Tag Archives: New River Valley Beekeepers Association

August speaker: Decoding honey bee dances

Posted on August 5, 2014 by nrvba

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 nrvba

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 nrvba

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 nrvba

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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Beekeeping field day set for May 10 in Blacksburg

Posted on May 5, 2014 by nrvba

NOTE: This event was canceled due to inclement weather. It will be rescheduled at a later date. New River Valley Beekeepers Association President Richard Reid, owner of Happy Hollow Honey and Apiary will host the second in a series of … Continue reading →

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New info center for TheHive listserv users published

Posted on March 17, 2014 by nrvba

The New River Valley Beekeepers Association has established a dedicated information page for TheHive listserv, the association’s online discussion forum. The listserv is available to every dues-paying association member and allows beekeepers to ask and answer questions, read relevant scientific … Continue reading →

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Honey bee package delivery date set

Posted on March 11, 2014 by nrvba

Those who have ordered honey bee packages from the New River Valley Beekeepers Association should prepare to pick them up on April 20. These are three-pound packages of Italian bees with a young queen coming from Gardner Aparies in Georgia … Continue reading →

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May queen rearing & grafting workshop is FULL

Posted on March 4, 2014 by nrvba

The New River Valley Beekeepers Association, in cooperation with the Virginia state apiarist’s office and Virginia Tech’s entomology department will offer a day-long queen rearing workshop from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sat., May 31. The class is now full. Richard … Continue reading →

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2014 honey bee packages for sale

Posted on January 15, 2014 by nrvba

The New River Valley Beekeepers Association is again this year offering honey bee packages for sale at a discount to members and at full price for nonmembers. These are # 3 packages of Italian bees with a young queen (approximately … Continue reading →

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2014 Beginning Beekeeper class dates set

Posted on December 5, 2013 by nrvba

The New River Valley Beekeepers Association will offer its popular two-day Beginning Beekeeper class on Feb. 1 and April 5, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 220 Price Hall on the Virginia Tech campus. The Feb. 1 session will include … Continue reading →

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