As the Organic Beekeepers yahoo.com discussion group has now grown in
numbers to over 4400+ members, we have put together our 5th meeting for an
American Beekeepers Association, for beekeepers into Organic Beekeeping, to
come together to associate for clean sustainable beekeeping with ZERO
treatments, and getting off the artificial feeds, and artificial breeding
parameters contrary to Nature..
Meeting to be held in Oracle, Arizona again at the YMCA Triangle Y Ranch
Camp and Retreat Center, 2 - 4 March 2011. Meeting will start Friday afternoon
with Friday Night Hello's/Dinner, run all day Saturday, and thru Sunday
afternoon (4pm)with keynote presentations, general sessions, breakout
sessions,hands on workshops, with 6 catered meals. Dinner for Friday night Hello's
will also have speakers/movie. Vendors welcomed.
Speakers so far confirmed: Roy Arbon (New Zealand/In Movie Queen of Sun,
talking on How to Keep Honeybees Without Treatments), Don Downs (OH, on
Apitherapy), Dwight Detter (Whole Foods Mkt/CA, talking on Marketing Treatment
Free for Local markets) w/Janet/Kelly & Bill Walter (, Sam Comfort (NY/FL, on
TBHs), Jacqueline Freeman (WA/In Movie Queen of Sun, talking on "Kindness &
Respect: What Happens to a Hive when Sacredness is part of Beekeeping")
w/Robin Wise, Dean Stiglitz (MA, on Breeding and Basic Field Management), Ramona
Herboldsheimer (MA, on More Basics Concerning Hive Microbial Balances),
Daien Forrest (Hawaii, on Basic Zen and Shamanistic Bee Practices), Howard &
Martha Herbert (AZ, Working With Warre TBHs), Bruce Brown (CC Pollen/AZ,
w/Industry Updates Where Things Going).
The fee for meeting includes: accomodations in Lebrecht/Green Lodges (with
up to 6 per room dorm style each with own bath....with bring your own
sheets/bedding/blankets) for $185 per person, plus six catered meals, access to
all meetings/talks/workshops, snacks/break refreshments, and also a camp
liability coverage (form required to be filled out). Also no fee for vendors
other then normal lodging costs for meeting/catered meals.
For more information concerning meeting, visit/join OrganicBeekeepers at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/organicbeekeepers/
for periodic updates prior to meeting
start date, or contact Dee Lusby for information/registration at: 520-398-2474
late/eve. For payment of registration per person of $185, due in advance of
attending, send to Organic Beekeepers, %Dee Lusby, HC 65, Box 7450, Amado,
Arizona 85645, with stamped self addressed envelope for returning receipt and
more information on YMCA to sender, plus liability/medical form to be filled
out. Note: $185 fee is a straight fee whether sleeping/eating at camp or
not(offsite).
For general information concerning the meeting other contacts are Keith
Malone (Alaska) 907-688-0588, and Ramona/Dean (Mass.) at 978-407-3934
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