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2003 NCSBA Summer Convention

July 17-19, 2003 Elkin / Jonesville, NC

Hosted by: North Carolina State Beekeepers Association
 and Local Host: Surry and Wilkes County Beekeepers

Attendance:  334           

Presentations:

•  The Russian Story - Ray Revis

•  Goodness Grows in North Carolina - Jeff Jennings, Michael Smith, and/or Kevin Howard, NCDA & CS Marketing Division

•  Bees and Warfare - Dr. Marion Ellis, University of Nebraska

•  Apiary Report - Dr. Kathleen Kidd, NCDA & CS Beneficial Insect Laboratory

• Biology of Young Honey Bee Queens - Dr. David Tarpy, NCSU Extension Apiculturist Designate

• Zoo Exhibit Report - Irvin Rackley

• Inert Dusts and Varroa Control - Dr. Marion Ellis, University of Nebraska

• Bringing Bees to the public, what works, what doesn’t - Panel Discussion Moderated by Adolphus Leonard

• Bees at the Nebraska State Fair,  Dr. Marion Ellis, University of Nebraska

• Queen competition, worker-queen interactions and the spread of the African bee in the Americas - Dr. Stan Schneider, UNC – Charlotte

• The Benefits of Within Hive Diversity - Dr. David Tarpy, NCSU Extension Apiculturist Designate

• International Beekeeping - Ann Harman, Flint Hill, VA

  Special Events 

• Meeting Registration and Executive Committee Meeting

• Welcome by Theresa Osborne, Executive Director Elkin Jonesville Arlington Chamber of Commerce

• Welcome to Surry County – Dr James A. Harrell, Surry County Commissioners

• Welcome to City of Elkin  -- Mayor Tom Gwyn

• Banquet: at Holiday Inn Express

• Entertainment - RG Absher Blue Grass Band

• NC Master Beekeeper Awards Ceremony

•  4-H Essay Contest Winner

• Extension Worker of the Year Award

• Person of the Year Award

• Honey, Cooking with Honey, Gadgets, and Video Contests

• Door Prizes - Members of Surry and Wilkes Counties NCSBA Chapters

• Business Meeting

  Workshops  :

• Pesticides in the Hive - Credit for License Renewal - Patrick Jones

• Bee Diseases and Pests - Will Hicks

• Honey Plants of North Carolina - Bill Sheppard

• Macro Pests - Jack Hanel and Adolphus Leonard

• Micro Pests - Will Hicks and Glenn Hackney

• Pesticides in the Hive – Patrick Jones

• Honey Harvesting and Processing (including cut comb) - Dick Lippard and Iredell County beekeepers

• Dealing with Bears - Edd Buchanan

• Intensive Management for Comb Honey Production - Dr. Marion Ellis

• Bees and the Public – Dick Lippard

• Certified Test for Master Beekeepers, Written & Practical – Master Beekeepers