NJBA Spring Meeting
Date: June 7, 2025
Location:
Rowan University 271 Mullica Hills Rd Glassboro, NJ 08028 Rohrer College of Business
Rowan University
271 Mullica Hills Rd
Glassboro, NJ 08028
Rohrer College of Business
Registration begins at: 8:00am
Opening remarks begin at: 8:30am
Presentations begin at: 9:00am
Meeting ends at: 4:00pm
Presentations include: [morning session]
Diseases of the Honey Bee gut Veterinary medicine and beekeeping, -- “How to Use Vets in your Apiary,” Concise History of beekeeping in NJ Bee venom allergy: myths and reality
Diseases of the Honey Bee gut
Veterinary medicine and beekeeping, -- “How to Use Vets in your Apiary,”
Concise History of beekeeping in NJ
Bee venom allergy: myths and reality
Special events: [afternoon session]
Smoker lighting contests (bring your smoker and fuel) Apiary skills demonstration: Cut out demonstration, Inspection process, Nuc Installation demonstration, Mite evaluation, Disease assessment Bee beard demonstration Value Added Product presentations Equipment Hack presentations Ample time to visit with fellow beekeepers and vendors
Smoker lighting contests (bring your smoker and fuel)
Apiary skills demonstration: Cut out demonstration, Inspection process, Nuc Installation demonstration, Mite evaluation, Disease assessment
Bee beard demonstration
Value Added Product presentations
Equipment Hack presentations
Ample time to visit with fellow beekeepers and vendors
Vendors: Dadant, Nicole Mazzitelli (photography), Pine Barren Post, Stiles, Swazey Farm
Food includes:
Light breakfast: assorted pastries, bagels, and fruit Boxed lunch: marinated vegetables & humus wrap, chicken salad wrap, turkey & swiss honey mustard wrap; pasta and garden salads, house chips, and cookies Snacks in afternoon: Pretzel tray ** Please inform us of any dietary limitations/considerations
Light breakfast: assorted pastries, bagels, and fruit
Boxed lunch: marinated vegetables & humus wrap, chicken salad wrap, turkey & swiss honey mustard wrap; pasta and garden salads, house chips, and cookies
Snacks in afternoon: Pretzel tray
** Please inform us of any dietary limitations/considerations
Basic Beekeeping is a complete three-day course in beekeeping to be held September 6 and 13, 2025 from 8:30am-4:00pm with a Field Day following on a date TBD. It is offered by the Northwest New Jersey Beekeepers Association and overseen by Cornell Certified Master Beekeeper Jean Miller. Class materials are based on the curriculum developed by EAS Certified Master Beekeeper Landi Simone. Successful completion of this class fulfills the legal education requirement to keep bees in NJ.
Class size is limited to 40 students. NJBA scholarship is available. Click for details. Attendees must be 14 years or older.
Classroom topics covered on Days 1 and 2 include:
Day 3, Field Day, takes place in at the club’s apiary located near (but not exactly at) 70 Valley Crest Road, Lebanon, NJ. The coordinates for the apiary are 40°37'13.3"N 74°52'15.5"W., and provides students with an introduction to working with the bees. Students will have the experience of opening and inspecting a beehive themselves and obtain hands-on lessons in recognizing the various components of a hive and colony as well as inspection basics such as smoker lighting, protective gear, and correct use of the hive tool.
A continental breakfast and afternoon snack is included in both days of classroom instruction. Students should bring a bagged lunch or plan on eating lunch at various area restaurants. Students will have access to all slides presented during class as well as supplementary class materials. Students will also be able to purchase equipment at class and be given resources for purchasing bees for installation the following spring.
Jean Miller is a Cornell Certified Master Beekeeper and a Rutgers Certified Master Gardener. Prior to motherhood she was an engineer in the food industry. She also was a substitute teacher for 20 years in the Flemington area and has been keeping bees for about a decade. Additional instructors include Jim McCauley, past president of NWNJBA; Brandon Stoneking, NWNJBA First VP; Mim and Tim Dunne, beekeepers for over 40 years; Grant Stiles, former NJ State Apiarist and owner of Stiles Apiaries; and current NJ State Apiarist Meghan McConnell. Additional assistance in the apiary will come from Bob Kloss, EAS Master Beekeeper; and Laura Joiner, NWNJBA Outreach Co-Chair.
Tuition: $130 for 2 days of class and 1 field day.
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