The Beekeepers of Indiana - Fall Conference & Workshop

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Fall Conference & Workshop

2022 Fall Conference & Workshops

Our 2022 Fall Conference and Workshops will be held on October 28/29th in Terre Haute, Indiana at the new Terre Haute Convention Center located at 800 Wabash Ave
Terre Haute, IN 47807.

We have once again lined up some fabulous speakers. Jamie Ellis and Sam Comfort have both confirmed their commitment to be our Plenary Speakers.

Last year we had some hands on workshops and will be including those again.

Cost will be the same as last year: $40 for member adults, 50 for non-member adults, $25 for children 15 and under.

To see the agenda, click here.

To download the mail in form, click here.

To sign up online, click here.

Guest Speakers

Jamie Ellis

Dr. Ellis is the Gahan Endowed Professor of Entomology in the Department of Entomology and Nematology at the University of Florida. At the University of Florida, Dr. Ellis has responsibilities in extension, instruction and research related to honey bees. Regarding his extension work, Dr. Ellis created the UF, South Florida, and Caribbean Bee Colleges, and the UF Master Beekeeper Program. As an instructor, Dr. Ellis supervises Ph.D. and masters students in addition to offering an online course in apiculture. Dr. Ellis and his team conduct research projects in the fields of honey bee husbandry, conservation and ecology, and integrated crop pollination.

Sam Comfort

After winning 6 hives in a poker game, Sam Comfort worked for several years in commercial beekeeping across America. He started Anarchy Apiaries in 2005 to explore permaculture ideas of low input natural cycles. He breeds queens from hardy survivors, experiments with splitting techniques, and messes around with hive designs. So the mission is to 1) make more beehives than there are televisions, and 2) have a good time, all the time (with bees).

Anarchy Apiaries runs around 1,000 hives that split seasonally into around 2,000 mating nucs with no treatments, minimal feeding, and do-it-yourself “comfort hive” boxes in New York and Florida and spots in between. Through teaching independent, biological beekeeping, he hopes to make it more affordable, approachable, and enjoyable; thus bring the means of production back to the beekeeper.

Workshops

This year we will have four different workshops. Workshops will be setup for the following:

Making Candy board
Assembling Wooden Ware: boxes, frames, etc;
Wax Rendering
Making Beeswax Soap

Other Things To Do

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2022 Location Terre Haute Convention Center

Click here for directions

We have arranged a block of rooms at the Hilton Garden Inn, 750 Wabash Avenue, Terre Haute, IN 47807 which is connected to the convention center.

2 Queen Beds $139 plus tax

To make reservations by phone, call (812) 234-8900 and mention Beekeepers of Indiana. Click here to book online.

Smoker Lighting Contest

Saturday morning at 7:45 am will begin our smoker lighting contests. Rules:

Bring your smoker and fuel to the designated area.
7:45 to 8:00 am get your smoker going.
At 8:00 am, the judges will call time, and all entrants will walk away.
Judges will check the smokers at 8:30 am, 9:45 am and 10:30 am. Any smoker still able to produce smoke will be entered into a drawing for the final prize.

Any type of chemical accelerant; gas, kerosene, lighter fluid, etc. will be disallowed.

Vendors at the Fall Conference & Workshops

If you wish to be a vendor at the Fall Conference, to download the mail in the application, click here. To use the online system, click here..

Buffet Lunch

Grilled Chicken, Pasta w/Marina and Alfredo sauces, Salad, Garlic Breadsticks, Chef's Choice of Dessert, Ice Tea and Water

Honey Queen and Princess

Each year at our Fall Conference, we select our next years Indiana Honey Queen and Princess. If you are 18, on or before January 1st, and no older than 24 on or before January 1st, 2021 and are interested in competing for one of these positions, see our Indiana Honey Queen and Princess page under Programs.

Young Beekeeper Award

The Awards for the Young Beekeeper Program will be given at the Fall Conference. For rules and an application, see our Young Beekeeper Program page under Programs.

2021 Honey Show Winners

2022 Honey Show Rules and Entry Form

Bring on the Honey. Be prepared to enter the honey show.

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Answers about The Beekeepers of Indiana:
E-mail Debbie Seib, 317-432-9578

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