia Tech Apiary on Saturday, July 26 for a short course on methods for sampling your colonies for Varroa destructor infestation. Jackson Means, who recently successfully defended his thesis on Varroa monitoring at Virginia Tech … Continue reading →

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2014 Beekeeper’s picnic set for July 12 in Blacksburg

Posted on June 12, 2014 by

Mark your calendar for the annual New River Valley Beekeepers Association picnic from noon-3 p.m. on Sat., July 12 at Nellie’s Cave Park in Blacksburg! The park has a walking trail, playground equipment for the kids, horseshoe pits, restrooms and a covered picnic … Continue reading →

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Blacksburg beekeeping field day set for June 14

Posted on June 11, 2014 by

New River Valley Beekeepers Association President Richard Reid, owner of Happy Hollow Honey and Apiary will host the second in a series of informal beekeeping field days on Sat., June 14 from 12:30-2:30 p.m. at the Hale-YMCA Community Garden at 300 … Continue reading →

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June meeting to feature experts in raising local bees

Posted on June 4, 2014 by

Note: Read the minutes from this meeting. Join the New River Valley Beekeepers Association at 6:30 p.m. June 12 at the Montgomery County Health and Human Services Building, 210 Pepper St., Christiansburg for an evening dedicated to the why and … Continue reading →

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Pulaski queen producer to speak at May 8 meeting

Posted on May 5, 2014 by

Karl Hunter of Hunter Apiaries in Pulaski County will headline the May 8 New River Valley Beekeepers Association meeting with a talk about what it takes to raise queens on a larger scale. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. at … Continue reading →

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