The North Escambia Bee Association Chautauqua was held on February 20, 2010 and was a success!! We had, at my count, 80 people. Over half were new beekeepers attending for the first time. I think there would have been more if the road signs had have been put out. I had places for 12 signs, [...]

Monday, my friend Doug, and I met at the Santa Rosa Extension office in Milton to talk about bees with an adult continuing education ladies group. We had a power point presentation and told of the bees coming to America in the 1600’s. Told about the pollination, honey, and the products that can be made [...]

I did attend the National Bee conference that was held in Orlando this January. There was just too much going on that I really don’t know where to start.
Several speakers were there that I knew or at least know of. Some I met and some I did not get the pleasure. A lot of the [...]

Mark your calender. The Florida State Beekeepers Association (FSBA) will be having their annual conference in conjunction with the Bee College November 5, 6, and 7, 2009 in Monticello, Florida.
For more Information contact: Bert Kelly - (863)644-6944 or KellysApiaries@aol.com

Here is another workshop you might wish to attend:
TUPELO BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION
BEGINNING BEEKEEPERS SEMINAR
Cutts Honey House,
1533 Clayton Road
Chipley, Fl. 32348

When? Oct. 9 & 10. The cost for this is $ 10.00 each and $ 5.00 for 12 Yrs. and under. Please register by Oct.1 so we have a head [...]

Fish Fry/Mini-Workshop

The North Escambia Bee Association (NEBA) invites every one to our Chautauqua at the Northview High School located on FL State 4 just east of Bratt, FL. Lots of information, visiting, honey and bee gadgets will be judged if any of you bring something to the judges to be judged. Go to the link to [...]

General Rules for the Chautauqua Judging of Bee Related Items:

Anyone may enter.
The judge(s) reserves the right to limit the number of entries on a first-come, first-admitted basis.
There are twelve show classes:

Extracted honey: Light
Extracted honey: Amber
Extracted honey: Dark
Chunk honey (honey in comb in jar with liquid honey)
Black jar (honey in a [...]

There seems to be some confusion about the date for the Chautauqua in Feb. The correct date is the 21st. That will be the 3rd Saturday in February, 2009. It will be held at Northview High School in Bratt, FL on Florida State Road 4 about 8 miles west of US 29 out of Century, [...]

Chautauqua is the Creek Seminole word for rendezvous, which is meeting under truce for trade or exchanging information. Time for Pow Wow and peace talks.
We have added another definition. Rendezvous to exchange ideas and goods and to help new beekeepers by giving them direction and answer questions at the same time as giving information on [...]