EAS Workshops are an integral part of the Program of the Annual Conference of the Eastern Apicultural Society. To give you a chance to get to more workshops, unless otherwise noted, the workshops are scheduled twice, first on Thursday August 3, and repeated Friday August 4. All workshops are first-come, first-serve, on a space available basis. No reservations are required.Unless otherwise noted, all workshops are given twice, Thursday and Friday.
| 1:00- 1:45 PM | |
| 1a. Queen Cell Biology (Thursday Only) |
Dr. Wyatt Mangum
Mary Washington College |
| 1b. Removing Honey Bees (Friday only) |
Anthony Buzas
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| 2. Medicinal Uses of Honey and Hive Products |
Walter Blohm
American Apitherapy Society |
| 3. Artistic Wax Working |
Jerry Fischer
Rosedale, Md |
| 4a. The Honey Bee in 3D (Thursday)
4b. Pollen Grains in 3D (Friday) |
Dr. Fred Hossler
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| 5. Honey Judging |
Ann Harman, EAS Vice Chairman
EAS Master Beekeeper |
| 6. In the Bee yard |
EAS Master Beekeepers
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| 2:00- 2:45 PM | |
| 1. Understanding the Stinging Behavior of Bees | |
| 2. STUNG! True Allergy to Bee Stings and What To To About It! |
Dr. Barry Thompson, MD
EAS Master Beekeeper |
| 3. Lotions and Potions |
Marlene Thomas
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| 4. Reading the Hive |
Bob Cole
EAS Master Beekeeper |
| 5. Campus Botanical Tour |
Les Lutz
SSU Horticulturist |
| 6. In the Bee yard |
EAS Master Beekeepers
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| 2:45 - 3:15 Break | |
| 3:15- 4:00 PM | |
| 1. Infertile Eggs, Drone Layers, and Laying Workers |
Dr. John Skinner
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| 2. The Taste(s) of Honey
(Please bring samples of your different honeys) |
Jim and Penny McCaig
EAS Master Beekeepers |
| 3. Techniques in Carving and Painting of Birds and Honey Bees |
Arthur Strang
Gaithersburg, Md. EAS Founding Member |
| 4. History of Smokers |
Paul Jackson
Texas Apiary Inspector |
| 5. Flowers to ‘Bee’ Desired |
Dick Roberts
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| 6. In the Bee yard |
EAS Master Beekeepers
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| 4:15 - 5:00 PM | |
| 1. Anatomy of the Queen |
Dr. Medhat Nasr
Ontario Beekeepers Association |
| 2. Honey Plants (A Year's Worth) |
Arthur Gruver
White Hall, Md. |
| 3. Pollen Collection |
Ernie Miner
EAS Master Beekeeper |
| 4. Queens - From Eggs to Eternity |
Dana Stalhman
EAS Master Beekeeper |
| 5. Catching Difficult Swarms |
Steve McDaniel
EAS Master Beekeeper |
| 6. In the Bee yard
Powdered Sugar Varroa Detection |
EAS Master Beekeepers
Dr. Marion Ellis |