2026 FSBA ANNUAL MEETING & CONFERENCE 10/23-24/2026
2026 ANNUAL MEETING & CONFERENCE REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
Friday & Saturday October 23 & 24, 2026
The event is at the Mission Inn Resort,
10400 County Road 48, Howey-in-the-Hills, FL 34737
TICKET INFORMATION
1) Event ticket - On one or both days! General Admission, Includes access to all conference speaker sessions, and vendor hall. Registration through 10/12/2026 included 2 lunches AND the Friday night Dinner!!
A - Early Bird Registration
(Book through 7/20/2026): $ 145.-
($20.- discount for FSBA members current at registration)
B - Regular Registration
(7/21/26 - 10/12/2026): $ 195.-
($20.- discount for FSBA members current at registration)
C - Late Registration MEALS NOT INCLUDED! (10/13/26-10/24/26): $195.-
No lunches or Friday dinner included.
($20.- discount for FSBA members current at registration)
Because we want to include all our beekeepers, we have included the Friday Night Dinner in the regular ticket prices.
Headline Speakers, awesome lineup of other speakers, Annual Meeting AND: "Sprinkled" throughout the Event Days:
Honey Judging, Judging Results & Awards, Honey Council Meeting, Vendor Hall, Mingling & Comradery, Silent auction, and the "Bobcat Derby" with great awards/prices.
2026 HONEY SHOW RULES
Most products from the hive or beekeeping DIY could find a home (and if good enough, a ribbon!) in the
2026 FSBA Honey Show!
Samples will be accepted: Thursday, October 22, 2026, from 3 PM until 5:30 PM; and Friday, October 23rd, from 7:30 AM until 10:00 AM.
A complete listing will follow but the 2025 set of rules and information for your entries (and available categories) are in the link below.
2026 CLUB BLACK JAR
FOR THE 2026 CONFERENCE We are asking the Florida Clubs to select the "Best in Club" on taste only, submit the winner to Club Black Jar Competition 2026 FSBA Honey Show! Last years winner was Citrus County, a club that was just formed in May 2025!!!
Samples will be accepted: Thursday, October 22nd, 2026, from 3 PM until 6:30 PM; and Friday, October 23rd, from 7:30 AM until 10:00 AM.
A complete set of rules and information for the club entries will follow!
LOADER RODEO
We will be doing a Loader Rodeo on Saturday, October 24th. If you want practice time on the Loaders, to get familiar with the loader and improve your odds, there will be some time slots available for pre-purchase with your ticket registration or you can buy on site.
VENDOR SPONSOR
We have great vendors and sponsors already, and we have space for more. Look at the bottom of the page for the Vendor & Sponsor info packets.
Silent Art Auction
In 2026 we will continue The Annual Conference Silent Auction Art/Items to benefit the FSBA Outreach Programs. Any homemade crafts, Art project, Artistic Creation, gift basket etc. will be an awesome contribution to support the program.
2026 SCHEDULE
The schedule for the 2026 conference will be posted here once it becomes available.
2026 AGENDA
Thursday 10/22/26 unofficial reception at the bar
Friday 10/23/26 9 a.m. Start.
Evening Dinner included
Saturday 10/24/26 9 a.m. start.
4 p.m. end
2 lunches and Friday dinner included with Early Bird & General Tickets
2026 SPEAKERS
- Dr. David R. Tarpy - NC State University
- Dr. Krispn Given - Purdue University
- Dr. James Fulton, FDACS, Division of Plant Industry, Bee Diagnostic Lab
- Dr. Cameron Jack - UF Beelab, Amy Vu UF IFAS Extension with the awesome group of students from UF
- Lots of additional presenters and a great vendor lineup.
ACCOMODATIONS / HOTELS / LODGINGS
2026 EVENT LOCATION: MISSION INN RESORT
Mission Inn Resort, 10400 County Road 48, Howey-in-the-Hills, FL 34737 This year there are no guaranteed available room-blocks at the Mission Inn, check with them if something opened up.
We are working on an event rate at nearby hotels but currently there are great rates available on the open market through search engines and travel sites, we listed here a Hotel . com listing. Since the "snow birds" will be coming back to Florida in October, We suggest to book early.