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EAS 2012

August 13-17, 2012 Burlington, Vt.

Davis Center

You are invited to the 2012 EAS Conference to be held at University of Vermont.and hosted by Vermont Beekeepers.· The theme will be “Bees and Beyond”.

Tom Seeley, Dewey Caron, Debbie Delaney, Michael Palmer, Jim Tew, Joe Latshaw, Ross Conrad, Michael Young, Maryann Frazier, Marla Spivak, Sam Comfort and a whole host of other local and international experts that will be presenting at EAS Vt.

You can download a beautiful flyer to post at your local bee meetings.

FUN - Enter the Honey Contest, Socialize with new and old beekeeper friends.· Shelburne Farms social will have a Bar-B-Q, small band, and improvisation troupe· See the newest beekeeping equipment from friendly and knowledgeable vendors.· The EAS Auction will be Thurs eve and the EAS Banquet Fri. eve.· You are going to have fun!

Fruitless FallRowan Jacobsen, author of the bestselling Fruitless Fall: The Collapse of the Honey Bee and the Coming Agricultural Crisis, will be the keynote speaker at the Banquet Friday evening.

Registration- Registration and pricing information will be available here in May 2012.

Sun Registration PM
Mon Short Course 8:30 - 5pm
Tue Short Course 8:30 - 5pm
Bee Rodeo 5pm - 6:30pm
Downtown Burlington eve
Wed Main Conf 8:30 - 5:15
Vendor Area open
Shelburne Farm Social - pm
Thu Main Conf 8:30 - 5:15
Work shops 1:15 - 5:15
Vendor Area open
Intervale trip - pm
EAS Auction - pm
Fri Main Conf 8:30 - 5:15
Work shops 1:15 - 5:15
Vendor Area open until 1PM
Banquet, Davis Center 7:30 pm

Fascinating Topics

Lectures, Workshops, Hive Openings, Beekeeping Supplies, access to some the best experts in the world.

  • Apitherapy I & II
  • Mite ABC’s
  • Queen Rearing
  • Pesticides in the Orchard
  • Sustaining the Apiary with Fall Reverse Splits
  • Bee & Colony Photography
  • Hygienic Bees
  • Native Pollinators
  • Issues with Organic Honey
  • Nucleus Colonies in the Sustainable Apiary
  • Urban Bee Sites Issues
  • Community Based Nuc Program
  • Sustainable Beekeeping: A Chemical Free Approach