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