We have pure honey collected by our bees in the East Tennessee Valley and on the Cumberland Plateau. (Anderson, Knox, and Morgan Counties in Tennessee). The 2009 honey season produced a darker honey for most local beekeepers, and ours is no exception. This honey is a mix of wild flowering plants and tress.Tulip Poplar, Sourwood, and Sumac were likely to have contributed to the darker color, but there was apparently no dominant source this season. This is still a wonderful honey, with pleasing flavors you won't find in the supermarkets. Unlike honey "producers" who bottle bulk honey imported from who knows where and put their own label on the jar, Rose Comb Farms Honey is produced by our bees from plants in our area. Want to know more about the production of this honey? Then, just give me a call and ask.

 44 oz. honey in quart size glass canning jar: $12
22 oz. honey in pint size glass canning jar: $6

Sorry, no special pricing by the case.
Available for pickup at our home in Clinton, TN 37716
Or meet me in Knoxville on the UT campus.
Call for availability and to schedule a pickup at  865-804-6486
-Michael Wilson

Spring 2010: probably sold out. I may take more orders at the end of April, but looks like I will not have more bees to sell this year.

The price for honeybee colony starts is $80. You get 5 medium frames (6 1/4" frames) with comb, brood, honey, bees, and a queen. The first splits will be available late April, continuing into May.

You will need a medium box to get the split started in. I may have some medium boxes available to sell splits in, but no tops and bottoms or other equipment is for sale. Call for info on local equipment suppliers.

This is a fully functioning mini-colony on frames of drawn comb that we can place into your equipment that you bring. Alternatively, I have waxed cardboard nuc boxes available for $10 to transport your split in. I usually look for, and mark, the queen when transferring the split into your equipment and am happy to spend time with beginners giving a brief tour of a honey bee colony and provide other information to get you started. If you would rather have the split self contained and ready to go when you arrive, please let me know. All beekeepers inspecting colonies at pickup must wear a veil. Most of my colonies are very gentle, but stings do happen in beekeeping when not wearing protective clothing.

These splits are pickup only. I do not ship. No deeps will be available in 2010.Deposits are not necessary, but missing the pick-up date we agree on will result in the split going to the next available beekeeper. Splits can only stay in their small nuc box for a short period of time and must go before they get too crowded. All colonies will be legally sold with the required state inspection paperwork provided at pickup, ensuring you that these colonies are free of regulated bee diseases.

 To Contact me click Contact Form or call 865-804-6486

Learn about getting into beekeeping and meet local beekeepers at the annual FREE Anderson County Beekeepers Association Beginner Beekeeping School in Oak Ridge, TN.

http://acbeekeepers.org/

2010 Beekeeping Beginner Course
The short course is scheduled at the Oak Ridge Civic Center, Saturday, March 20, 2010 from 8 AM to 4 PM.  Oak Ridge Civic Center, A-B room, 1403 Oak Ridge Turnpike,  Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 37830. at traffic light # 11(Raccoon Rd)

The ACBA annual Field Day will be held Saturday, April 10th 2010, rain or shine, at Chadwell Bee Supplies760 Sleepy Hollow Road, Oliver Springs, TN 37840Phone; (865) 435-7502