2016 Spring Conference Schedule

Thursday Happenings

Registration in Lobby 10:00 until 4:00

9:00 -12:00 Master Beekeeping Testing (no tests issued after 11)
12:00 Vendors area open from 12:00 until 6:00
12:45 – 1:15 Call to order: Rick Coor, NCSBA President
Invocation: Bob Gaddis, NCSBA Treasurer
Dana E. Outlaw, Mayor
1:15 – 1:30 MBP Presentation – Paul Newbold
1:30 – 2:30 Breeding of the VSH Trait at Mississippi State University – Jeff Harris
2:30 – 2:50 NCSU Apicultural Fund Raising – Charles Heatherly
2:50 – 3:20 Break
3:20 – 3:30 Door Prizes
3:30 – 4:30 State of beekeeping in NC – NC Bee Inspectors
4:30 – 5:00 NCSBA History – Charles Heatherly
6:00 Vendor area closes
6:00 – 9:00 Executive Committee Meeting

Berne Room – Master Beekeeping Testing

Thursday, 9:00 – 12:00 (No tests issued after 11)
Friday, 12:00 – 3:00 (No tests issued after 1:30)
Saturday, 9:00 – 11:00 (All tests issued at 9:00)

Bee Buddies for school groups

Ballroom B and C  Thursday     9:00 – 1:00    Will Johnson

Bee Buddies – Special for the registrant’s children

Ballroom B and C  Thursday starts promptly at 11:00 – 1:00   Buck Lewis

Due to program length no children after 11:00. Allow 1½ hrs. to 2 hours for the program.

Friday Happenings

Registration in Lobby 8:00 until 3:00

8:30 – 6:00 Vendor area open
8:15 – 8:30 Welcome and announcements – Paul Madren, 1st VP NCSBA
8:30 – 8:40 Allana Ross, President Craven-Pamlico Beekeepers
8:40 – 9:20 Record Keeping is for everyone – James Wilkes, Hive Tracks
9:20 – 10:10 Regulation of Varroa Mite Reproduction –
Zachary Huang, Michigan State University
10:10 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 10:40 Door prizes
10:40 – 11:30 Seasonal Management of Honey Bees –
Jeff Harris, Mississippi State University
11:30 – 12:00 Pollinator Protection Update – Patrick Jones
12:00 – 3:00 Master Beekeeping Testing (no tests issued after 1:30)
12:00 – 1:15 Lunch
1:15 – 1:25 Door Prizes
1:25 – 1:45 Certified Honey Program – Kim Underhill
1:45 – 1:50 Intro to workshops
2:00 – 3:00 Workshops
3:00 – 3:20 Break
3:20 – 4:20 Workshops
4:30 – 5:30 NCSBA General Membership Business Meeting

 Saturday Happenings

Registration in Lobby 8:00 until 12:00
Vendors area open 8:30 – 3:15
Master Beekeeping Program Testing (Berne Room) – All test issued at 9:00am
Silent Auction ends 10:30am

8:00 – 8:15 Welcome/Announcements
8:15 – 8:25 Final Door Prizes
8:25 – 9:15 Yard and Bench View of a Bee Breeding Business –
Adam Finkelstein / VP Queen Bees
9:15 – 10:15 Speaker Forum (Harris, Huang, Finkelstein, Hopkins, Coats)
10:15 – 10:40 Break
10:45 – 11:45 Workshops
11:45 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 Workshops
2:00 – 2:15 Break
2:15 – 3:15 Workshops
3:15 – 4:00 Quality Queen Bees: The Biology Behind Queen Rearing –
Adam Finkelstein / VP Queen Bees
4:00 Closing remarks

NOTE:  This schedule is subject to change