Alabama Beekeepers Association

2010 Annual Meeting 

 The 2010 Convention will be held October 8 & 9 at the Taylor Road Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama.

The church is located at 1685 Taylor Road, Montgomery, Al  36117. Take Exit 9 off I-85 and go south. The church can be seen as soon as you turn onto Taylor Road.

This year the convention will be held in the same facility as 2009. This location is fantastic.  It is a large, new meeting facility.  There is  more room than ever before with room to grow.  The speakers that are lined up are as follows: Dr. Keith Delaplane from the University of Georgia, Dr. James E. Tew from Ohio State University, Kent Williams-commercial beekeeper & past president of EAS,  and Sherry Ferrell from Ohio State University.  From Alabama we have Roslyn Horton, David Kelton, Elizabeth Whitaker, David & Susan Ellis, and Nancy and Phillip Garrison.

There will be topics for everyone whether you are an experienced beekeeper, beginning beekeeper, or non-beekeepers.  Sherry Ferrell and Roslyn Horton will present a children’s program. There will be plenty to eat and plenty to do, plus the fellowship will be great.

Fred Rossman (Rossman Apiaries), The Walter T. Kelley Co., and Brushy Mountain Bee Farm will be at our annual meeting.   Orders placed with either of these suppliers will be delivered to the convention with no shipping charge (you must be there to pick them up or arrange to have someone pick them up).    Place your orders timely and request delivery at the Alabama Beekeepers Association annual convention.    Their trucks and trailers fill up pretty fast and once full, no more orders can be taken from that supplier for the 2010 convention delivery so be sure and place your order as early as possible.  Check your normal delivery costs, it may be that your convention delivery savings will cover your convention expenses!

Make your plans now to attend.  You do not want to miss this meeting.  We will have another “Beekeeper of the Year” award.  We will have some great door prizes. Again this year, the grand door prize for which everyone is eligible to win will be an extractor.   Plus, as always, we will be feeding you throughout the entire two days.  You can’t beat that for the price of only $40 if you are preregistered.

We have reserved a block of rooms at the Sleep Inn & Suites located off  I-85 at Exit 11at 10150 Chantilly Parkway, Montgomery, AL 36117 only about two miles from the Taylor Road Baptist Church. The phone number there is 334-356-5400.  I talked with Tassha.  Alabama beekeepers will receive a special rate of $69 + tax per night. Reservations need to be made before September 30, 2009 in order to get the special rate.  Please tell the hotel you are with the Alabama Beekeepers Association. 

In case we fill up the Sleep Inn & Suites, there are other hotels nearby: Drury Inn, 1124 Eastern Blvd., Montgomery 334-273-1101; Hampton Inn on East Chase Parkway 334-277-1818;  Comfort Inn & Suites, 10015 Chantilly Parkway  334-481-0880.

Due to the success of the 2009 convention, the 2010 convention will be held in the same building.