Alabama  Beekeepers Association

2010 Annual Meeting Program

Friday, October 8th, 2010

Room #A

Room #B

Room #C

8:00—8:30

Registration-Coffee-Donuts-Fruit

8:30—8:45

Welcome and  Opening Remarks by David Ellis-President of ABA

8:45—9:30

Dennis Barclift –Report from

Department of Agriculture

Roslyn Horton—Beginning Beekeeping, 8:45—10:30

9:30—10:30

Dr. Jim Tew—Handling Hot Bees

Roslyn Horton—Beginning Beekeeping, 8:45—10:30

10:30—11:00

Break-Snacks-Vendors-Socialize

11:00—12.00

Dr. Keith Delaplane—Bee Decline    Why It Matters?

Sherry Ferrell—Cooking with Honey, 11:00—12:00

Elizabeth Whitaker—Children’s Program, 11:00—12:00

12:00—1:30

Lunch—Socialize—Visit Vendors—Door Prizes

1:30—2:30

Kent Williams—

Sustainable Beekeeping

Bonnie Funderburg & Mary Swann—Lip Balm, Lotions & Gift Baskets 1:30—2:30

2:30—3:10

Break-Snacks-Vendors-Socialize

3:10—4:10

Dr. Keith Delaplane—Honey Bee Health & National CAP Project

Sherry Ferrell—Making Soap, 3:10—4:15

David Kelton—Nosema

3:10—5:15

4:15—4:45

Dr. Jim Tew—Top Bar Hives—In Today’s Beeyards

4:45—5:15

Dr. Jim Tew & Dr. Keith Delaplane

Ireland Trip

5:15—5:40

Questions-Door Prizes-Socialize

6:00—Until

Banquet & Entertainment