Mailing list for the Person County Beekeepers Association, Roxboro, NC

[Todd Walker <mtwalker AT imageray.net>]

The NCSBA Spring meeting is coming up. I would encourage everyone to go if you can. I attended both the Spring and Summer meetings last year and really enjoyed them. It was a great opportunity to meet other beekeepers and I learned a lot from the speakers and the workshops.

Info about the spring meeting is available on the NCSBA website.

Speakers include:

Dr. Jeff Pettis, USDA

Dr. Jamie Ellis, University of Florida

Dr. John Ambrose

Dr. David Tarpy, NC State University

Topics include:

Swarm Control

Sourwood Honey Update

North Carolina Update 

Workshops include:

Detection of Diseases and Mites

Creamed Honey Making

Bear Fencing (mountain and coastal)

Diseases of the Hive

Honey as a Wound Dressing

Nuc Production

Preparing for the Spring Honey Flow

Queen rearing

Lab ID of Nosema

Natural vs. Chemical Beekeeping

General Beekeeping

Commercial Beekeeping

MBP Written Examination

~Todd