2012 Spring Meeting
February 18, 2012

Coweta County Fairgrounds & Conference Center
275 Pine Road
Newnan, Georgia 30263

Don't Forget You can Register Online

The GBA Spring program will be held at the Coweta County Fairgrounds and Conference Center on Saturday February 18 in Newnan, Georgia.  This one day program will bring beekeepers up to date with the latest regulations by the Georgia Dept. of Agriculture for Honey House Inspections, Having a Successful Local Bee Club, YouTube Beekeeping, Getting Involved with Local farm Markets, plus more.

Dr. Malcolm Stanford will be our key note speaker.  Dr. Sanford is the Professor Emeritus at the University of Florida. He has been published extensively in the apiculture press including the journals Bee Culture and American Bee Journal. He has been the newsletter author for over twenty years at Ohio State University and the University of Florida, writing on beekeeping management. He is the Coordinator of the Apis Information Resource Center and author of The Apis Newsletter. He has been a beekeeping management consultant in Egypt, Italy, France, Chile, Ecuador, Iraq, and Mexico. He lives in Florida.

Several beekeeping supply companies will be attending with all the essentials you need for your beekeeping business.  Great door prizes and lunch is included in your registration.

Pre-registration (before 2/13/2012)
Individual $25.00
Family $35.00

Registration after 2/13/2012
Individual $30.00
Family $40.00

Nonmember Registration $40.00
           

GBA Spring Conference
Coweta County Fairgrounds & Conference Center
               
8:00am      Registration

9:00am      Welcome Pledge to the Flag
                  President Address

9:15am      Jerry Edwards, President Coweta Beekeepers Assoc. and Vice President Georgia Beekeepers Assoc. Having a Successful Local Bee Club

10:00am    Key Note Speaker Dr. Malcolm Sanford,  Professor Emeritus, Univ. of Florida The World of GMO’s – How it Relates to Beekeeping

10:45am    BREAK

11:15am    Oscar Garrison, Consumer Protection Division Director, Georgia Dept. of Agriculture and Natalie Adan, Consumer Protection Division Manager New GADOA Honey House Inspections Rules & Fees

12:00 Noon  - Lunch
                   Web Site Ad Auction

1:00pm      John Pluta, GeorgiaBees.com, Milledgeville, Georgia
You Can be a Beekeeping Star on YouTube

1:30pm      Local Farm Markets – Panel Discussion
                    Brian Higgins, Home Town Honey, Kennesaw, GA
                   Lynn & Wally Batchelor, Newnan, GA
                   Mike Elliott, Alpharetta, GA 

2:15pm      TBA

2:45pm      BREAK – Door Prizes

3:15pm      Dr. Malcolm Sanford, Professor Emeritus, Univ. of Florida Florida Beekeeping Protection Bill

3:45pm      Paul Vonk, Commercial Beekeeper, Clayton, GA
                   Electronic Surveillance of Honeybees

4:30pm      Have a Safe Trip Honey