2023 NJBA Fall State Meeting
Saturday October 14, 2023
Rutgers Specialty Crop Research and Extension Center
283 Route 539, Cream Ridge, NJ 08514-9634
Registration fees:
$27 per person....14 years and up
$10 per person....5 years to 13 years
Free....4 years and under
8:30 Registration, Coffee and Continental Breakfast
All members are invited to enter our Black Box Honey Competition! Drop your entry off at the Registration Table.
9:00 Welcome by David Elkner, President of the New Jersey Beekeepers Association
9:10 Business Meeting
9:15 Landi Simone: "NJBA Student Scholarships"
9:20 Meghan McConnell: "New Jersey State Apiarist’s update"
9:30 Dr. Robyn Underwood, Extension Educator, Apiculture, Penn State Extension: "A comparison of conventional, organic, and chemical-free honey bee colony management systems"
10:30 Break
11:00 Dan Winters of Winters Apiaries in Wolcott, NY, and President of the American Beekeeping Federation: "The successes and next challenges for ABJ and all beekeepers"
11:15 Scott Famous, Mellibee Apiaries, Harleysville, PA: "Backyard Queen Rearing"
12:00 Hot buffet lunch (included with registration)
1:00 "Honey Show Preparation"
- Lisa Skoglund, NJBA Honey Show Chair: "Introduction and overview"
- Tim Schuler: "From a Judges Perspective"
2:00 Nicole Medina & Kaitlyn Culbert: "New Jersey Honey Queen Program" (Video Presentation)
2:30 Break
3:00 Keith Lyons, 1st VP NJBA: "Honey bee trap outs"
3:30 Raffle Drawing
3:45 Tour of Cream Ridge Facility
Vendor Information:
Several vendors will be at our Fall Meeting with a good assortment of beekeeping supplies and educational materials.
Some vendors are also able to deliver pre-ordered items to you at the meeting.
Please contact the vendors directly by Wednesday, October 11th to order items for delivery. Space for pre orders from each vendor is limited, so later orders may not be able to be delivered.
Betterbee - call to place orders: 1-800-632-3379 click here for more info.
Stiles Apiaries (Mann Lake) email your orders to Grant@stileshoney.com
