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Highlights of the 2001 SCBA / NCSBA Spring Meeting, March 9-10, 2001

It was South Carolina's turn to host the joint meeting this year, and they selected the Crown Reef at South Beach Resort in Myrtle Beach as the convention site.

Meeting Topics Included:

Special Events

• Banquet - Crown Reef Conference Center
• Bee Bowl - NC vs. SC
• Tall Tales Contest
• Beekeeping exhibitors and vendors

Courses and Workshops

• Introductory Beekeeping Short Course
• North Carolina Pesticide Training Program
• Pollen and Propolis Collection - Charles & Nancy Fleckenstein
• Varroa & Small Hive Beetle Control- H. Shimanuki
• Beekeeping for the Physically Impaired - Susan Shimanuki
• Baking with Honey and Making Creamed Honey - J. D. & Betty Jean Foust
• Queen Cell Biology - Wyatt Mangum
• Promoting Local Beekeepers Associations (recruiting new members, public relations, newsletters, and more) - Kim Flotturn

Speakers

• Keynote Speaker - Hachiro Shimanuki
• Welcome to Myrtle Beach & Legislative Update - Representative Billy Witherspoon, Conway, District 105
• Adventures in Bolivian Beekeeping - Wyatt Mangum
• Mosquitoes, Honey Bees and Pesticide Spraying - John Ambrose
• Pollination from the Beekeeper's Perspective - Michael Stanghellini
• American Foulbrood/European Foulbrood/Terramycin Resistance - H. Shimanuki
• Buying Better Queens - Kim Flottorn\\