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  • From: John Rintoul <beecd AT icloud.com>
  • To: Orange County Beekeepers Association <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [ocba] NCSBA Summer Conference Report
  • Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2017 16:21:15 -0400

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Just a quick update on the 100th Anniversary NC State Beekeepers Conference in Winston-Salem last week. It was very well attended by OCBA members – at least 27 of us attended. That may be a record. The conference itself set an attendance record with 813 of the association’s 4,456 members attending. For those of you who may not be aware, NCSBA is far and away the largest beekeeping organization in the U.S.

The Master Beekeeping Program has 1,718 Certified Beekeepers, 177 Journeyman Beekeepers, 111 Master Beekeepers and 5 Master Craftsman Beekeepers. 12 new Master Beekeepers (included in the 111 count) were honored at the awards banquet Friday night.

Two OCBA Beekeepers walked away with top honors. Mark Powers won top prize in the photography category. Randall Austin received top prize in the mead category and third prize in the melomel category. 

The revival of Bee Quiz Bowl was both educational and fun. There are a lot of talented beekeepers in this state!

The Bee Bowl provided a great opportunity to learn some of the finer points of beekeeping and to showcase the deep talents of NC’s beekeepers in a fun format. Even though OCBA didn't take home the Bee Bowl trophy, it was well worth the effort. Our Bee Bowl Team of Randall Austin, Lewis Cauble and Jeff Lee represented us well. 

As most of you are aware, to honor NCSBA’s 100 years of service to beekeepers OCBA provided 100 unique pollinator plants for display and sale. These plants were nursed through the heat of summer by Chris Apple, Celeste Mayer, Lisa Vogel, Karen Lauterbach, Amber Tarter, Mary Leonhardi and Jeanne Arnts. The plants were displayed in the main conference hall for to see – and buy. This plant sale raised $262 for Dr. Tarpy’s apiculture program at NCSU.

Cynthia Speed’s honey bee quilt was the highlight of the silent auction. Conference participants bought raffle tickets in the hope of winning the quilt as the grand prize. I have not yet heard the final amount raised by raffle receipts, but I am confident that the NCSU apiculture lab got a significant financial boost from the overwhelming interest in Cynthia’s beautiful quilt.

John Rintoul
(919) 414-4071
No trees or bees were killed in the distribution of this message, but countless electrons were seriously inconvenienced.


  • [ocba] NCSBA Summer Conference Report, John Rintoul, 07/17/2017

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