SCBA Beekeeper of the Year

2011 St. Clair Beekeeper of the Year !

Each year, the Board of Directors of the St. Clair Beekeepers Association searches for and selects one of this organization's members as the SCBA Beekeeper of the Year. This individual has worked hard to promote beekeeping, and exemplifies what we as apiarists should strive each year to achieve. This award is normally presented during our Annual Holiday meeting in November, and serves to recognize the extraordinary efforts of a truly dedicated beekeeper.

The Executive Board of the St. Clair Beekeepers' Association is proud to announce that at it's January 27th. meeting in Belleville ... *Eleanor Balson* of Pocahontas was presented with the *2011 St. Clair Beekeeper of the Year Award* by President Terry Combs. Eleanor was selected as this year's recipient of St. Clair Beekeepers' Association " Beekeeper of the Year " award in recognition of her efforts over the past year to assist and learn from the beekeepers of Brazil. While in Brazil for several months last Spring, Eleanor learned about the threat that the Africanized honeybee poses and how the Brazilian beekeepers have learned to manage this honeybee. In addition, Eleanor was able to see first hand how beekeepers and entomologists in Brazil are working hard to save many other species of bees which face pressure from extensive loss of rainforest habitat. Upon her return from Brazil, Eleanor made a very interesting and informative presentation to the members of the St. Clair Beekeepers' Association and was happy to share what she had learned while abroad. Eleanor has also worked hard during the past year throughout Illinois as a Department of Agriculture Apiary Inspector, assisting beekeepers across this state whenever needed. Please join us in congratulating Eleanor on a job well done, and thank her for all the efforts she makes to promote beekeeping and serve this organization. Eleanor, in addition to her apiary inspection duties, cares for a number of her own hives near her home in Pocahontas, Illinois.
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The Executive Board of the St. Clair Beekeepers' Association is proud to announce that at it's January 27th. meeting in Belleville ...

Eleanor Balson

of Pocahontas was presented with the

2011 St. Clair Beekeeper of the Year Award

by President Terry Combs.

Eleanor was selected as this year's recipient of St. Clair Beekeepers' Association " Beekeeper of the Year " award in recognition of her efforts over the past year to assist and learn from the beekeepers of Brazil.

While in Brazil for several months last Spring, Eleanor learned about the threat that the Africanized honeybee poses and how the Brazilian beekeepers have learned to manage this honeybee.
In addition, Eleanor was able to see first hand how beekeepers and entomologists in Brazil are working hard to save many other species of bees which face pressure from extensive loss of rainforest habitat.
Upon her return from Brazil, Eleanor made a very interesting and informative presentation to the members of the St. Clair Beekeepers' Association and was happy to share what she had learned while abroad.
Eleanor has also worked hard during the past year throughout Illinois as a Department of Agriculture Apiary Inspector, assisting beekeepers across this state whenever needed.

Please join us in congratulating Eleanor on a job well done, and thank her for all the efforts she makes to promote beekeeping and serve this organization.

Eleanor, in addition to her apiary inspection duties, cares for a number of her own hives near her home in Pocahontas, Illinois.

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