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The 2012 National
Winter Loss and Management Surveys were active
until April 20, 2012 (deadline has past) for participation at the
Bee Informed Partnership
(BIP) website. The Bee Informed Partnership is an
extension project that endeavors to decrease the number of
managed honey bee colonies that die over the winter.
"Winter Loss" Survey has ended |
Visit Bee Informed
Partnership Website
Brochure |
Registration Form & Course Outlines
Palm
Beach Beekeepers Conference
was on Saturday April 14, 2012
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Pine Jog Environmental Education Center
Click for Full Topic and Official Rules
Each year, the UF
HBREL organizes the Florida 4-H Honey Bee Essay Contest. The
deadline for the 2012 contest was February 20th, 2012.
The contest is a national competition...
read more
Workshop:
Fight or
Flight: The Struggle to Preserve Residential Beekeeping
At the North American Beekeeping Conference & Tradeshow
on Saturday, January 14, 2102, there was a workshop made up of five
panelists who shared their experiences and expertise on how they were able
to preserve bees in urban/residential areas. The moderator of
this panel was master beekeeper, Nancy Gentry of Interlachen, FL ...read
more and view or download related resources (power point
presentations, pdf documents, etc... including a
sample code letter, honeybee
quiz, and more related link postings.
Beekeeper,
Laurence P. Cutts was inducted into the Florida Agriculture Hall
of Fame
Annual Banquet and Ceremony
was on
February 14, 2012
there was a
Reception: 5:30 p.m.
and a
Dinner and program: 7:00 p.m.
price was
$60.00 per person, RSVP was by February 10, 2012
The banquet took place in the Special Event Center at the Fairgrounds.
Martin Luther King Boulevard Fair Entrance
Laurence was honored at Florida
Agricultural Hall of Fame banquet during the Florida
State Fair in Tampa.
Laurence is a
third-generation beekeeper who was instrumental in advocating for research
to reduce bee hive losses in Florida. He also invented a trap for small
hive beetles. Cutts served as chief of
the Apiary Inspection Bureau at the Florida Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services.
...
read more Also,
read even more about Laurence on our
History Page.
Those interested in attending and sitting at a FL Beekeeper's table,
sent their check in the amount of $60.00 (per person) to Gary Ranker.
... and included their name as they wished it to be printed on the name
tag.
Click Here for Gary's contact information.
SEE VIDEOS of Laurence Cutts
(bee bearding, etc.).
Seating assignment will appear on your name badge at
the event
December 10, 2011
was the Beekeeping Trade Show
This Trade Show was FREE for
Beekeeping in the Panhandle registrants.
Speakers Bureau was Announced (2011)
 Greetings fellow
beekeeper,
I am helping organize a listing of speakers about beekeeping
interests for the Florida State Beekeepers Association (FSBA)
and would like to know more about your interests in sharing
beekeeping information with other Florida beekeepers.
Please complete the attached
questionnaire.
Note: completing the
attached questionnaire does NOT guarantee inclusion in FSBA database
Thank you so very much for your assistance :)
Christopher J. Stalder
Environmental Scientist, Agronomist, Beekeeper &
Herpetoculturalist
Phone 407-855-1131
View List (2011)
of those who have signed up so far
Download or View Questionnaire Form
(pdf) (2011)
Fair Brochure |
Info Regarding FSBA Booth |
Volunteer to work
Booth
The FSBA had a
booth at the Florida State Fair, Tampa, FL
February 9 -20, 2012.
Bert Kelley was the
coordinator. Bert carries his master sign-up sheet with him at
all times during the day, so volunteers were able to give him a call to be added
to the list.
Honey Bee Technical Council Minutes
[
August 19, 2011 ] | [
December 8, 2010 ]
Website Statistics
available for those interested in the Geek side of websites...
or curious as to the effectiveness of our new website based on
hits and visits per hour, daily, monthly.
Even shows search words used to find our website, favorite pages,
and much more. This is just a portion of what is
available to our webmaster for his analysis. Much of the
information has been omitted from website viewing, because it
is sensitive in that it also provides visitor information,
their browsers, search
engines used to find our site, etc.
If you like charts, tables, and graphs:
FSBA Members
CLICK
HERE for the discount form which must be used to
receive discount! |
FSBA Members
CLICK HERE for the discount form which must be used
to receive discount! |
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Program Brochure |
Registration Form |
Schedule
Bee College Honey Show Rules |
...More info
5th Annual University of Florida
Bee College Program
was held on
Friday and Saturday March 9th & 10th, 2012
The Whitney Laboratory
for Marine Bioscience
9505 Ocean Shore Blvd.
St. Augustine, FL 32080-8610
Local Association Display Table
at the Bee College
The Honey
Bee Research and Extension Laboratory (HBREL) hosted a local club display table at the Bee College in the
back of the banquet hall so that each club could advertise
(their meetings, events, etc.), showcase pictures, and
distribute brochures, etc. This year there was an improved
version of the wonderful map of Florida showing where each bee
club is located, it was patterned after the Florida Map on the
Local Association page of the FSBA webpage.
Local clubs were urged to participate in this display
and take advantage of the opportunity to showcase your club.
Contact person was Elaine Suber [misselaineous@comcast.net] 614 Truett
Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32303, phone: 850-443-1055, who
coordinated your local association's display. It was requested
that your club representative, even if they were not attending the
Bee College, to send Elaine some materials to display ahead of
time. There was no need for any local members to tend to the
table, Elaine and Jeannette Klopchin handled the set-up. The
display was designed to be self-serve.
North Escambia Bee
Association
9th Annual Workshop
March 3, 2012
Northview High School, 4100 West Hwy 4, Century, Fl 32535
Conference (Speakers),
Splits/Live Demonstrations (weather permitting), Door Prizes,
Refreshments, Buy/Selling Yard Sale Event, Honey & Honey Product Contest
and Judging. Registration Deadline February 29, 2011
View or Download Registration Form
Queen Grafting Class
Where: Laurence Cutts Place
Cost: Registration: $25.00
When: Classes started Wednesday, Feb 29, 2012, at 9.00 AM.
View or
Download Flyer / Registration Form
Apalachee
Beekeepers Association
Introduction to Beekeeping Shortcourse
Saturday, February 25, 2012 ~ 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Registration Form: View
or Download Form
Shortcourse Flyer:
View or
Download Flyer
Honey Queen, Jayla receives
FSBA
Woman Beekeeper of the Year Award
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Jayla Gillaspie, our
associations honey queen for 2011 (crowned at last year's 90th FSBA convention)
has received this year's award FSBA Woman Beekeeper of the
Year.
She is also our
current reigning 2012 Honey Queen
For a list of others who held the position
as Honey Queen, Woman Beekeeper of the Year, and other awards, visit our
HISTORY page. ...more about Jayla
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Beekeeping in the Panhandle
Leon County Extension ~ Tallahassee
Was every Monday, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Started November 21, 2011 and ended on January 30, 2012
Classes were offered by UF via interactive video to
local county
extension offices.
Farm Bureau’s
annual legislative days in Tallahassee
Briefing Dinner:
Was on
Monday, January 30, 2012 at the Antique Car Museum (6800 Mahan
Drive 32308) began at 6:30 p.m. RSVPs were required.
Admission was $15 and was payable at the door.
Legislative Reception:
Was on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 at the Tallahassee Leon County Civic
Center started at 5:30 and ended at 8:00 p.m. Admission was $20.
...read more
Click
to view large version ~ 2011 Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year!
Honey Bee
Viral Mapping Initiative
View and/or Download
Proposal (pdf)
2011: I am a bee virus researcher
in Montana, I have spoke at the national conventions and I am
the one who brought the Army in to play on CCD. I also provide
viral load screening to many commercial beekeepers around the
country. With that said, I have attached a
proposal and project for your membership, if it
meets your approval could you forward this to them. Let me
know, and thanks for your consideration. If you have any
questions please call or email me at 406-369-4214 mrwick@bvs-inc.us
Best regards,
David Wick, BVS, Inc., 406-369-4214,
http://www.bvs-inc.us
Thanks to the
Orange Blossom
Beekeepers Association doing an outstanding job of hosting
our 91st Annual Convention this year on
October 27-29, 2011. The event was held at the Orange County
Extension Offices located at 6021 S. Conway Road, Orlando,
Florida and thanks for making it a great, fun, successful
event for beekeepers across our state... so much talent in one
place and all eagerly sharing priceless information from years
of experience. It was great to see all the hard work and
planning by OBBA pay off with a great time of fellowship,
food, education, shopping with vendors, door prizes, handouts,
banquet, honey judging, awards, "Queen of the Sun" movie, and
celebration of bees and beekeepers... mixed of course with
necessary annual business. We commend and congratulate
them for a job well done.
Revised Constitution and Bylaws
A committee developed a
proposed revised constitution and bylaws for the Association
: See here the two documents for comparison:
The basic changes proposed included:
-
developing new membership
categories,
-
updating officer
descriptions
-
updating voting
procedures for officers at the annual convention.
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