Tri-County Beekeepers Association Inc.

“Maximizing Your Colonies Potential”

The 45th Annual Spring Beekeeping Workshop in Wooster, Ohio on Friday and Saturday, March 1-2, 2024 is being planned. As in the past, it will be held at Fisher Auditorium and the Shisler Conference Center on Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) campus, located at 1680 Madison Ave. (at State Route 302 east and State Route 83) just south of Wooster. Last year, the workshop participants were not only from Ohio but a number of neighboring states.

Keep an eye out for more information!

Indiana Bee School XXII

2024 Bee School will be held on February 24th, 2024 at Horizon Convention Center in Muncie, Indiana. Dr. Judy Wu-Smart and Shelby Kittle will be our Guest Speakers.  We’ll also have a speaker from Dalan Animal Health to share with us the latest on the vaccine for American Foul Brood.

Dr. Judy Wu-Smart leads the Bee Lab at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.  Lab staff and students organize beekeeping workshops and field days, and answer questions about pollinator health and management. Her appointment is 65% extension and 35% research.

Shelby Kittle is a graduate student and research technician at University of Nebraska-Lincoln Bee Lab.  She is mentored by Dr. Judy Wu-Smart.

Our Indiana Honey Queen will be holding a session on making candles and we have sessions on “Catching Swarms”, “Diagnosing Dead-outs”, and “Pests and Diseases”.

In addition to the educational sessions, we’ll have our raffle, live auction and silent auction again.  Many vendors will be on-hand with a variety of products and supplies for both show and to purchase.

The cost to attend is the same as it’s been for several years now: $50 for members, $60 for non-members and all registrations include a buffet lunch.  Our goal is to make it affordable for our beekeepers to attend.

We will again have an all-day Beginner Class.  It will be held at the same time as the conference.  The cost for the Beginner Class is $55 for members and $65 for non-members and includes the buffet lunch.

Pre-registration is required for either school.  The dead line to per-register is February 10^th 2024.

For information about location, speakers, topics, vendors, hotels and how to register, go to our website at: at: https://indianabeekeeper.com/events/indiana_bee_school_xxii

Missouri State Beekeepers Association Fall Conference

October 13 – 14, 2023

Darr Agricultural Center in Springfield, MO

https://MOStateBeekeepers.org/conference/

Keynote speakers include Troy Hall and Eugene Makovec along with several of Missouri’s most knowledgeable beekeepers with topics for all levels of beekeeping.

For more information, go to: https://www.ahpanet.com/

American Beekeeping Federation Conference and Tradeshow

We are bringing together a different layout for our conference this year as we return to a three-track schedule.  This will allow for more topics targeted to each level of beekeeping.  In addition, we have added some evening meals for fun and fellowship along with video and an ice-cream social.

We confirmed our Keynote Speakers, Dr. Frank Rinkevich from the USDA lab in Baton Rouge and Dr. Samuel Ramsey, award winning entomologist and founder of the Ramsey Research Foundation.

For more information go to: https://abfnet.org/2024-abf-conference-frame/

Links:

ohiostatebeekeepers.org

*Watch for Updates on the EAS Website:
https://easternapiculture.org/conference/eas-2023/

Agenda available NOW!

Hello Happy Beekeepers,

We have a quick announcement for those of you who are interested in our 2023 Spring Bee College event on March 17 and 18, 2023. The wait is over, our new agenda is available to view!

If you have been holding off on to see what our class offerings will be this time, you need not wait any longer! Thank you very much, as always, for your patience and understanding while we got it ready for the public. We are very excited about the topics and speakers we have lined up, and we hope you will be, too!

The schedule can be found on our website, BC23Sp-Schedule-for-Website[34].pdf (ufl.edu)  Please note that it may still be subject to some changes, and that you will receive a finalized version at the event in your program.

Thank you for your interest in Bee College!

Louis Dennin,
Extension Coordinator

E-mail honeybee@ifas.ufl.edu with any comments/questions. Hoping to see many of you there!

Upcoming event information:
2023 GBA Spring Conference Middle GA State University-Robert F. Hatcher, Sr. Conference 100 University Parkway Macon, GA 31206
Date: 17 Feb 2023 3:00 PM EST

Join them at their GBA Spring Conference 2023 in Macon, Georgia!

The conference will take place at Middle GA State University in the Robert F. Hatcher, Sr. Conference Center, 100 University Parkway Macon, GA 31206.

The GBA Spring Meeting is full of educational opportunities with great speakers, fun times making beekeeping connections, and an informative dinner.

The keynote speakers include Dr. Keith Delaplane, Dr. Jeff Harris, and Kamon Reynolds, co-founder of Hive Life.

Breakout speakers include Keith Fielder, Broadus Williams, Mary Lacksen, Ryan McDonald & Bobby Thanepohn, and Mary Cahill-Roberts. The breakouts offer something for everyone, from seasoned beekeepers to newcomers, as well as support for local club leadership.

The spring meeting includes the Artisan Show with fourteen entry classes, in addition to beverage, food, and wax categories. There will be more than $5000.00 in prize money. Click here for the Artisan Show rules.

A highlight of the spring meeting is the auction to sell four coveted advertising spots on the GBA web page. Bring your checkbook and plan to bid high! To see the current ads, click here. And to see the bidding rules, click here. The auction will be held at 10:45 on Saturday morning.

The meeting starts at 5:00 PM on Friday, February 17^th, with the GBA Board meeting. Following the board meeting, they will have a reception followed by a special dinner event for all registrants who sign up to attend. This year’s dinner speaker is Dr. Jeff Harris. The cost of the dinner is $25 a person.

The general spring meeting will take place all day on Saturday, February 18^th, beginning with the local club Presidents Breakfast. The regional speakers will include talks about queen rearing, making creamed honey, marketing your honey and creating and using nucs as a resource.

To see the full program click here.

Registration is now open:

• Early registration for member is $55, including lunch.
• Registration for non-members is $75, including lunch.

Join GBA now for the member price.  Beginning February 13^th, registration fees for everyone will be $75.

Reminder:  To enter the honey show, you must be a paid up GBA member by February 13^th and also must be a paid registrant for this conference.

Once you are registered, you will receive an email confirmation with GBA special motel room rates. 

We are looking forward to a great meeting and to seeing all of you there!

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Register Here Link: https://bit.ly/indoorstorage2022

It’s not too late! You can still get a virtual ticket!

Ticket Info:

Virtual Event Only – $50
Virtual Event and Link to Recording – $75

Visit https://store.beeculture.com/events/ to purchase your ticket. In person will be limited to 100 individuals. This event will be recorded and is available as part of some ticket options. It will also be available after the event.

Virtual tickets will only be available for purchase through September 28, 2022.
The Recording will be available for purchase sometime in November.

For the latest information, go to our BEEing Diverse page: https://www.beeculture.com/beeing-diverse-inspiring-leaders-in-beekeeping/

Here is the second half of our impressive group:

Dorothy Pelanda
Director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture

Jackie Park Burris
Jackie Park-Burris Queens, Inc.

Geraldine Wright
Hope Professor of Entomology in the Department of Zoology at University of Oxford, UK

Kathy Summers
Layout and Design for Bee Culture Magazine for 30+ years as well as Assistant Editor for the last several years.

Kim Skyrm
Chief Apiary Inspector of the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture Resources

Tammy Horn Potter
Kentucky State Apiarist, author of multiple books

 Important Change!

Due to conflicts, Julianne Grose will no longer be speaking at this event. We happy to announce that Hongmei Li-Byarlay will be speaking at this event!

Hongmei Li-Byarlay
Research Associate Professor of Entomology/ Project Director for Pollinator Health at Central State University in Ohio

It’s almost here! Get your tickets now!

Ticket Info:

In Person Only – $100
In Person and Link to Recording – $125
Virtual Event Only – $50
Virtual Event and Link to Recording – $75

Visit https://store.beeculture.com/events/ to purchase your ticket. In person will be limited to 100 individuals. This event will be recorded and is available as part of some ticket options. It will also be available after the event.

In-person tickets will only be available for purchase through September 22, 2022.
Virtual tickets will only be available for purchase through September 28, 2022.
The Recording will be available for purchase sometime in November.

For the latest information, go to our BEEing Diverse page: https://www.beeculture.com/beeing-diverse-inspiring-leaders-in-beekeeping/

Here is the first half of our impressive group:

Nina Bagley
Urban Master Beekeeper

Barbara Bloetscher
Ohio Department of Agriculture State Entomologist/Apiarist

Maggie Lamothe Boudreau
Commercial Canadian Beekeeper, owner of Rayons de Miel, a 350 colony operating raising 4000 Queens a year

Susan Cobey
Internationally known Found of New World Carniolan program

Tracy Farone
Professor of Biology at Grove City College in Pennsylvania

Anne Marie Fauvel
Bee Informed Partnership (BIP)
She is speaking to represent the women of BIP who are all pictured

Julianne Grose
Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology at BYU

Mark Your Calendars for September 30 – October 1, 2022

Third times the charm… We are enthusiastically moving forward with our annual event with the Beeing Diverse: Inspiring Leaders in Beekeeping as the past two cancelled years. We are optimistic about this one happening; however, we will be closely watching any and all situations that may pose an impact on the event. As in the past, if we deem it necessary for the health and safety of travelers, ourselves and the audience we will cancel it again. Hopefully not though.

For more information, go to our BEEing Diverse page (and check back for updates as we continue to get closer): https://www.beeculture.com/beeing-diverse-inspiring-leaders-in-beekeeping/

Ticket Info:

In Person Only – $100
In Person and Link to Recording – $125
Virtual Event Only – $50
Virtual Event and Link to Recording – $75

Visit https://store.beeculture.com/events/ to purchase your ticket. In person will be limited to 100 individuals. This event will be recorded and is available as part of some ticket options. It will also be available after the event.

In-person tickets will only be available for purchase through September 22, 2022.
Virtual tickets will only be available for purchase through September 28, 2022.
The Recording will be available for purchase sometime in November.

Schedule:

Friday, Sept. 30

Saturday, Oct. 1