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2007 EAS Conference & Workshops
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WEDNESDAY AUGUST 8, 2007
NOTE: Conference attendees are invited to attend all Wednesday Short Course sessions. Afternoon
Short Course sessions run in parallel with the Main Conference session.
1:45 PM EAS - LOOKING BACK & TO THE FUTURE Kim Flottum, editor Bee Culture Mag & EAS Chairman of Board
2:30 PM BREAK
3:00 PM UPDATE ON GA BEE MITE STUDIES - Jennifer Berry, U of GA, Past-President EAS
3:45 PM WHERE IS THE AHB & WHAT ARE THEY DOING? Dewey M. Caron, U of DE
4:30 PM BEE MATING BIOLOGY Dave Tarpy, NC State U
Bee Bawl & exhibition awards for best Bee hat/bonnet, shirt. blouse, shorts, socks, pins and what-all
THURSDAY AUGUST 9, 2007
Session 1
8:00 AM THE BENEFITS OF A GENETICALLY DIVERSE COLONY - Heather Mattila (past Foundation grant recipient)
9:00 AM EFFECTS OF QUEEN MATING ON SUPERSEDURE RATES IN BEES - Dr Freddie-Jeanne Richard, NCSU postdoc (EAS Foundation lecture)
OR
Session 2
8:00 AM SMALL HIVE BEETLE SAMPLING & CONTROL - Jeff Pettis, USDA Beltsville
9:00 AM SPERM STORAGE & REPRODUCTION - Anita Collins, USDA, ret
10:00 AM BREAK
Session 1
10:30 AM WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED FROM THE HONEY BEE GENOME? - Greg Hunt, Purdue Univ. Hambleton Award winner
11:15 AM FACTORS IMPROVING COLONY SURVIVAL Nancy Ostiguy, Penn State Univ
OR
Session 2
10:30 AM VALUE-ADDED HONEY & BEE PRODUCTS - Joli Winer, Mid-Con, KS
11:15 AM GETTING THE BEST MELOMEL MEAD Ken Schramm, MI
1:30-2:30 PM
1. Examing Bee Guts - Dennis vanEngelsdorp & Mike Andre, PA
2. So you want to make mead? - Ken Schramm, MI
3. Lip Baum & easy lotions for value-added product - Landi Simone, NJ
4. Making creamed and infused honey - Cecil Sweeney, KS
5. Handling bee sting allergies - Frank Marro, DE
6. IN THE APIARY w/ Warren Seaver, & Bob Mitchell, DE
2:30-3:30 PM
1. Making award winning mead - Lloyd Snyder, MD
2. Teaming bee research with beekeeper outreach - Nancy Ostiguy
3. Bee plants - Jim Bobb, PA
4. Starting a Bee Removal Business - Bill Owens, GA
5. Selective breeding - Ernesto Guzman, Can
6. IN THE APIARY w/ John Skinner, TN
BREAK
4:00-5:00 PM
1. Bee Equipment - Dave Pergamon, NJ
2. Transition from hobbyist to sideliner - Dean Burroughs, MD
3. Moving bees on smaller scale for the sideliner/hobbyist - Kent Williams, KY
4. Cape Bee to bee or Not to Bee - Robin Mountain, KY
5. Beeswax and bee products - Paul Dill & Betty Gilman, DE
6. Panel Keeping organizations going - Joanne Thomas LI + Jim Bobb, PA + Billy Davis, VA
THURSDAY EVENING - Evening meal and B auction with snacks
FRIDAY AUGUST 10, 2007
8:00 AM Bt CROPS SAFEGUARD BEES AND US - Chuck Mason, U of Delaware
8:45 AM BASICS OF COOKING WITH HONEY - Michael Young, IRE
OR
8:00 AM WHAT OTHER COUNTRY BEEKEEPERS CAN TEACH US Mike Embrey, U MD
8:45 AM OVER WINTERING INCREASE COLONIES Mike Palmer, VT
BREAK
10:00 AM FARMING FOR NATIVE POLLINATORS Faith Kuehn, DE Dept Ag
10:45 AM FUN WITH AFRICANIZED HONEY BEES - Greg Hunt, Purdue Univ. Hambleton Award winner
OR
10:00 AM TECHNIQUES FOR USING OXALIC ACID TO REDUCE VARROA POPULATIONS - Nick Aliano, Univ of Nebraska, EAS Student Award Winner
10:45 AM OVERWINTERING USING FORMIC NORTH & MID-ATLANTIC Robyn Underwood, PA
11:15 AM PROMO for Next Year + EAS Business Meeting
LUNCH
1:30 -2:30 PM
1. Nucs/splits the easy way - Kent Williams, KY
2. Beeswax cappings to candles - Cecil Sweeney & Kristi Sanderson, KS
3. Bee Removal my way - Cindy Bee, GA
4. Beekeeping oer there Michael Badger, ENG
5. Lisa Jager, CO - Nat Honey Board
6. IN THE APIARY w/ Warren Seaver, DE
2:30-3:30 PM
1. Formic acid for deep and inbetween region overwintering - Robyn Underwood, PA
2. Getting fit for the beehive Olympics Joanne Thomas, NY
3. Farming native pollinators Faith Kuehn & Heather Harmon, DE
4. Soap Landi Simone, NJ MBer
5. Nucs Mike Palmer, VT
6. IN THE APIARY w/ Dean Burroughs & Kent Williams
BREAK
4:00-5:00 PM
1. Equipment of a MB Allen Hayes, MD Master Beekeeper (EAS newest MB)
2. Photographing the perfect swarm Bill Monjack, PA Master Beekeeper
3. Getting Youth Involved in Beekeeping - Bill Owens, GA Master Craftsman Beekeeper
4. Trapping & IDing Native bees Cathy Stragar, UD student
5. Labelling & Packaging Products - Joli Winer, Mid-Con, KS
6. Mastering Beekeeping & Gardening - Doris Payne + Mike Embrey, MD + Jim Bobb, PA
FRIDAY EVENING - Awards banquet
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