Registration Now Open for Louisiana Beekeepers Convention

By Steve Payne, Louisiana Beekeepers Association

The Louisiana Beekeepers Association will hold its 56th Annual Convention on November 30 through December 2, 2017 at the Country Inn and Suites in Pineville, LA.  The convention begins Thursday afternoon with a special welcome and a social hour that evening for commercial beekeepers that is sponsored by Mann Lake.  Planned convention guests and speakers include Sam Comfort, National Science Educator, Tom Dadant, Dr. Kristen Healy of LSU, Texas A&M researcher, Pierre Lau, among many others.  

Online pre-registration for this convention runs from November 1 through November 14.  Pre-registration can be completed at the Louisiana Beekeepers website: www.labeekeepers.org.   Changes in convention prices occur after the end of the pre-registration period on November 14.  Room reservations may be made at any time.  The Country Inn and Suites is located at 2727 Monroe Hwy 165, Pineville, LA 71360, and their telephone contact number is (844) 507-9486.

We encourage you to join us in Pineville for informative presentations on beekeeping basics, pollen research, mycology and bee health, and many other topics of interest for every level of beekeeping.  For additional convention-related information, please contact Jennifer Brown, LBA Vice-President, at (601) 493-3447.