2018 Main Conference | Short Course
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Wednesday Conference (Morning)
MORNING SESSIONS GUIDE
EAS 2018 Conference - Wednesday, August 15th
| Speaker | Vendor | Master Bee Keepers | Honey Show |
| Location | 6:00-6:30 | 6:30-7:00 | 7:00-7:30 | 7:30-8:00 | 8:00-8:30 | 8:30-9:00 | 9:00-10:00 | 10:00-11:00 | 11:00-12:00 | Lunch Break | ||
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| Registration | Registration Desk | Lost & Found | Help & Questions 7:30-4:00 | |||||||||||
| Various | Yoga 6:30-7:30 (Location Near Grand Staircase) | |||||||||||
| Ballroom (A,B,C) | Opening & Intro 8:15-9:00 | Adopting to Varroa & Extended-Release Oxalic Acid Research Update | Randy Oliver |
The Sex Life of Plants | Celia Davis NDB 10:00-11:00 |
Beekeeping Before the Bee Space: An Early History of Amercan Apiculture Showing Period Hives | Dr. Wyatt Magnum |
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| Ballroom (E,F,G) | EAS Vendor Area Open for Displaying Products, Services & Demonstrations 8:15-4:00 | |||||||||||
| Conf. D | Master Bee Keepers Exam - 8:15 | |||||||||||
| Room 201,202 | Honey Show Entries - 8:15 Entry Drop Off Permitted Until 11:00 | Honey Judging (Closed) 11:00-12:00 | ||||||||||
| Room 102,103 | Childrens Program?? | |||||||||||
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EAS 2018 Conference - Wednesday, August 16th
Session Summaries - Morning Session
Session information is always tentative. Please see your daily printout for any changes in speaker, topics or times for the most up to date information. Listings are in order of time, speaker links will take you to the bio for that presenter.
Yoga 6:30-7:30am
Come join us on the promenade for a relaxing start to the day. A tradition that continues to thrill.. we hope to see you there.
Opening and Intro 8:15-9:00am
Here is information on welcome and intro summaries and what to expect, bring or do while you are attending this session
Honey Show Entries 8:15-11:00am | Judging 11:00 to Completion
Here is information on welcome and intro summaries and what to expect, bring or do while you are attending this session
EAS Vendors Open 8:15-4:00
Master Beekeepers Exam 8:15-12:00
Adopting to Varroa & Extended-
Release Oxalic Acid Research Update | Randy Oliver 9:00-10:00A group of us are collaborating with USDA-ARS to collect data in support for EPA to approve this application method, which is showing great promise (and may be a game changer in varroa management). This presentation will be about our progress to date.
The Sex Life of Plants | Celia Davis NDB (10:00-11:00)
Details methods flowering plants use to get their pollen from one place to another and to prevent (in many cases) self-pollination. It includes some information about the other groups of insects that pollinate plants and many close-up photographs of flowers to show their structure. The flowers are all UK ones, although some are found in the US as well.
Morning Break (11:00-11:30)
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Beekeeping Before the Bee Space | Dr. Wyatt Magnum (11:30-12:25)
This presentation will include a show of photos from my Beehive Collection including short videos where he will demonstrate how antique beehives worked. Some old beehives are fairly complicated and resemble furniture. Some of these beehives have documentation to the 1840’s and 1830’s. Included is a hand-written (scribe copy) technical document of the first beehive patent issued in 1815, along with rare (American) literature (primary) sources (for pictures) into the 1700’s. This might be the first time Wyatt shows some of these artifacts or literature sources.
LUNCH
Wednesday Conference (Afternoon)
AFTERNOON SESSIONS GUIDE
EAS 2018 Day Two - Thursday, August 16th
| Speaker | Vendor |
| Location | 1:30-2:00 | 2:30-2:45 | 2:45-3:45 | 4:00-8:00 | 7:30-9:00 | |
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| Lobby | Registration Desk | Lost & Found | Help & Questions 7:30-4:00 |
BBQ Beach Bash 490 Fenwick Rd. |
Queen of the Sun Movie Screening Ballroom BC |
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| Ballroom (E,F,G) | EAS Vendor Area Open for Displaying Products, Services & Demonstrations | |||||
| Conf. A,B | Pesticide and Neonic Facts | Randy Oliver | 15 Min. Break |
Mr. Bee| Celia Davis | |||
| Conf. D | Selecting For Behavioral Resistance to Varroa D. | Krispn Given |
Hygienic and Grooming Behavior |
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| Room 104,105 | Telling Your Story | Cindy Bee | NC Grown: Uncapping the Nation's Largest Beekeeping Organization | Freddy Proni |
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| Room 106,107 | Small Scale Queen Production | Chris Hewitt - Lynn White | Locally Bred Queens Survive Better Than Imports | Andrew Gibb |
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| Room 108,109 | Simply Smart Beekeeping | Kirstin Traynor | Nutrition Basics | Jennifer Tsuruda | ||||
| Room 203,204 | Bee Biology | Jamie Ellis | Bee Biology Cont. | Jamie Ellis | ||||
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EAS 2018 Conference, Wednesday August 15th
Session Summaries - Afternoon Session
Session information is always tentative. Please see your daily printout for any changes in speaker, topics or times for the most up to date information. Listings are in order of time, speaker links will take you to the bio for that presenter.
1:30-2:30
Pesticide and Neonic Facts - Randy Oliver 1:30-2:30
Tips from a lifetime of experience of working bees barehanded (and generally without any protective gear). How to understand what initiates the honey bee defense response, and how to avoid it. What upsets bees, and what doesn’t. How the bees perceive you. How to perform a hive inspection with minimal stinging
Selecting For Behavioral Resistance to Varroa D. - Krispn Given 1:30-2:30
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Telling Your Story - Cindy Bee 1:30-2:30
Writing and story telling
Small Scale Queen Production - Kirstin Traynor 1:30-2:30
In German, there is a popular saying “Wieso einfach, wenn auch umstandig”, which means why take the simple route, when there is a complicated one. As humans, we gravitate toward complicated answers. Maybe we’re drawn to complex solutions, because if it’s difficult and we fail, it’s understandable and we don’t feel bad. But beekeeping need not be complicated, difficult or complex. Learn to keep healthy hives in an easy, carefree way so you enjoy your hives and feel confident working your bees
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Bee Biology - Jamie Ellis 1:30-2:30
Honey bees are fascinating insects. They have an assortment of individual behaviors that contribute to the overall success of the entire colony. In this lecture, Dr. Ellis will discuss nest structure, the members of the colony, honey bee behavior, and colony goals, all in an effort to foster a more holistic appreciation of the honey bee.
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2:45-3:45
Mr. Bee - Celia Davis 2:45-3:45
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Hygienic and Grooming Behavior in Russian Honey Bees - Lilia DeGuzman 2:45-3:45
Russian honey bees (RHB) not only display strong and rapid hygienic responses towards brood infested with varroa mites, but also grooming responses to the varroa mites exposed from hygienic activities. These attributes are important in suppressing varroa mite population in RHB colonies.
NC Grown: Uncapping the Nation's Largest Beekeeping Organization - Freddy Proni 2:45-3:45
Explore the Nation’s largest volunteer beekeeping organization, the programs offered, and how it reflects apiculture education excellence. Boasting 4,700 active members, the NCSBA promotes bee health, queen rearing instruction, large bi-annual conferences, legislative support, a Master Beekeepers Program and constant outreach allied with North Carolina State University and the NC Department of Agriculture. We will discover how NC accomplishes these tasks perhaps allowing you to bring forth tried methods or programs that have built the hive that our NC beekeepers are housed in.
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Locally Bred Queens Survive Better Than Imports - Andrew Gibb 2:45-3:45
This talk will compare the ability of imported queens of Brother Adam at Buckfast Abbey with locally bred queens. Should greater encouragement be given today to locally bred queens?
Nutrition Basics - Jennifer Tsuruda 2:45-3:45
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Bee Biology Cont. - Jamie Ellis 2:45-3:45
Honey bees are fascinating insects. They have an assortment of individual behaviors that contribute to the overall success of the entire colony. In this lecture, Dr. Ellis will discuss nest structure, the members of the colony, honey bee behavior, and colony goals, all in an effort to foster a more holistic appreciation of the honey bee.
Thursday Conference (Morning)
MORNING SESSIONS GUIDE
EAS 2018Conference - Thursday, August 16th
| Speaker | Vendor | Master Bee Keepers | Honey Show |
| Location | 6:30-7:30 | 8:00-8:30 | 8:30-9:30 | 9:30-10:30 | 10:30-11:00 | 11:00-12:00 | Lunch - Location EAS Life Member Lunch |
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| Registration | Registration Desk | Lost & Found | Help & Questions 7:30-4:00 | ||||||||
| Various | Yoga 6:30-7:30 (Location Near Grand Staircase) | ||||||||
| Ballroom (A,B,C) | Opening & Intro (8:15-8:30) | Why Are Our Bees Dying & What Can We Do About It | Dr. James Ellis |
Behavioral Ecology of Swarming | Dr. Juliana Rangel | BREAK | Un-Popular Science | Jon Zawislak | ||||
| Ballroom (E,F,G) | EAS Vendor Area Open for Displaying Products, Services & Demonstrations | ||||||||
| Room 201,202 | Honey Show | ||||||||
| Room 102,103 | Childrens Program?? | ||||||||
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EAS 2018 Conference, Thursday August 16th
Session Summaries - Morning Session
Session information is always tentative. Please see your daily printout for any changes in speaker, topics or times for the most up to date information. Listings are in order of time, speaker links will take you to the bio for that presenter.
Yoga 6:30-7:30am
Come join us on the promenade for a relaxing start to the day. A tradition that continues to thrill.. we hope to see you there.
Opening and Intro 8:15-8:30
Here is information on welcome and intro summaries and what to expect, bring or do while you are attending this session
Why Are Our Bees Dying & What Can We Do About It | Dr. Jamie Ellis 8:30-9:30
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Behavioral Ecology of Swarming | Dr. Juliana Rangel 9:30-10:30
We will explore the conditions inside a colony that is preparing to swarm in the spring, and participants will learn about the signals that initiate a swarm’s sudden departure from the parental nest.
BREAK (10:30-11:00)
Un-popular Science | Jon Zawislak (R. Morse Award Winner) (11:00-12:00)
Many factors have been plaguing our bees in recent years, but certain pesticides have hogged the headlines in the popular media stories about pollinator declines. Jon Zawislak reviews some of the original field studies being conducted on honey bees in mid-south agricultural areas to investigate the effects of farm chemicals on honey bee health, and some of their surprising findings.
LUNCH | EAS Membership Lunch 12:00-1:30
Membership lunch is in the Embassy Suites Ballroom
Thursday Conference (Afternoon)
AFTERNOON SESSIONS GUIDE
EAS 2018 Day Two - Thursday, August 16th
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| Location | 1:30-2:00 | 2:30-2:45 | 2:45-3:45 | 3:45-4:15 | 4:15-5:15 | 5:15-6:00 | 6:00-6:30 | 6:30-8:00 | 8:00-10:00 | |
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| Lobby | Registration Desk | Lost & Found | Help & Questions 7:30-4:00 | Dinner | Socal with Cash Bar (Open Area - Convention Center |
Dinner & Honey Show Awards Ballroom B,C (Advanced Tickets Required |
Silent Auction (Open to all) |
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| Ballroom (E,F,G) | EAS Vendor Area Open for Displaying Products, Services & Demonstrations | |||||||||
| Conf. A,B | Tips for Handling Bees | Randy Oliver | 15 Min. Break |
Community Sourcing of Bees Here's How We Did It | Bonnie Morse |
30 Min. Break |
Seasonal Management of the Apiary | Mike Palmer | |||||
| Conf. D | Taxonomy of Apidae | Juliana Rangel | Strengthening Your Bee Club | Michele Colopy | Age Polytheism | Juliana Rangel | |||||||
| Room 104,105 | Tropilaelaps Mites: A Fate Worse Than Varroah D. | Sam Ramsey |
Growing Degree Days | Keith Tignor | Teaching Bees to Children | Toni Burnham | |||||||
| Room 106,107 | Honey Bees as Superorganisms | Jamie Ellis | Community Engagement for Sustainable Beekeeping | Pam Fisher |
Sideline Pollination | Bob Wellemeyer | |||||||
| Room 108,109 | Insect Photography | Jennifer Tsuruda | Ten Years of White House Bees | Charlie Brandts | Hot Bees? Thermal Cameras Reveal Bee Behaviour in New Ways | Wyatt Mangum |
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| Room 204,204 | Diversity in Apiary | Deb Delaney | Judging a Honey Show | Michael Young MBE | Where Beekeeping Began - And Continues! | Dewey Caron | |||||||
| Apiary | Finding Queens | Special Guests | Hygienic Behavior Testing Part 1 | Don Hopkins Sugar Shake Testing for Varroa | Lewis Cauble |
Managing Small Hive Beetle | Jen Keller Sugar Shake Testing for Varroa | Lewis Cauble |
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EAS 2018 Conference, Thursday August 16th
Session Summaries - Afternoon Session
Session information is always tentative. Please see your daily printout for any changes in speaker, topics or times for the most up to date information. Listings are in order of time, speaker links will take you to the bio for that presenter.
1:30-2:30
Tips for Handling Bees - Randy Oliver 1:30-2:30
Tips from a lifetime of experience of working bees barehanded (and generally without any protective gear). How to understand what initiates the honey bee defense response, and how to avoid it. What upsets bees, and what doesn’t. How the bees perceive you. How to perform a hive inspection with minimal stinging
Taxonomy of Apidae - Juliana Rangel 1:30-2:30
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Tropilaelaps Mites: A Fate Worse
Than Varroah D - Sam Ramsey 1:30-2:30We are finalizing summary text for this talk - please check back
Honey Bees as Superorganisms - Jamie Ellis 1:30-2:30
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Insect Photography - Jennifer Tsuruda 1:30-2:30
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Diversity in Apiary - Deb Delaney 1:30-2:30
We will discuss the importance of diversity at the colony and apiary scale. research highlighting the benefits of diversity will be presented.
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Finding Queens - Special Guests 1:30-2:30
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2:45-3:45
Community Sourcing of Bees
Here's How We Did It - Bonnie Morse 2:45-3:45In Marin County, California, sourcing bees locally increased from a reported 42% to 85% since 2009. Here’s how we did it.
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Strengthening Your Bee Club - Michele Colopy 2:45-3:45
Bee Club Leaders are brave and hardy Souls. Learn the responsibilities and liabilities of Beekeeping Association leaders, ways to break a bee club, and how to improve club management from this nonprofit leader with 20 years of nonprofit experience. This talk will include discussion of fundraising, grant writing, and considering if your club should become a nonprofit.
Growing Degree Days - Keith Tignor 2:45-3:45
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Community Engagement for
Sustainable Beekeeping - Pam Fisher 2:45-3:45The adage, “It takes a village” aptly describes the urban/suburban environment where neighbors influence a beekeeper’s success or failure. Discover how regularly engaging your community can positively affect local zoning ordinances, reduce pesticide usage, and provide new members for your local bee club.
Ten Years of White House Bees - Charlie Brandts2:45-3:45
Like the title says, this talk will go over ten years of managing the White House honey bee colony, unique set up, management and setting, etc.
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Judging a Honey Show - Michael Young MBE 2:45-3:45
Tips and techniques for juding the various products in a honey show
Hygienic Behavior Testing Part 1 - Don Hopkins 2:45-3:45
Testing for hygienic behavior will be demonstrated. (Part One of Two)
Sugar Shake Testing for Varroa - Lewis Cauble 2:45-3:45
Discussion of the importance of monitoring varroa throughout the season and a hands on demonstration of the sugar shake method.
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4:15-5:15
Seasonal Management of the Apiary - Mike Palmer 4:15-5:15
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Age Polytheism - Juliana Rangel 4:15-5:15
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Teaching Bees to Children - Toni Burnham 4:15-5:15
Many beekeepers are more afraid of school kids than stings! Relax, it’s fun! We will offer tips and activities for sessions in various settings (classroom, non-school meeting, fair) including lesson plans and resource lists.
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Sideline Pollination - Bob Wellemeyer 4:15-5:15
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Hot Bees? Thermal Cameras Reveal Bee
Behaviour in New Ways - Wyatt Mangum 4:15-5:15We are finalizing summary text for this talk - please check back
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Where Beekeeping Began - And Continues! - Dewey Caron 4:15-5:15
Our rich EAS and Virginia history - how current interest in Natural (Darwinian) beekeeping fits into this history and the future of beekeeping.
Managing Small Hive Beetle - Jen Keller 4:15-5:15
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Sugar Shake Testing for Varroa - Lewis Cauble 4:15-5:15
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Friday Conference (Morning)
MORNING SESSIONS GUIDE
EAS 2018 Conference - Friday, August 17th
| Speaker | Vendor | Master Bee Keepers | Honey Show |
| Location | 6:30-7:30 | 8:00-8:30 | 8:30-9:30 | 9:30-10:30 | 10:30-11:00 | 11:00-12:00 | 12:15-1:30 | ||
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| Registration | Registration Desk | Lost & Found | Help & Questions 7:30-12:00 | Lunch - Location TBD 12:15-1:230 | |||||||
| Various | Yoga 6:30-7:30 (Location Grand Staircase) | EAS Life Member Lunch - TBD 12:15-1:30 | |||||||
| Ballroom (A,B,C) | Opening & Intro 8:15-8:30 | Honeybees from the U.K to the U.S.A | Michael Young, MBE | Transmission dynamics of honey bee viruses and the queen | Dr. Olav Rueppell | BREAK | Welcome to EAS - Buddy May (11:15-11:30) EAS Membership Meeting - (11:15-12:00) |
Pickup Honey Exchange - Vendor Hall 12:15 | |||
| Ballroom (E,F,G) | EAS Vendor Area Open for Displaying Products, Services & Demonstrations | ||||||||
| Room 201,202 | Honey Show | ||||||||
| Space Open | Master Beekeeping Meeting - Time and Location TBD | ||||||||
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EAS 2018 Conference, Friday August 17th
Session Summaries - Morning Session
Session information is always tentative. Please see your daily printout for any changes in speaker, topics or times for the most up to date information. Listings are in order of time, speaker links will take you to the bio for that presenter.
Yoga 6:30-7:30am
Come join us on the promenade for a relaxing start to the day. A tradition that continues to thrill.. we hope to see you there.
Opening and Intro 8:15-8:30
Here is information on welcome and intro summaries and what to expect, bring or do while you are attending this session
Honey Bees from the U.K. to the U.S.A | Michael Young 8:30-9:30
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Transmission dynamics of honey bee viruses and the queen | Dr. Olav Rueppell (Hambleton Award Winner) 9:30-10:30
Honey bee queens present hubs for virus transmission in colonies that should be particularly protected. I will summarize several studies that my lab has performed to study the queen's rold in virus transmission within honey bee colonies.
Break 10:30-11:00
Welcome to EAS - Buddy May 11:15-11:30
EAS Membership Meeting 11:15-12:00Lunch
History of EAS in Photos - Bettery Mencucci ( Ballroom - 12:30 - 1:30 Tentative)
This slideshow is a trip down memory lane of past EAS conferences for the past 30 years showing the various locations, speakers, field trips, participants, banquets and honey shows
Pick Up Honey Exchange in the Vendor Hall 12:15
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Friday Conference (Afternoon)
AFTERNOON SESSIONS GUIDE
EAS 2018 Day Three - Friday, August 16th
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EAS 2018 Conference, Friday August 16th
Session Summaries - Afternoon Session
Session information is always tentative. Please see your daily printout for any changes in speaker, topics or times for the most up to date information. Listings are in order of time, speaker links will take you to the bio for that presenter.
1:30-2:30
Queen and Drone Prepoductive Biology - Krispn Given 1:30-2:30
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Marketing the Business of Bees - Kim Flottom 1:30-2:30
No matter how you are making money with your bees, you can’t ignore Promoting your business. Beekeepers need to know you exist, and the public wants to know what you do. We’ll explore some common, and not so common promotional opportunities to help expand your business and increase your public exposure.
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Meliponas as a Tool for Conservation
& Entrepreneurship in Tropical Rural
Communities - German Perilla 1:30-2:30Develop sustainable beekeeping and meliponicultur programs owned by the communities in order to increase the participation of apicultural producers in new markets, avoiding the middleman. Improve and standardize the process hive management, production and harvesting of high quality hive products.
Peromones - The Silent Messengers - Celia Davis 1:30-2:30
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Foraging Environment and Honey Bee
Health - Carlyle Brewster 1:30-2:30We are finalizing summary text for this talk - please check back
Understanding & Monitoring For Varroa - Jennifer Tsuruda 1:30-2:30
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Hygienic Test Part 2 - Don Hopkins 1:30-2:30
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Top Bar Hives & More - Sam Comfort 1:30-2:30
We will discuss pros and cons, inspect, and catch queens from several hive designs including Kenyan top bar and Comfort hives (a modified box hive). What is the best type of hive? The one you make yourself.
2:45-3:45
Russion Bee Breeding: The Hard Work of
Improving Honey Bee Health - Dan Conlon 2:45-3:45I will discuss how the Russian Honeybee Breeders Association members work together and meet standards to improve mite tolerance, honey production while maintaining genetics in our breeding program. What is working, and what we expect in the future.
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Varroa Feed on Hemolymph & Two Other Alternative Facts
- Sam Ramsey 2:45-3:45We are finalizing summary text for this talk - please check back
How Bees Make Honey - Rick Fell 2:45-3:45
A detailed look at the process by which honey bees convert nectar into honey, as well as a review of honey composition, factors affecting crystallization and the protective systems in honey. This presentation will also consider how we can use this knowledge to improve colony management.
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The Manuka Story: De- Commoditizing New
Zealand Honey - Fiona O'Brien 2:45-3:45When my mother was a child, her grandfather sold his few pounds of strong, dark, bitter, bush (native forest) honey to the local chemist so that it could be made into preparations like cough mixture. Not all beekeepers were able to extract or sell this honey once cursed for its taste, thixotropic nature and dark amber colour especially in a country that had a tendency to appreciate the white to light amber milder tasting honeys. Despite Beekeeper preference NZ bees continued to collect Manuka. Couple a marketing plan to some research money, and today we have a honey worth millions of dollars.
The City Comes to the Country: Lessons from
Legalizing Urban Beekeeping Can Protect Your
Bees, Too - Toni Burnham 2:45-3:45We are finalizing summary text for this talk - please check back
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IPF of Small Hive Beetle - John Zawislak 2:45-3:45
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4:15-5:15
Queen Rearing - Mike Palmer 4:15-5:15
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Re Queening - Kristin Traynor 4:15-5:15
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Dancing Honey Bee Bioindicators
Communicate Habitats’ Ability to Feed Pollinators
- Maggie Couvillon 4:15-5:15Successful honey bee foragers communicate to their nestmates the distance and direction from the hive to the forage they collect. Here I describe my research where I, the eavesdropping scientist, listens in on these dance conversations and decodes the information to generate important data about when and where bees are collecting their food in the landscape.
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Managing Bee Club Growth & Teaching w/the Flow Hive
“Down Under” - Andrew Wooten 4:15-5:15A cloud-based membership system with event management and online payments was introduced, facilitating expansion of activities. We recognized that the large numbers of new beekeepers purchasing Flow hives created a requirement for their education. In addition to beginner courses, a number of innovative programs were developed including home mentoring and nucleus colony establishment. The influx of members and funds allowed the implementation of a club apiary, creating a virtuous circle of extension. These experiences are likely to be illuminating for other beekeeping communities.
Sharing the Throne: Multi Queen Colonies - James Withrow 4:15-5:15
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Reading Combs: Understanding Bee Biology Over a Season - Randy Oliver 4:15-5:15
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