TCBA 34th Annual Spring Beekeeping Workshop
March 2 and 3, 2012 - Wooster, Ohio - Population 1,043 !!!
More pictures to come...
Another Great Spring Workshop has come and gone. We hope everyone enjoyed themselves and received a valued experience at this year's Workshop... Even-though this was the 34th Annual Workshop; in a way, TCBA feels that this was a "First" for us... Since the retirement of Dr. James E. Tew and the longtime Workshop coordinator Sherry Ferrell seven months ago, TCBA members took over all aspects of the Workshop... Our hats go off to Mr. Randall Westfall (current President of TCBA) for taking-on the Workshop Coordinator position this year. We hope TCBA performed to your expectations in providing a worthwhile event. We apologize for any glitches that occurred and vow to do better next year...
So, thank you so much for attending the Workshop this year and see you all next year...
If you forgot to drop your Workshop evaluation form into one of the boxes on the way out the door, please send us an email to let us know what you thought of your experience... Good, or not so good, we want to know so we can make improvements for next year's event...
The following is a list of Vendors that attended the Workshop. (Updated 2/25/12 4:00pm).
AWS BEES LLC 810-621-4371
BEE BABY'S 419-989-8337
BEEOLOGY 419-564-6628
BETTERBEE INC. 800-632-3379
BLUE SKY BEE SUPPLY 877-529-9233
BRUSHY MOUNTAIN BEE FARM 570-568-0870
COBLENTZ BEE SUPPLY
DADANT & SONS INC. 517-629-2860
DOLPHIN DESIGNS 330-923-4600
KB FARMS 502-424-4944
MANN LAKE LTD. 218-675-6688
MAXANT HONEY PROCESSING 978-772-0576
MEL DISSELKOEN APIARIES 616-241-3235
MISCO REFRACTOMETERS 216-831-1000
NORTHERN BEE 989-370-4841
OHIO HONEY FARMS 330-466-7162
PARSONS' GOLD APIARIES 419-273-3066
PAUL'S HONEY & BEES 330-484-6184
QUEEN BEE ART & GARDEN 502-727-7964
QUEEN RIGHT COLONIES 440-647-2602
REID'S APIARY & BEE-TIQUE 740-643-2925
ROSS ROUNDS INC. 518-370-4989
SIMPSON'S BEE SUPPLY 740-599-7914
STONY ACRES BEE SUPPLY
WALDO OHIO APIARIES 740 524 6241
WALTER T. KELLEY CO. 270-242-2012
WICWAS PRESS 269-344-8027
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--- Previous Workshop background and pictures ---
The Tri-County Beekeeper's Association is proud to host what is believed to be the largest, one day, beekeeping workshop in the United States. We had 989 attendees at the 2011 workshop and plans are well underway for making 2012's the largest and best ever...
The following is a brief preview of a few changes in the workshop this year, which will occur on March 2 & 3, 2012.
* One change is in the hosting of the workshop itself. Dr. James E. Tew and Sherry Ferrell, of the OSU Extension Service, have both retired from OSU Extension this summer and from the co-hosting of the workshop. We wish them both great enjoyment as they open new chapters in their lives. With their departure from the planning committee, TCBA has stepped-up involvement to ensure that the 2012 workshop will be another great event.
* Another change will be an increase in your choices of breakout sessions. We are listening to past year's reviews and trying something different this year. Instead of having a keynote address in the morning, we are adding an additional morning round of breakout sessions. This will allow you to tailor your workshop experience to better fit your needs by giving you a larger selection of topics to choose from.
* This year we will give attendees the option of pre-registering on-line, via a secure website. This will make it more convenient, safe and accurate to pre-register. You won't have to mail the form, check or credit card information to us. This will also greatly reduce the labor involved in keeping track of all the registrations. We will still give you the old way of mailing in the form, but we really hope everyone will consider the on-line option. If you have not received the pre-registration information in previous years and would like to, please send me an
email. On the subject line, please type "Add me to the Workshop mailing". In the body of the email, include your name, address, phone # and the email address you want us to use for the invitation, and I'll get you on the list.
* A new attraction this year is the new OSU Pollinatarium which will be available for tours on Friday (2nd) evening. This new facility exhibits information about the various pollinators in nature; of course, this includes our favorite pollinator. It is near by on the campus and can be found by following the provided signage.
* This is not a change to the workshop, but don't miss the opportunity to meet with all the local and many national equipment vendors at the workshop. If you place an order over the phone, a few weeks before the workshop, many vendors will bring the order to the meeting for free, saving you on shipping costs.
* Check back to this page occasionally to read more updates about the TCBA 2013 Spring Workshop.
