Annual Meetings of the NCSBA

The NCSBA holds statewide conventions twice a year, in the Spring and Summer. In odd-numbered years, the Spring Meeting is held jointly with the South Carolina Beekeepers Association, alternating locale between states.

Scheduled Meetings to date:

March 6-7, 2009 (tentative) SCBA/NCSBA Meeting, Rock Hill, SC

State Map

Highlights of Past Meetings

July 10-12, 2008 NCSBA Summer Meeting
in Southern Pines-Pinehurst-Aberdeen area
of Moore County, NC

The Home of American Golf^®

Hosted by the Moore County Beekeepers and
Richmond County Beekeepers
at

Sandhills
Community College

3395 Airport Road
Pinehurst, NC 28374

(map)

Meeting
Topics include: CCD & Pesticides Beekeeping, Honey and America Healing with Honey Breeding Better Bees Propolis & Nest Disease Resistance Research Updates Zoo Exhibit Update North Carolina Update “Ask the experts”	Speakers include: Bob Danka Maryann Frazier Virginia Webb Jennifer Berry Kirsten Traynor Mike Simone Ellen Greer Steve Troxler Don Hopkins David Tarpy	Workshops include: Cooking With Honey Forage Plants in NC Healing With Honey Beginning Beekeeping Removing Bees from Structures Organic Queen Rearing Pesticide training Deciphering the Dance Language Russian Bee Breeders Marketing/Branding Honey Photographing Bees In the Apiary Gardens Tour

Special Events *Cooking With Honey Contest* -- Bring your entries to the Culinary Kitchen in Little Hall between 9:00-10:00 AM Friday. An entry form will be provided. Prepare your entries according to the Cooking With Honey Guidelines. Winners awarded at Friday night banquet. Entries served at Saturday morning break, so cook a bunch of extras! *Honey Competition* -- Prepare honey and related entries according to the Honey Competition Guidelines. Winners awarded at banquet. *Silent Auction* -- You never know what kind of deals you will find on the Silent Auction tables! All proceeds go to the Apiculture Science Fund to sponsor honey bee research at NCSU. Bring your tax deductible donations of beekeeping equipment and honey bee related books, art, novelties, etc. to be auctioned for a good cause. *Vendor exhibits* -- Sales booths will provide interesting browsing of the latest beekeeping gadgets and opportunities of stocking up on equipment, supplies, and books. *Plenary Address* -- *Breeding Better Bees: Musings on the State of the Art, by guest speaker Bob Danka, USDA Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics & Physiology Lab, Baton Rouge, LA. Bob is a Research Entomologist who has studied Africanized bee behavior and abatement technology, and genetic resistance of honey bees to tracheal mites. His current research focuses on the genetic basis of pollination related foraging behavior of experimental and commercial bee stocks. See list of his publications. Banquet* -- Friday night dining, entertainment, and awards. Tickets can be ordered with Advance Registration (recommended) or can be purchased at the registration desk if any are left -- seating is limited to 300. ***Door Prizes***

Registration

Registration Fees
Individual Family

Advance: $30 $35

At the door: $40 $45

Non-members additional*: $15* $15*

Banquet: $15 per person

* pays 2008 membership for one person

Area Attractions

Sandhills Horticultural Gardens -- Located at the meeting site, the gardens provide a unique opportunity for your free time enjoyment and enrichment. Open to the public from dawn to sunset. Take a preview tour of the gardens: click the link, then select "Horticultural Gardens", then click "Map of the Gardens".

Other area
Things to See and Do

Weather for Southern Pines, NC

July 10-12 Temperatures:

Average High=89°F; Actual= 91°F

Average Low=69°F; Actual= 68°F

2008 NCSBA Spring Meeting, March 7-8, Burlington, NC

2007 NCSBA Summer Meeting, July 12-14, Kinston, NC

2007 NCSBA/SCBA Spring Meeting, March 2-3, Monroe, NC

2006 NCSBA Summer Meeting, July 13-15, High Point, NC

2006 NCSBA Spring Meeting, March 17-18, Clemmons, NC

2005 NCSBA Summer Meeting, July 14-16, Marion, NC

2005 SCBA/NCSBA Spring Meeting, March 4-5, Rock Hill, SC

2004 NCSBA Summer Meeting, July 8-10, 2004 in Charlotte, NC

2004 NCSBA Spring Meeting, March 12-13, 2004 in New Bern, NC

2003 NCSBA Summer Meeting, July 17-19, 2003 in Elkin, NC

2003 NCSBA / SCBA Spring Meeting, March 14-15, 2003 in Rockingham, NC

2002 NCSBA Summer Meeting, July 18-20, 2002 in Thomasville, NC

2002 NCSBA Spring Meeting, March 15-16, 2002 in Brunswick County, NC

2001 NCSBA Summer Meeting, July 19-21, 2001 in Morganton, NC

2001 SCBA / NCSBA Spring Meeting, March 9-10, 2001 at Myrtle Beach, SC

2000 NCSBA Summer Meeting, July 20-22, 2000 in Burlington, NC

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North Carolina State Beekeepers Association

Annual Meetings of the NCSBA

Scheduled Meetings to date:

July 10-12, 2008 NCSBA Summer Meeting in Southern Pines-Pinehurst-Aberdeen area of Moore County, NC

Meeting

Special Events

Registration

Area Attractions

July 10-12, 2008 NCSBA Summer Meeting
in Southern Pines-Pinehurst-Aberdeen area
of Moore County, NC