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 *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm