Beekeeping in the Panhandle May 6th and 7th 2022

BEEKEEPING IN THE PANHANDLE

9th Annual Conference

Friday & Saturday, May6th and 7th

Chipley, Florida

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The Beekeeping in the Panhandle Working Group is proud to offer

The 9th Annual Beekeepers Conference

This Year’s Event Features:

  • Hands-On Open Hive Experiences
  • Presentations on the Latest in Research-Based Beekeeping Management Practices
  • Beginner and Intermediate & Interaction with Expert Beekeepers
  • Honey Tasting Contest
  • Hive Products, Door Prizes and More

 

Dates:

Friday & Saturday, May 6th and 7th 2022

 

Place:

UF/IFAS Extension Washington County Office,

1424 Jackson Avenue, Chipley, FL 32428

850-638-6180

 

Time:

9:00 am – 5:00 pm each day

 

Registration:  Includes Lunch, Refreshments, Publications, Door Prize Tickets, & Educational Sessions

  • $35 for One Day or $55 for Both Days per Person
  • $15 for each day, children age 12 and under

To register:

 

2022 BEEKEEPING IN THE PANHANDLE AGENDA

 

     
Time Friday Morning Saturday Morning
8:00-9:00am Registration Registration
9:00-9:15am Opening & Welcome – Matthew Orwat, Ray Bodrey and Ashely

Stonecipher(MC)

Vendor Introduction

Opening & Welcome – Matthew Orwat, Ray Bodrey and Ashely

Stonecipher(MC)

Vendor Introduction

9:15-10:15am Keynote David Westervelt – State of the Florida Beekeeping Industry Address Keynote David Westervelt – Bees Beyond Borders Program
10:15-10:30am Meet Vendors and Networking Meet Vendors and Networking
10:30-11:15pm New Research Projects Research at the UF Bee Lab – Amy Vu New Research Projects Research at the UF Bee Lab – Amy Vu
11:15-12:00pm Queen Research and Breeding – Kaylin Kleckner – UF Bee Lab Queen Research and Breeding – Kaylin Kleckner – UF Bee Lab
12:00-1:30pm Lunch and Smoker Lighting Contest Lunch and Smoker Lighting Contest

 

Afternoon Outdoor Sessions

 

Time Friday Sessions Saturday Sessions
1:30-2:20pm Beekeeping 101 Open Hive – Logan Cutts Beekeeping 101 Open Hive – Logan Cutts
2:20-3:10pm Bee Safety and Handling – Jimmy Davis Bee Safety and Handling – Jimmy Davis
3:10-4:00pm Counting Mites Hive Demo – Jeff Pippin Counting Mites Hive Demo – Jeff Pippin

 

Afternoon Indoor Sessions

 

Time Friday Sessions Saturday Sessions
1:30-2:20pm Verroa Mite Control – Worrel Diedrick – FAMU Bee Research Bee Nutrition – Worrel Diedrick – FAMU Bee Research
2:20-3:10pm Pollinator Plants for Bees – Matthew Orwat, Ray Bodrey, Ashley Stonecipher – UF / IFAS Extension Pollinator Plants for Bees – Matthew Orwat, Ray Bodrey, Ashley Stonecipher – UF / IFAS Extension
3:10-4:00pm Crop Pollination With Bees Crop Pollination With Bees

 

Q&A Session and Door Prizes 4:00-5:00pm – Main Auditorium

 

 

Vendors

 

 

 

HONEY TASTING CONTEST

HONEY TASTING CONTEST – By the Central Panhandle Beekeepers Association

MISSION

The Mission of the Honey Tasting Contest is threefold. First, to introduce Honey as a Quality Marketable Product. Second, to expose the different varieties of Honey in our surrounding areas. Third, to demonstrate each variety has a unique flavor. Most of all, it is to pique Beekeepers’ interest in becoming involved with and participating in future Honey Shows.

 

RULES OF ENTRY

Registration is between 7:30 am to 9:00 am on Friday, 6 May 2022. Once registration is closed, further registration will not be allowed. NO EXCEPTIONS!

Participants can submit up to six entries.

Entries must be in a one-pound clear, plastic squeeze bottle with a squeeze top spout. No identifying markings or labels are allowed.

 

AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION

Participants will complete registration in the UF/IFAS Extension Small Classroom with a Contest Helper.

Participants will be charged (Cash Only) dependent upon the amount of Honey Entries submitted:

  • $5 for up to three entries
  • $10 for four to six entries

Participants must fill out an Entry Form for each of their Entries. The Entry Form (provided onsite) will consist of:

  • Participant’s Name
  • Variety of Honey
  • The area where Honey was collected
  • Participant’s Address
  • Participant’s Phone Number
  • Participant’s Email

The Participant will repeat this procedure for each of their Honey Entries.

The Contest Helper will place the Entry Form and the Honey Entry into a Brown Bag.

 

JUDGING RULES

Conference attendees will be your Judges. Honey Entries will be JUDGED ON FLAVOR ALONE!

Registered conference attendees will receive a Honey Tasting Voting Ticket. YOU MUST HAVE A HONEY TASTING VOTING TICKET TO VOTE AND ONLY ONE VOTE PER PERSON. All vendors and volunteers wishing to vote must register as a Conference Attendee to receive a Honey Tasting Voting Ticket.

Judging will START at 9:30 am on Friday, 6 May 2022, and will END at 3:10 on Saturday, 7 May 2022. 

All Entries will be LOCKED in the Small Classroom when judging ends on Friday, 6 May 2022, until judging starts on Saturday, 7 May 2022.

If you choose NOT to vote or lose your ticket, you forfeit your vote.

First, Second, and Third place winners are determined by the number of votes each Honey Entry receives. Winners will be announced before the Q&A Session.

After the winners are announced all Honey Entries, with the Participant’s Entry Form, will be displayed in the Small Classroom.

The Participants may pick up their Ribbons and remaining Honey at 5:00 pm Saturday, 7 May 2022.

 

VOTING RULES

To sample a Honey Entry, tell the Contest Helper the number you wish to taste. The Contest Helper will then squeeze Honey onto a spoon for tasting. ONLY THE CONTEST HELPERS MAY TOUCH THE BROWN BAGS!

You may taste the Honey Entries as many times as needed throughout the two days of the Conference to determine your vote. You may vote at any time during the Judging Hours.

Write the number of the Honey you prefer on your Voting Ticket. Fold the Voting Ticket in half and place it into the Voting Container. Once your voting ticket is in the Voting Container, your vote is FINAL.

NO LATE VOTES WILL BE ADMITTED!

 

For further questions contact Sunshine at (509) 548-9289.

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Posted: May 2, 2022


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