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

Hosted by the Alamance County Beekeepers

Registered attendance: 391

Topics included:

Reducing Stress
Organic Honey Production
North Carolina Update
Managing Pheromones

Zoo Honeybee Exhibit Designers’ Report
SHB Research
"Ask the Experts"

Speakers included:

Kim Flottum
Dr. John Ambrose
Dr. David Tarpy
Debbie Roos

Dr. Joe Zublena
Randall Austin
Alonzo Suazo

Joe Flowers
Jack Hanel
Bill Sheppard

Workshops included:

Watering your Bees
Preparing Honey for Sale and Show
Non honey bee Stinging Insects
Beekeeping in Honduras
Photographing Bees
In the Apiary

Click photo to see WFMY-TV news story from the meeting.

PLUS

Keynote speaker Kim Flottum: From Where I Sit
Where does he sit?: "In a cluttered office," he said. After receiving a degree in horticulture from UW Madison, Kim Flottum worked four years in the USDA Honey Bee Research Lab, studying pollination ecology. After that, he spent two years raising acres of fruits and vegetables, where bees played a large role. He brings this experience, plus nearly 20 years of writing and editing articles for beekeepers in the monthly magazine Bee Culture. He is the publisher of books on honeybee pests and diseases, marketing, queen production, beekeeping history, beginning beekeeping, and the classic industry reference, The ABC & XYZ of Bee Culture.

A special guest reappearance
by Rev. L. L. Langstroth

December 25, 1810 – October 6, 1895 Philadelphia clergyman, discovered the importance of "bee space", invented and patented the first moveable frame beehive in 1852, considered to be the "Father of American Beekeeping"

Vendor exhibits and sales booths will provide interesting browsing and possibilities of stocking up on equipment, supplies, and books.

Silent Auction -- A record $1,750 was raised! The proceeds go to the Apiculture Science Fund at NCSU to sponsor honey bee research.

***Door Prizes***

Location:
Ramada Inn Convention Center 2703 Ramada Rd. Burlington, NC 27215

Burlington/Alamance County Visitor's Guide ( 1.3 MB pdf)

Weather for Burlington, NC during meeting:

Friday, Mar. 7, 2008 High 50°F Low 45°F Rainy

Saturday, Mar. 8, 2008 High 64°F Mostly cloudy, windy

North Carolina State Beekeepers Association

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

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