Beekeepers Association (FSBA), she was crowned Florida Honey Queen for the year 2011. Since being select- ed she has made numerous trips around the state promoting honey through cooking demonstrations.
David Westervelt - History of Beekeeping and Looking to the Future - Mr. Westevelt is a second generation beekeeper employed as a bee inspector and research coordinator for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. He conducts various workshops for beekeepers on management issues.
Ben Parks - Mr. Parks is the director of State Legislative Affairs Florida Farm Bureau. His primary responsibili- ty is lobbying members of the state Senate, House of Representatives, and Governor's Office on legislative is- sues affecting agri-business. A graduate of St. Lawrence University (B.A.), Woodrow Wilson College of Law (J.D.), and Harvard University (M.P.A.), Mr. Parks previously worked as a legislative aide to Congressmen Skip Bafalis and Claude Pepper, and Sen. Lawton Chiles.
Senator Alan Hays - Senator Hays is Chair, Agriculture Appropriations Committee, and has introduced the fol- lowing legislation: S 502 Public Fairs and Expositions, S 558 Land Application of Septage, S 638 Florida Mo- tor Vehicle Theft Prevention Authority, S 648 Florida Climate Protection Act, S 650 Collective Bargaining for Certain Public Employees
Eastern Apicultural Society Report
The Eastern Apicultural Society (EAS) Conference was held in Warwick RI this year from July 25-29. I was privileged to represent Florida at the conference. There were beekeepers from all over the country attending, but primarily from the east coast, so lots of networking going on. The most difficult aspect of the conference was deciding which workshops to attend, so many good ones and going on simultaneously, fortunately some were repeated. There were a number of apitherapy workshops too, especially interesting as I am also a nurse.
Next year the workshop will be in Burlington VT
http://www.easternapiculture.org/conferences/eas-2012.html. I would strongly recommend that Florida send a delegate to the conference and to the other meetings they have during the year, I believe there are four (4). We are a large state and have unique challenges that should be shared with others, along with being involved in the research that is done. I want to thank the Suncoast Bee- keepers Association for donating $100.00 to help with registration fees.
Betsy Roberts
betsyred@comcast.net
The Eastern Apicultural Society of North America (EAS) was established in 1955 with the purpose of promot- ing honey bee culture, the education of beekeepers, and excellence in bee research. Every summer EAS con- ducts its Annual Conference consisting of lectures, workshops, vendor displays, short courses for beginning and advanced beekeepers, and annual business meeting in one of its 26 member states or provinces in the east- ern U.S. and Canada. Over 400 people generally attend the conference each year. EAS sponsors a well-respect- ed Master Beekeeper program and publishes a newsletter to its members. Florida has yet to host a conference. Because of its success, EAS has spawned other conferences that take place each year, including the Heartland Apicultural Society (HAS)
http://heartlandbees.com/ and Western Apicultural Society (WAS)
http://groups.ucanr.org/WAS/.
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