Bee College: Beginner's Track
Morning Lecture Series: Friday, March 14, 2008
| Time | Event | Speaker |
| 7:30-8:00 | Registration | |
| 8:00-8:15 | Welcome & Announcements | Jamie Ellis |
| 8:15-9:00 | Spring/Summer Mgt | M.T.Sanford |
| 9:00-9:45 | FL Master Beekeeper Pgm | M.K.O'Malley |
| 9:45-10:15 | Break | |
| 10:15-11:00 | Fall/Winter Management | Jerry Hayes |
| 11:00-11:30 | Honey Bee Biology | Jim Tew |
| 11:30-12:00 | Products of the Hive | R. Brewer |
| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch | |
Morning Lecture Series: Saturday, March 15, 2008
| Time | Event | Speaker |
| 7:30-8:00 | Registration | |
| 8:00-8:15 | Welcome & Announcements | Jamie Ellis |
| 8:15-9:00 | Keeping Bees in Florida | Jerry Hayes |
| 9:00-9:45 | Honey Bees & Pollination | Amanda Ellis |
| 9:45-10:15 | Break | |
| 10:15-11:00 | African Bees & Beekeeping | Jamie Ellis |
| 11:00-11:30 | Secrets to Bee Disease Freedom | Dennis van Englesdorp |
| 11:30-12:00 | Bee Diseases & Pests | Jamie Ellis |
| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch | |
Afternoon Workshop Series
Workshops repeated Friday and Saturday:
| Time | Event | Speaker |
| 1:00-2:15pm | Beekeeping Equipment (35 min) & General Colony Inspection (35 min) | Dave Westervelt & Malcolm Sanford |
| Bee Diseases/Pests | Amanda Ellis | |
| 2:15-2:45pm | Break (refreshments served) | |
| 2:45-4:00 | Honey Extraction | Bert Kelley |
| Installing Packages & Clipping/Marking Queens | Dave Westervelt | |
Offered on Friday only:
| 1:00-5:00pm | Training for Welsh Honey Judge Examination (exam follows in one year) and Judge Bee College Honey Show | Robert Brewer |
Contact
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Catheirne Zettel Nalen
Honey Bee Research
& Extension Lab (HBREL)
University of Florida
Entomology & Nematology
Department
PO Box 110620
Bldg. 970 Natural Area Dr.
Gainesville, FL 32611
Phone: 392-1901 x189
E-mail: czettel@ufl.edu