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EAS 2004 Advanced Short Course Details
ADVANCED COURSE - More than 6 hives or years
| MONDAY (Concurrent sessions) | |
|---|---|
| A = Applied Bee Biology | |
| 8:30 am | What We Need To Know To Apply |
| Dewey Caron, U. of Delaware | |
| 9:15 am | How & Why Bees Produce Honey |
| John Skinner, Univ of Tennessee | |
| 10:00 am | Break |
| 10:30 am | Queens, Queens, Queens |
| Clarence Collison, Mississippi State Univ. | |
| 11:45 am | Q & A Session |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch |
| 1:00 pm | Apiary |
| Tom Webster, John Skinner & Rick Cooper Demos of bee biology, queen evaluation, evaluating foraging populations and mite/disease challenges | |
| 2:30 pm | Break |
| 3:00 pm | Applying Bee Biology To Challenge Of Mites & Diseases |
| Tom Webster, Kentucky State Univ | |
| 4:00 pm | Dance Language & Beekeeping |
| Maryann Frazier, Penn State Univ | |
| MONDAY (Concurrent Sessions) | |
| B&C = Basics of Beekeeping Management – Cash in return for effort | |
| 8:30 am | Beekeeping – No Longer A Hobby! |
| Kim Flottum, EAS Board Chair | |
| 9:15 am | Pollination As A Business |
| Joe Traynor, Bakersfield, CA | |
| 10:00 am | Break |
| 10:30 am | Honey House Pointers |
| Bob Cole, NC Master Beekeeper | |
| 11:15 am | Producing Higher Value Bee Products |
| Cliff Sunflower, PA Master Beekeeper | |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch |
| 1:00 pm | Keeping Bees Easier, Not Harder |
| Jim Tew, Ohio State Univ | |
| 1:45 pm | Management Is The Key |
| Clarence Collison, Miss. State Univ | |
| 2:30 pm | Break |
| 3:00 pm | Apiary |
| Jim Tew, Clarence Collison, Bob Cole & Master Beekeepers | |
| MONDAY EVENING (joint session - both courses) | |
| 7:00 pm | ABC’s (con’t) |
| 9:00 pm | What English Beekeepers Can Teach Us |
| Maryann Frazier, Penn State Univ | |
| Q & A - Panel of EXPERTS! | |
| Dewey Caron, Maryann Frazier, Clarence Collison & others | |
| TUESDAY (Concurrent Sessions) | |
| A = Adjusting to same old (+ new) pathogens | |
| 8:30 am | Our Changing Pathogen Situation In Beekeeping |
| Jim Tew | |
| 9:15 am | Getting Beekeepers To ‘Buy-Into’ Regulatory Efforts |
| Dennis vanEngelsdorp, PA State Apiary Inspector | |
| 10:00 am | Break |
| 10:30 am | Genetics Of Pathogen Control |
| Marla Spivak, Univ of Minnesota | |
| 11:45 am | Q & A Session |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch |
| 1:00 pm | Control Of Bee Pests Mid-Western Style |
| Tom Webster, Ky State Univ | |
| 1:45 pm | How Thresholds Are Used In Control Decisions |
| Jennifer Berry, Univ. of Georgia | |
| 2:30 pm | Break |
| 3:00 pm | Apiary |
| Jennifer Berry, Tom Webster, Rick Cooper and EAS Master Beekepers | |
| TUESDAY (Concurrent Sessions) | |
| B = BMP’s of Beekeeping | |
| 8:30 am | BMP’s As We See Them In The South |
| John Skinner, U of Tennessee | |
| 9:15 am | What BMP Means In Pollination |
| Joe Traynor, Bakersfield, CA | |
| 10:00 am | Break |
| 10:30 am | BMP’s As They Relate To Honey Production |
| Maryann Frazier, Penn State | |
| 11:45 am | Q & A Session |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch |
| 1:00 pm | BMP’S Relative To Diseases/Mites |
| Marla Spivak, Univ of Minnesota | |
| 1:45 pm | Apiary |
| Marla Spivak, John Skinner and others | |
| 3:00 pm | Best Management Practices through Experience |
| Cliff Sunflower, PA Master Beekeeper | |
| 4:00 pm | What Best Means Relative to Queens |
| Dennis Keeney, PA Queen Breeder | |
| 4:45 pm | Food Safety |
| National Honey Board | |
| TUESDAY (Concurrent Sessions) | |
| C = Changing with the “new” market | |
| 8:30 am | How They Do It Overseas – Some Useful Tips |
| Ann Harman & Bob Cole, Master Beekeepers | |
| 9:15 am | Using Pollinating Bees to Produce A Quality Product |
| Mike Stangellini, Rutgers Univ | |
| 10:00 am | Break |
| 10:30 am | Whys And Wherefores Of Honey Production |
| Clarence Collison, Miss State | |
| 11:45 am | Q & A Session |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch |
| 1:00 pm | How I Make Money From Bees |
| Cliff Sunflower, PA Master Beekeeper & Master Educator | |
| 1:45 pm | Exercise On Marketing Successfully |
| Ann Harman, Rick Cooper & others | |
| 2:30 pm | Break |
| 3:00 pm | Beeing Prepared For The Next Five Years |
| Jim Tew, Ohio State | |
| 4:00 pm | Honey – What Have You Done For Me Lately! |
| Maryann Frazier, Penn State | |
| TUESDAY EVENING SOCIAL (both courses) | |
| WEDNESDAY (joint session - both courses) | |
| A = Applying new research to old problems | |
| 8:30 am | What IPM Means To My Beekeeping |
| Tom Webster, Kentucky State Univ | |
| 9:00 am | Commercial Pollination & Colony Stress |
| Mike Stangellini, Rutgers Univ, NJ | |
| B = Bees are my business….. and I have fun too… | |
| 9:30 am | The Biggest Business – Almond Pollination |
| Joe Traynor, Bakersfield, CA | |
| 10:00 am | Break |
| C = Challenges … will I bee ready to advance in next few years years? | |
| 10:30 am | How To Ensure Better Queens |
| Dennis Keeney, PA queen breeder/beekeeper | |
| 11:00 am | What The Crystal Ball Says… |
| Jeff Pettis, USDA, Beltsville, MD | |
| 11:45 am | Wrapup & Evaluation |
| Dewey Caron & Ann Harman | |