Annual Meetings of the NCSBA

The NCSBA holds statewide conventions twice a year, in the Spring and Summer.  In odd-numbered years, the Spring Meeting is held jointly with the South Carolina Beekeepers Association, alternating locale between states.

Scheduled Meetings to date:

July 7-9, 2011 NCSBA Summer Meeting

Hosted by Alamance County Beekeepers
at Elon University in Elon, NC
(directions and printable campus map )

Meeting

Speakers include:

• Dr. Richard Fell, Department of Entomology – Virginia Tech
• Maryann Frazier, Penn State University
• Ed Levi, Arkansas State Apiary Inspector
• Dr. David Tarpy, Department of Entomology – NC State
• Buddy Marterre, NC and EAS Master Beekeeper
• Don Hopkins, NC State Apiary inspector
• Brenna Traver, Virginia Tech

Meeting Agenda (updated June 16)

Workshops include:

• Hive Evaluation – Colony strength to Queen Quality
• Incorporating IPM Beekeeping
• Microscope training for Nosema Detection
• Heavenly Honey Culinary Creations
• The Mighty Nuc
• Designing your own Honey House
• Pesticides Fact or Fiction
• MBP Exams
• In The Apiary
• Microscope Selection and Use
• Hive Tracks Software
• Honey Plants – “Feeding your Bees”
• Q & A for Beginning Beekeepers

Workshops Schedule (updated June 23)

Special Events:

• Banquet on Friday night
• Silent Auction — Bring donations of beekeeping items or other useful things to auction. Proceeds go to the Apiculture Science Fund at NCSU Entomology/Beekeeping
• New this year: Honey Exchange — Trade your Sweet Delight for someone else’s Pride and Joy. Here’s how:
  • Bring one, two or even three 1-pound containers of your honey (labeled according the membership-approved honey standard) and present them at the Honey Exchange table near the Registration Desk. You can bring extracted, comb or creamed honey, so long as it’s in a 1-pound jar and you are willing to trade it for someone else’s pride and joy.
  • Upon drop off, you will be given one ticket for each jar presented. The Honey Exchange jars will be on display all day Friday, July 8th.
  • At the morning break, on Saturday, bring your tickets to the Honey Exchange Table and redeem them for a different jar of honey (1 jar per ticket – first come, first served).
• Honey Contest — rules
• Cooking with Honey Contest — rules
• Vendor displays and sales

Registration (at Building 11, Center for the Arts, see map)

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Registration Fees	Individual	Family
Advance Registration:	$20	$25
At-the-door	$30	$35
Non-members additional *	$15*	$15*
Banquet (Friday evening)	$15
* pays 2011 NCSBA membership for one person. SCBA and VSBA members qualify for „member” rates at this meeting with current membership ID card.

Advance Registration Form / vendor information (print and mail with payment by July 1)

Advance Online Registration for NCSBA Members Only (ends after Fri. July 1)

Hotels

Hotels are at Burlington Exit 141, I-85 (about 4 miles from Elon University)
Tax rate 10.75%
Reservations must be made by June 17 for the discounted room rates shown, except no cut-off date given by EconoLodge.
Ask for the special BEEKEEPERS RATE when you make your reservations!

Best Western (9 min.) 770 Huffman Mill Rd, Burlington (336) 584-0151 $75.00 + tax—Breakfast incl	Comfort Inn (12 min.) 2701 Kirpatrick Rd, Burlington (336) 584-4447 $70.00 + tax—Breakfast incl
Courtyard Burlington (10 min.) 3141 Wilson Dr, Burlington (336) 585-1888 $89.00 +Tax	Econo Lodge EXIT 145 (19 min.) 2133 West Hanford Rd, Burlington (336) 227-1270 $47.99 + tax–Breakfast incl.
Country Inns & Suites (10 min.) 3211 Wilson Dr, Burlington (336) 584-1115 $85.00 king,$89.00 dble Queen +tax	Hampton Inn (13 min.) 2935 Saconn Dr, Burlington (336) 584-8585 $89.00 + tax–Breakfast incl
Ramada Inn EXIT 143 (13 min.) 2703 Ramada Rd, Burlington (336) 227-5541 $59.00 + tax

Alamance Visitor’s Guide

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