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More About 2002 Short Course!
The Short Course is a little different this year. There are not
defined Levels! I & II as we have had in the past. This time
you have lots of choices and we've tried below to offer a short
description of those choices. You will see the words "Upsizing"
"Rightsizing" and "Hybrid". Upsizing is for
those beekeepers with experience who are ready to increase. Rightsizing
is for those who are not as experienced. Hybrid is appropriate for
any beekeeper no matter what level.
Monday - AUDITORIUM
Honeybee Biology as it Relates to Management I
Maryann Frazier
A power point presentation that sets the pace for the week. How
different aspects of honey bee biology relate to routine and seasonal
hive management. (Rightsizing)
Small Scale Queen Rearing
Dewey Caron
Techniques, methods and concerns for raising queens on a small scale.
Grafting, raising your queens and getting them mated are discussed.
This course will be a good compliment to the non-grafting queen
rearing sessions presented at Dyce. (Upsizing)
Queen Cell Biology and Queen
Wyatt Mangum
Exceptional slides accompany Wyatt's witty presentation. Learn to
read queen cells, newly formed, deceptionally vacated or long abandoned!
Plus tips on requeening hives. (Hybrid)
A Beekeepers' Antique Roadshow!
Wyatt Mangum
Wyatt's slides, and his collection of antique beekeeping equipment
is legendary in the industry. Enjoy this wonderful combination!
(Hybrid)
MONDAY - DORMITORY
Location, Location, Location
John Skinner
Southern exposure, early sun with afternoon shade, protection from
prevailing winds and other concerns. Where will you put your hives?
(RightSizing)
Pollination in the Willammette Valley
Mike Burgett
The Willammette Valley is one of the most productive fruit growing
regions of Washington State. See how commercial beekeepers handle
the job. (Upsizing)
Commercial Pollination
Tony Jadczak
And on the right coast, pollination is also a big concern. See how
honey bees bring Maine's blueberries to your table. (Upsizing)
Pollination on a Smaller Scale
Bill Troup
You don't need a semi and fork lift to land pollination contracts.
Hear how Bill serves his pollination customers with a pickup and
hand loader. Same game, smaller scale. (Upsizing)
MONDAY - DYCE-LAB
Varroa Sugar Shake
Diana Sammataro
Go Varroa hunting, doing the "Sugar Shake". Learn to evaluate
mite loads in a kinder, gentler way that sweetens your bees! (Hybrid)
Sampling for Varroa with Rolls,Pulls and Stickies
John Skinner
Varroa monitoring tutelage continues with ether rolls and sticky
boards. Not as easy on your bees, but they'll start right up on
those cold mornings! Good lessons for all beekeepers. (hybrid)
Making Splits
There are more reasons to make splits than increasing hive numbers.
Splits can be used to: raise queens, mate virgin queens, requeen
queenless colonies, sell to other beekeepers, to control swarming,
to bank queens and more. These sessions will feature hands-on lessons
in splitting full hives into nucleus colonies. (Upsizing)
Hive Walk Throughs
Take a guided tour through a colony of bees! When I started keeping
bees with a buddy of mine, he and I fumbled around looking for what
the books told us we should see, and we learned at a snail's pace.
Over a decade passed before I worked hives with a seasoned beekeeper.
Don't make the same mistake. These sessions will feature all the
highlights of a hive, from spotting eggs, larvae and pupae to finer
points I like assessing hive strength, possibly identifying signs
of past swarming or supersedure, maybe spotting the queen. Sessions
will he kept small and intimate in size and will offer opportunities
for close, personal instruction in the art of working bees. Recommended
for "Rightsizing", but an opportunity for all!
TUESDAY- AUDITORIUM
Comparative Anatomy of Queens, Drones and Workers
Medhat Nasr
The title is self-explanatory. This session will feature live dissections
of queen, drone and worker honey bees projected on the big screen.
Recommend for all levels, this session is also recommended as a
complement to the anatomy labs offered throughout the short course.
(Hybrid)
Integrated Pest Management
Dewey Caron
"IPM" employs benign controls Followed by assessment and
evaluation of a problem to determine if a critical "Economic
Threshold" has been reached. If so, chemical controls remain
a weapon in the IPM arsenal. This session will address the fine
points of IPM. (Hybrid)
Honeybee Biology as it Relates to Management-II
Maryann Frazier
The next level. A power point presentation that is the follow up
of the first show. How different aspects of honey bee biology relate
to routine and seasonal hive management. (Upsizing)
A Beekeepers' Antique Roadshow!
Wyatt Mangum
Wyatt's slides, and his collection of antique beekeeping equipment
is legendary in the industry. Enjoy this wonderful combination!
(Hybrid)
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TUESDAY- DORMITORY
Winter in August!
Tony Jadczak
EAS winters don't get much worse than those in Maine. Learn how
to over winter hives where winter lasts nine months! This session
offers a contrast to the "Tremblay 4-Pack" that will be
featured during the conference. Recommended for all beekeepers North
of the Mason! Dixon line. (Hybrid)
Keeping Bees Smarter
Roberta Glatz
Roberta is not a big woman, yet she has kept upwards of 1OO hives
without any assistance. She will share her experience on how to
keep bees smarter! Presented two times on Tuesday. (Hybrid)
The Honey House of Your Dreams!
Ann Harman
Ann Harman allows you to imagine the honey house of your dreams,
where the sky's the limit and the equipment is free! You'll be amazed
at the useful ideas participants come up with. Be warned, designs
are only free when they're on paper. (Upsizing)
TUESDAY - DYCE
Grafting Queens
Dennis van Engelsdorp
Learn grafting in the beeyard with an experienced teacher. [Upsizing]
CC Miller Queens
Bob Cole
Credited with the first commercial queen rearing operation, CC Miller
perfected his non-grafting queen rearing methods over a century
ago. Learn how to raise queens using his techniques. (Upsizing)
IMN Queens
Mel Disselkoen
Another non-grafting method of raising queens was developed by Mel
Disselkoen. Mel will demonstrate his "International Mating
Nuc" system of raising queens. (Upsizing)
Jenter-like Queens Rearing
Jim Tew
Finally, the plastic cup queen rearing systems will be presented.
Queens are confined to plastic cages and "tricked" into
laying eggs in plastic cups from which queens are raised. (Upsizing)
Concerns When Buying Used Equipment
Jim Doan
Growing an operation inevitably relies on acquiring "previously
owned" equipment. Learn how to evaluate the condition of used
equipment, what to look for and what to avoid. (Upsizing)
Box Management
Jim Doan
As operations grow, "the needs of the many outweigh the needs
of the few." Management focus switches from "frames in
a hive" to "hives in a yard". Witness "box management"
beekeeping by one of New York's largest commercial beekeepers. (Upsizing)
IPM Treatment Thresholds
Dewey Caron
This is the hands-on follow up to IPM auditorium presentation. See
the concepts in action. (Hybrid)
Comb Honey Production
Marion Ellis
Techniques for producing Comb Honey will be demonstrated, including
shaking bees down into a single story to crown them into the comb
supers. Swarm control will also be discussed. (Hybrid)
WEDNESDAY AUDITORIUM
Tracheal Mites
Diana Sammataro
The life cycle of tracheal mites and the impact on honey bee populations.
This session will feature live honey bee dissections via video hookup,
to expose trachea and mite infestation. A follow -up anatomy lab
is strongly suggested. (Hybrid)
Breeding for Varroa Control
John Harbo, Maria Spivak, Tom Glenn, Sue Cobey With the increasing
resistance to chemical treatments, hopes are turning to bee breeding
as a solution. Varroa tolerance has been documented with Suppressive
Mite Reproduction (SMR) and other "specialty stock", but
incorporating and maintaining that stock into one's operation is
critical in achieving success. (Hybrid)
WEDNESDAY - DORMITORY
Beekeeping and the Tax Man
Alan Tremblay
As you successfully grow your operation, sooner or later the tax
man is going to notice. There are benefits to being well prepared.
Learn what you should do to map your business plan to your best
advantage. Keeping good records is essential. Better to be well
prepared than surprised! (Upsizing)
Anatomy Labs
• (Offered several times in the Lab on North Campus - see schedule,
I page 7) Whether you're "Right Sizing" or "Upsizing",
anatomy labs will I be of value to all Short Course participants.
Intended to reinforce sessions featuring honey bee dissections,
anatomy labs will also teach beekeepers how to inspect their bees
and diagnose Tracheal mite infestations and nosema infections. "Inspections,
infestations and infections, oh my!" It is highly recommended
that everyone schedule at least one Anatomy Lab. (Hybrid]
Survivor Hives!
Tom Webster
Every beekeeper has heard this story. 'There's a bee tree in the
woods that has had bees in it since I was a kid!" Those bees
might possibly have a genetic upper hand. This session will investigate
that possibility. (Hybrid)
Build it Right to Last Your Career
"Do I have to glue my Frames? Do I have to paint between hive
bodies?" Well, no. But you'll suffer the consequences. Build
it right and it'll last your career. Learn tips, and see tools that
will help you build solid, square equipment that will last. (Right
Sizing)
Making Your Own Equipment
Jim Tew
Those inclined to make their own equipment can pick up woodworking
tips from a self-proclaimed expert. [Hybrid]
Assessing Hygienic Potential in Beehives
Maria Spivak
A demonstration of the freeze-kill method of assessing the hygienic
potential in honey bee colonies. (Upsizing)
Diagnosis of Disease, and Control
Medhat Nasr
Examine colonies with an eye towards spotting signs of Varroa infestation
and other problems. Learn what can be done now and in the future
to combat potential problems. (Upsizing)
Variety, It's the Spice of Life!
So what's with all the same equipment that's slightly different?
Like frames, foundation and more. What is all this stuff? And where
do they get those names? Learn what to use when and why. [Rightsizing]
"Bee Room Dancing"
(This session is offered several times at Dr. Seeley's Lab - see
schedule, page 7) These sessions offer an opportunity to work with
Dr. Thomas Seeley to interpret honeybee dances in observation hives
and plot the location of feeding stations on topological maps. Limited
to eight pupils per session (Right Sizing
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