Cabarrus Beekeepers Present: Dr. Jamie Ellis and Bob Binnie

4751 North Carolina 49,Concord NC 28025

21 August, 2021

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3rd Annual Cabarrus County Beekeepers Present: Dr. Jamie Ellis and Bob Binnie Jamie Ellis is the Gahan Endowed Professor of Entomology in the Department of Entomology and Nematology at the University of Florida. He has a BS degree in Biology from the University of Georgia (USA) and a PhD in Entomology from Rhodes University in South Africa. At the University of Florida, Jamie has responsibilities in Extension, instruction, and research. Regarding his Extension work, Jamie created the UF/IFAS Bee College and the UF/IFAS Master Beekeeper Program. As an instructor, Jamie supervises PhD and masters students. Currently, Jamie and his team have over 30 active research projects in the fields of honey bee husbandry, conservation and ecology, and integrated crop pollination. Bob Binnie, along with his wife Suzette, owns and operates Blue Ridge HoneyCo. in Lakemont, Georgia and operates approximately 2000 colonies of bees along with a sizable honey packing operation. Bob began his commercial beekeeping career in Oregon in 1981 and as a result of migratory beekeeping practices has had bees in nine states. Voted 2003 Beekeeper Of The Year in Georgia, Bob has also been president of several beekeeping associations including the Georgia Beekeepers Association, the Northeast Georgia Mountain Beekeepers Association and the Macon County Beekeepers in western North Carolina. Photo's from previous events: Photo's of our buffet... Best beekeeper meeting lunch you'll ever see...