Events
September 17-18, 2010
Georgia Beekeepers Association's Fall Meeting
Location:
Callaway Gardens
5887 Georgia Highway 354
Pine Mountain, GA 31822
Cost:
$45.00 per person (includes membership fee)
$70.00 per Family (includes family membership fee)
Lodging:
Mountain Creek Inn at Callaway Gardens Resort
Callaway Gardens Resort Online Reservations
For those that call to make reservation please be sure to tell them that you are with the Georgia Beekeepers Association.
Anyone who stays at Callaway Gardens gets free passes to the park and all members of the GBA are eligible for the room discount rate and free passes for 3 days before and after the fall meeting.
Details:
Each year the Georgia Beekeepers Association opens the doors of southern hospitality and welcomes beekeepers from all over the southeast to attend the very best presentations in the art of beekeeping. This year is no different. Mountain Creek Inn which is across the street from and part of Callaway Gardens will give our members and their guest a fall meeting to remember for years to come.
Don't forget the Georgia State Honey Show! Get your entries ready for the largest honey show in the state! The Georgia State Honey Show Rules
Speakers/Instructors:
Ross Conrad will be speaking about:
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Ross Conrad learned his craft from world-renowned beekeeper and apitherapist, Charles Mraz, and Charlie's son Bill. Conrad is a former president of the Vermont Beekeepers Association, a regular contributor to Bee Culture - The Magazine of American Beekeeping, and author of Natural Beekeeping: Organic Approaches To Modern Apiculture. Ross has given bee related presentations and led organic beekeeping workshops and classes throughout North America for many years. His beekeeping business, Dancing Bee Gardens, supplies friends, neighbors, and local stores with honey and candles among other bee related products. |
Dr. Larry Connor will be speaking about:
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Lawrence (Larry) Connor, Ph.D, Owner of Wicwas Press and small scale queen breeder, Kalamazoo, MI. He is the author of several books & writes monthly articles for the American Bee Journal and Bee Culture. He is an advocate for self-sufficiency in bee stock. |
Dr. Debbie Delaney will be speaking about:
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Dr. Deborah Delaney is the Extension Apiculturist at the University of Delaware and a rising star in honey bee research and extension. Her research expertise is in the population genetics of bees, including feral honey bees and how they are genetically distinct from managed stock. Debbie also has extensive background in queen rearing and is a popular speaker among beekeeping organizations. |
Dr. Ellis will be speaking about:
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Dr. Marion Ellis is an Associate Professor and Extension Apiculture Specialist at the University of Nebraska. His professional and extension responsibilities include teaching beekeeping, a Master Beekeeping Training Program, Beginning Beekeeping Workshops, Bee Tidings newsletter, and an Apiculture web site. He also conducts a program for kids called Bug Bash – a youth outreach event to introduce young learners to the fascinating world of insects. |
Bill will be speaking about:
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Bill Owens is a Past-President of the Georgia Beekeepers Association and currently Georgia's only certified Master Craftsman Beekeeper. He started the Georgia Jr. Beekeeper program in 2006 and took over as the webmaster for the GBA website in 2005. |
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Fall 2010 Registration & Membership Form (doc)
October 8-9, 2010
Alabama Beekeepers Association Convention
Location:
Talor Road Baptist Church
1685 Taylor Rd
Montgomery, Al 36117
Cost:
Various
Speakers/Events:
Dr. Keith Delaplane
Dr. James Tew
Sherry Ferrell
Kent Williams
David Kelton
Roslyn Horton
Elizabeth Whitaker
and others...
Visit the Alabama Beekeepers Association's web site to learn more.
Saturday, October 9, 2010 from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Henry County Beekeepers Short Course
Location:
Public Safety Building
116 Zack Hinton Pkwy South
McDonough, GA
Details:
Registration
Welcome & Bee Jargon
Meet the Honey Bee Colony
Equipment Assembly
Ways to Procure & Install
Smoker Lighting
Hive Manipulation
Extracting your Honey
Issues facing the Beekeeper
Questions & Answers
Pre-Register Program Fee is $25.00 or $30.00 day of the program at the door. For more information call 770-473-5434 or to print brochure go to our website at www.henrycountybeekeepers.org.
Saturday, October 16, 2010 from 8:00 am - 4:15 pm
Tara Beekeepers Short Course
Program Location:
Reynolds Nature Preserve
5665 Reynolds Road
Morrow, GA
Details:
8:00 – 8:30 Registration
8:30 – 8:45 Welcome
8:45 – 9:30 The Bee Colony
9:30 – 10:15 Assembling Equipment
10:15 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 11:15 Package & Nuc Installation
11:15 – 12:00 Hive Manipulation
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 1:45 Honey Removal and Processing
1:45 – 2:30 Issues facing the Beekeeper
2:30 – 2:45 Break
2:45 – 3:30 Foraging & Nectar Plants
3:30 – 4:15 Q & A and How to light a Smoker
Pre-Register Program Fee is $50.00 or $55.00 day of the program at the door. For more information call 770-473-5434 or to print brochure go to our website at www.tarabeekeepers.org.
GBA President
David Reed
6807 Cedar Wood Court
East Ridge, TN 37412
(H) 423-892-2132
(C)423-413-7359
reeddavidb@comcast.net
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