Season 8, Episode 18. May 15, 2021

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’Dell 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 “Pot Luck Radio Series”, on this series today, we hear about “Hot Slaw” from Polk County. Also, I make mention of the Annual Wayne Scott Strawberry Festival in Unicoi, Tennessee May 15th, 2021 until 5:00 P.M. And The Family and Fun Day May 15th at the Greenback Farmers’ 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.

Links: The East Tennessee Honey Bee, How to help them. With D. & Jim Brown, Beekeepers and owners of Honey Rock Herb Farm in Louisville, Tn. http://www.honeyrockherbfarm.com/

Coley and Judy O’Dell, owners of Smokey Ridge Apiaries, Hours 9-5, M-F. They have online ordering during the pandemic for value added products from their website. They ask that people do not come in the store during the pandemic, but rather place orders online to be safe: https://smokeyridgeapiaries.com/ Smoky Ridge Apiaries Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Farm/Smokey-Ridge-Apiaries-1376258805962018/

Lisa Rolen Food History 360: https://www.instagram.com/foodhistory360/?hl=en

Fred Sauceman’s “Potluck Radio” segment on Tennessee Hot Slaw from Polk County. https://www.facebook.com/fred.sauceman

Larry Skidmore/Beekeeper, Owner Hilltop Honey, Greenback, Louden TN: https://www.facebook.com/Hilltop-Honey-Greenback-and-Loudon-Tn-325434098384410

The Blount County Bee Keepers Association, in Maryville, TN is an organization that is very active in the community and helps teach people how to raise and protect bees https://blountbees.wordpress.com/

Greenback Farmers’ Market: https://www.facebook.com/GreenbackFarmersMarket/

Wayne Scott Strawberry Festival: https://www.facebook.com/townofunicoitn/photos/a.1110458329005159/4238834909500803