Help the Honey Bee & Pollinators

Published: May 14, 2021, 4:23 p.m.

Today, we are setting the table with our little friends, pollinators and the honey bee and ways that we can help to protect them. We will visit today with 3 families who raise bees in East, Tennessee. D & Jim Brown who own and run Honey Rock Herb Farm, in Louisville, Tennessee and have raised bees for over 40 years. Coley and Judy O\u2019Dell who own and run Smoky Ridge Apiaries in Maryville, TN and have taught countless individuals how to raise bees, care for hives and the bees, and we will also hear about their self serve honey stand which sits in their front yard. We also visit with Beekeeper Larry Skidmore, owner of Hill Top Honey in Greenback, Tennessee. And we will visit with a really successful farmer and his wife Donna and Vernon Wilson. We also get to hear from our friend Fred Sauceman from Johnson City with his \u201cPot Luck Radio Series\u201d, on this series today, we hear about \u201cHot Slaw\u201d from Polk County.\nAlso, I make mention of the Annual Wayne Scott Strawberry Festival in Unicoi, Tennessee May 15th, 2021 until 5:00 P.M. \nAnd The Family and Fun Day May 15th at the Greenback Farmers\u2019 Market from 10:00 - 1:00 P.M. where you will find Vernon Wilson and Larry Skidmore as well as crafts, prepared foods and farm products.