Member Pic – Emerging Drone

Jun 22, 2022 | Member Gallery

Thank you Eric and Jennifer Wilmoth for this beautiful photo of a drone emerging from it’s cell! A drone is a male honeybee. They do not have stingers and do not do any work in the colony. Their purpose in life is to mate with a queen but only a few will be...

Member Pic – Queen

Jun 22, 2022 | Member Gallery

Thank you Chris Lockert for taking this beautiful photo of one of her queen bees! Isn’t she amazing! The queen bee is the most important member of the hive! She is normally much longer than the worker bees. She rarely stings except if she encounters other queen bees...

Register your Colonies

Jun 22, 2022 | Knowledge

The Apiary Act of 1995 includes a section on registration of apiaries. In the Apiary Act, new apiaries are required to be registered with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture. These apiaries are required to be re-registered every 3 years. The list of registered...