2013 Summer Beekeeping Meeting (25 Jul 2013)

Thu, 25 Jul 2013 16:00:00 GMT

SCBA Summer Beekeeping Meeting 2013

The Summer Beekeeping Conference, a 3 day conference, features open sessions with top honeybee researchers, one day basic beekeeping short course, vendors with beekeeping equipment sales, local SC vendors, door prizes, and BBQ cookout.

Honey and Beeswax Judging - Click here for more info

Cost:

Individual (member)--$20.00

Family (member)------$30

Non-member Individual--$25

Non member Family---$35

If you would like to join the SC Sate Association click here..

Registration Fee for Walk-Ins add $10.

or if you choose to mail in registration download the form here

2013 Meeting Agenda for Summer Conference

You and Family....

We encourage you to bring the family and enjoy Clemson Campus. There is lots to do in Clemson such as hiking, fishing, rock climbing, sightseeing on campus, shops nearby, near by water park, and movie theaters.

Must See: South Carolina Botanical Gardens, Brooks Center for Performing Arts, Larry W Abernathy Waterfront Park and World of Energy in Oconee, the Walker Golf Course at Clemson University.

Lodging....

There are several options for lodging for the conference has is provided with many hotels in Clemson. Clemson Dorm rooms are close by and affordable.

Hotels: When registering please say you are with SCBA for a special pricing.

Sleep Inn, ($65/NIGHT) 864-653-6000;

Days Inn, ($65/NIGHT) 864-653-4411;

Holiday Inn Express, ($89.00/NIGHT) 864-654-9410;

Comfort Inn, ($62.00/night) (864) 653-3600

Dorm Rooms Features: For $18.50 per night you can stay on campus. These rooms are efficiency apartments with handicap access. Each apartment has one common area with kitchen, bathroom and single occupancy room with single bed. Linen packages ($15) are available from the university or bring your own.

Friday & Saturday Conference

Our speakers will include Bob Danka, USDA Honey Bee Lab, Baton Rouge, LA; Jennifer Berry, Research Apiculturist, University of Georgia, Athens, GA; Lawrence Cutts, commercial beekeeper and retired Chief of Apiary Regulations with Florida Dept. of Agriculture.

Several of our own experienced beekeepers will be making presentation, also.

Friday Night BBQ - $7 for each Person

Friday evening we will have a BBQ dinner, a horseshoe pitching tournament and a smoker lighting contest at Jimmy Howard’s home in Pendleton. This has become an annual event enjoyed by everyone.

Honey and Beeswax Judging

We will have a honey show and competition at our summer meeting this year. Bring along a container of your best honey. Please do not place a label on your honey containers. Honey classes will be pint and quart extracted. There will be light and dark classes, so do not be concerned if your honey is dark. A “black jar class” will be included again this year. This class will be judged on taste only. Small black jars will be provided at the show, so bring a sample of your best tasting honey and take this ribbon home.

We will be judging for a 1 lb. block of beeswax.

Honey and beeswax entries should be turned in for the competition from 8:00-10:00 Friday morning. Entries will not be accepted past 10:00. Ribbons will be awarded for each category and a “best of show ribbon” will be included.

We will owe a big THANKS to Steve Genta and Robert Brewer for judging the contest entries.

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2013 Summer Beekeeping Meeting (25 Jul 2013)