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The New River Valley Beekeepers Association was founded in 1998.  The primary goal of the organization is to aid local beekeepers in managing their hives.  Monthly meetings are held to provide information and foster relationships.
Visitors and guests are welcome at meetings, held the second Thursday each month, 7:00 p.m., in the Community Room of the Montgomery County Health and Human Services Building, 210 W. Pepper Street, Christiansburg, VA, phone 540-382-5776.  No meeting is held in December, January, June* or July.  Google Map.
 
Beekeepers Ball 2009
Written by Sam Price   
Sunday, 31 May 2009
Beekeepers Ball Canceled Due to Inclement Weather Forecast.
 
Stand by for reschedule information.
 
Jerry Borger, President
 
Scientific American Report on CCD
Written by Sam Price   
Tuesday, 31 March 2009

 Thanks to Nancy Adamson for pointing this out.  Here's the latest word on Colony Collapse Disorder:

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=saving-the-honeybee

The mysterious ailment called colony collapse disorder has wiped out large numbers of the bees that pollinate a third of our crops. The causes turn out to be surprisingly complex, but solutions are emerging

By Diana Cox-Foster and Dennis vanEngelsdorp

 
Spring Beekeeping Classes
Written by Sam Price   
Saturday, 28 March 2009
Our president, Jerry Borger,  dispenses knowledge to our new beekeepers!This Spring we have the largest class ever!  Fifty!  Our association with VA tech and their graduate students bring a great deal of talent and knowledge to the classes.Image The classes this year extend to two days, the first in a classroom, the second in Virginia Tech's bee yard with the chance to fire up a bee smoker, get inside a real bee hive, find a queen, and see if you can survive a bee sting!  <G>   
 
 Our close association with Virginia Tech has been immensely helpful in our growth, providing a ready resource for speakers, technical information, and access to their apiaries. Our members, in turn, have helped Tech expand their apiaries with woodware assembly sessions.  It is a fine relationship that we appreciate, and hope will continue!
 
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Welcome Beekeepers! You'll find lots of friendly advice here to help you become a beekeeper -- or become a better beekeeper. Got a problem? Give us a call. Someone within the group will have an answer, or we'll help you find it. We hold monthly meetings every month, except July, December and January.
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