Bee College: Experienced 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 |
Public Relations: The Other Side of Beekeeping |
Jim Tew |
| 9:00-9:45 |
Colony Collapse Disorder |
Dennis van Engelsdorp |
| 9:45-10:15 |
Break |
| 10:15-11:00 |
Queen Fundamentals |
Malcolm Sanford |
| 11:00-11:30 |
Fundamentals of Pollination Ecology |
Amanda Ellis |
| 11:30-12:00 |
African Honey Bees in Florida |
Jerry Hayes |
| 12:00-1:00 |
Lunch |
Speaker Notes and Handouts
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Morning Lecture Series - Friday, March 15, 2008
| Time |
Event |
Speaker |
| 7:30-8:00 |
Registration |
| 8:00-8:15 |
Welcome & Announcements |
Jamie Ellis |
| 8:15-9:00 |
Honey Bee Biology |
Jim Tew |
| 9:00-9:45 |
New Approaches to Varroa Control |
Dennis van Engelsdorp |
| 9:45-10:15 |
Break |
| 10:15-11:00 |
Mead Making |
Robert Brewer |
| 11:00-11:30 |
Floida Master Beekeeper Program |
Mike O'Malley |
| 11:30-12:00 |
Keeping Bees in Florida |
Jerry Hayes |
| 12:00-1:00 |
Lunch |
Speaker Notes and Handouts
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Afternoon Workshop Series
Workshops repeated Friday and Saturday:
| Time |
Event |
Speaker |
| 1:00-2:15 |
Bee Nutrition & Supplemental Feeding |
Jerry Hayes |
| Advanced Bee Diseases/Pests |
Jamie Ellis |
| 2:15-2:45 |
Break (refreshments served) |
| 2:45-4:00 |
Bee Autopsies (bring your own bees in alcohol) |
Dennis van Engelsdorp |
| IPM Theory, Practice, and Economics |
Jamie Ellis |
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 |
Speaker Notes and Handouts
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